9-letter words containing k, i, t, c, a
- hard tick — any tick of the family Ixodidae, characterized by a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head.
- hat trick — Cricket. the knocking off by one bowler of three wickets with three successive pitches: so called because formerly such a bowler was rewarded with a hat.
- hat-trick — Cricket. the knocking off by one bowler of three wickets with three successive pitches: so called because formerly such a bowler was rewarded with a hat.
- headstick — a piece of wood formerly used in typesetting to create a margin at the top of a page
- heartsick — extremely depressed or unhappy.
- ice-skate — to skate on ice.
- jack shit — anything at all; the least thing (usually used in the negative): He doesn't know jack shit.
- jacketing — Present participle of jacket.
- jackfruit — a large, tropical, milky-juiced tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the mulberry family, having stiff and glossy green leaves, cultivated for its very large, edible fruit and seeds.
- jacklight — a portable cresset, oil-burning lantern, or electric light used as a lure in hunting or fishing at night.
- jacksmith — a smith who makes devices that enable the turning of meat while being roasted
- kadaitcha — Alternative form of kurdaitcha.
- katabatic — (of a wind or air current) moving downward or down a slope. Compare anabatic (def 1).
- katabolic — Alternative form of catabolic.
- keratotic — any skin disease characterized by a horny growth, as a wart.
- ketchikan — a seaport in SE Alaska: transportation and communications center.
- kickabout — An informal amateur game of football/soccer.
- kickstand — a device for supporting a bicycle or motorcycle when not in use, pivoted to the rear axle in such a way that it can be kicked down below the rear wheel.
- kickstart — a starter, as of a motorcycle, that operates by a downward kick on a pedal.
- kinematic — the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it.
- kingcraft — the art of ruling as king; royal statesmanship.
- kostunica — Vojislav (ˈvɒjɪslæf). born 1944, Serbian politician; president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (2000–03); prime minister of Serbia and Montenegro (2004–06); prime minister of Serbia (2006–08)
- kritarchy — Rule by judges.
- mahlstick — a stick with a padded tip used to support an artist's working hand.
- majestick — Archaic spelling of majestic.
- maulstick — mahlstick.
- minitrack — a system for tracking satellites, space vehicles, or rockets by means of radio waves.
- mink coat — overcoat made of mink fur
- mocktails — Plural form of mocktail.
- multipack — a packaged item containing two or more products sold as a unit.
- nanticoke — a member of an extinct North American Indian people who inhabited Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania.
- nicky-tam — a strap or string secured round a trouser leg below the knee, formerly worn esp by farm workers to keep the trouser bottoms clear of dirt
- pack into — If someone packs a lot of something into a limited space or time, they fit a lot into it.
- packtrain — a line or succession of pack animals, as mules or burros, used to transport food and supplies over terrain unsuitable for wagons or other vehicles.
- pickthank — a person who seeks favor by flattery or gossip; sycophant.
- pink coat — the coat, usually scarlet, of the hunt uniform worn by the staff and by male members of the hunt.
- plasticky — made of or resembling plastic
- printback — an enlarged print from a microfilm copy.
- racketing — Slang. an occupation, livelihood, or business. an easy or profitable source of livelihood.
- rainstick — a musical instrument consisting of a tube filled with sand or pebbles, which is inverted to produce a sound
- rickstand — a platform on which to put or make a rick or haystack
- sack suit — a man's suit that has a loose-fitting jacket.
- sack time — time spent sleeping.
- salt lick — a place to which animals go to lick naturally occurring salt deposits.
- schematik — A NeXT front-end to MIT Scheme for the NeXT by Chris Kane and Max Hailperin <[email protected]>. Schematik provides syntax-knowledgeable text editing, graphics windows and a user-interface to an underlying MIT Scheme process. It comes with MIT Scheme 7.1.3 ready to install on the NeXT and requires NEXTSTEP. Version: 1.1.5.2.
- sidetrack — any railroad track, other than a siding, auxiliary to the main track.
- skeptical — doubtful about a particular thing: My teacher thinks I can get a scholarship, but I'm skeptical.
- slapstick — broad comedy characterized by boisterous action, as the throwing of pies in actors' faces, mugging, and obvious farcical situations and jokes.
- stab kick — a rapid kick of the ball from one player to another member of his team
- stickable — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.