9-letter words containing k, s
- dukhobors — a pacifistic, nonritualistic, mystical religious sect that separated (1785) from the Eastern Orthodox Church: in the 1890s, many members emigrated to W Canada
- dummkopfs — Plural form of dummkopf.
- dunk shot — a shot in which a player near the basket jumps with the ball and thrusts it through the basket with one hand or both hands held above the rim. See also slam dunk (def 1).
- duskiness — somewhat dark; having little light; dim; shadowy.
- east york — city in SE Ontario, Canada: part of metropolitan Toronto: pop. 108,000
- easy mark — sb easily targeted or victimized
- ecofreaks — Plural form of ecofreak.
- eduskunta — the Finnish parliament in Helsinki
- egg whisk — An egg whisk is a piece of kitchen equipment used for mixing the different parts of an egg together.
- ekphrasis — (rhetoric) A clear, intense, self-contained argument or pictorial description of an object, especially of an artwork.
- elkhounds — Plural form of elkhound.
- eskişehir — an industrial city in NW Turkey: founded around hot springs in Byzantine times. Pop: 519 000 (2005 est)
- eyesocket — Alternative spelling of eye socket.
- eyestalks — Plural form of eyestalk.
- face mask — Sports. the protective equipment, usually made of steel or plastic, that guards the face, as the steel cage worn by a baseball catcher or the molded plastic covering worn by a hockey goalkeeper.
- fair oaks — Also called Seven Pines. a locality in E Virginia, near Richmond: battle 1862.
- fairbanks — Charles Warren, 1852–1918, political leader: vice president of the U.S. 1905–09.
- fake news — false, often sensational, information disseminated under the guise of news reporting
- fallbacks — Plural form of fallback.
- falsework — framework for supporting a structure under construction that is not yet capable of supporting itself.
- fash pack — people who are influential in the fashion industry
- fast buck — money made easily or quickly and sometimes unscrupulously: He speculated briefly in the commodities market in the hope of making a fast buck.
- fast talk — to persuade with facile argument, usually with the intention to deceive or to overwhelm rational objections: The salesperson tried to fast-talk me into buying a suit I didn't want.
- fast-talk — to persuade with facile argument, usually with the intention to deceive or to overwhelm rational objections: The salesperson tried to fast-talk me into buying a suit I didn't want.
- fastbacks — Plural form of fastback.
- fat stock — livestock that has been fattened for market.
- feedbacks — Plural form of feedback.
- feedstock — raw material for processing or manufacturing industry.
- fire risk — sth which increases chance of a fire
- firebacks — Plural form of fireback.
- firelocks — Plural form of firelock.
- firestick — A poker used to arrange coals etc in a fire.
- fireworks — Often, fireworks. a combustible or explosive device for producing a striking display of light or a loud noise, used for signaling or as part of a celebration.
- fish cake — a fried ball or cake of shredded fish, especially salt codfish, and mashed potato.
- fish duck — merganser.
- fish fork — a small fork having usually three tines, used for eating fish at table.
- fish hawk — osprey (def 1).
- fish hook — device: for catching fish
- fish skin — a condom.
- fish tank — aquarium
- fish-hook — a hook used in fishing.
- fishhooks — a hook used in fishing.
- fishyback — a cargo supply chain involving container transfer from lorry to ship
- flagstick — pin (def 13).
- flak ship — a ship heavily armed with anti-aircraft weapons, used to protect other vessels from air attack
- flak suit — a suit of two or more padded armored garments designed to protect the body from shrapnel.
- flakiness — of or like flakes.
- flapjacks — Plural form of flapjack; pancakes.
- flashback — a device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., by which an event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work.
- flatpacks — Plural form of flatpack.