8-letter words containing r, a, k
- demarket — to discourage consumers from buying (a particular product), either because it is faulty or because it could jeopardize the seller's reputation
- diarbekr — Diyarbakir.
- diemaker — someone who makes dies
- djakarta — a seaport in and the capital of Indonesia, on the NW coast of Java.
- dockyard — a waterside area containing docks, workshops, warehouses, etc., for building, outfitting, and repairing ships, for storing naval supplies, etc.
- docmaker — (text, tool, product) An application for the Apple Macintosh which creates stand-alone, self-running document files. It features scrollable and re-sizable windows, graphics, varied text styles and fonts, full printing capability, and links to other software and information. Companies such as Federal Express, GTE, Hewlett-Packard, Iomega, Adobe Systems, Inc., Apple Computer and Aladdin use DOCMaker to distribute disk-based documentation with their products.
- dorkland — an offensive name for Auckland
- draglink — (engineering) A link connecting the cranks of two shafts.
- drammock — an uncooked mixture of meal, usually oatmeal, and cold water.
- drawback — a hindrance or disadvantage; an undesirable or objectionable feature.
- drawlink — (rail transport) drawbar.
- dronklap — a drunkard
- dropback — a lowering, as of prices or standards, especially to a previous level: Auto manufacturers requested a dropback in emissions standards.
- drunkard — a person who is habitually or frequently drunk.
- dry lake — a tract of land in a desert region over which a shallow lake is formed during the rainy season or after prolonged heavy rains.
- earmarks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of earmark.
- ecofreak — a zealous or overly zealous environmentalist or preservationist.
- eelwrack — eelgrass
- embanker — a person who makes an embankment
- embarked — Go on board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle.
- embarkee — One who embarks on a vessel such as a ship or plane.
- erratick — Obsolete form of erratic.
- facework — The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building.
- fakirism — the beliefs and practices of fakirs
- faliraki — a coastal resort in SE Greece, on Rhodes. Pop: 400 (2000 est)
- farmwork — The agricultural work done on a farm.
- farouk i — 1920–65, last king of Egypt (1936–52). He was forced to abdicate (1952)
- faulkner — William, 1897–1962, U.S. novelist and short-story writer. Nobel Prize 1949.
- finnmark — the markka of Finland.
- fireback — a piece, lining the rear of a fireplace, usually of cast iron.
- firemark — a plaque mounted on the outside of a building indicating the insurance company by which that building is insured
- firewalk — An instance of firewalking.
- flackery — publicity and promotion; press-agentry.
- flankers — Plural form of flanker.
- flatwork — sheets, tablecloths, etc., that are ordinarily ironed mechanically, as on a mangle, rather than by hand.
- flymaker — a person who makes fishing flies
- folk art — artistic works, as paintings, sculpture, basketry, and utensils, produced typically in cultural isolation by untrained often anonymous artists or by artisans of varying degrees of skill and marked by such attributes as highly decorative design, bright bold colors, flattened perspective, strong forms in simple arrangements, and immediacy of meaning.
- footmark — a footprint.
- forepeak — the extreme forward part of the interior of a hull (opposed to afterpeak).
- forerank — the first rank
- foretake — (transitive) To take, receive, or adopt beforehand; assume.
- forkball — a pitch thrown with the ball inserted between the index and middle fingers, causing it to dip sharply near home plate.
- forkhead — the head of an arrow
- forktail — Any of various small insectivorous birds in the genus Enicurus.
- forsaken — past participle of forsake.
- forsaker — One who forsakes.
- forsakes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forsake.
- forslack — to neglect or be neglectful
- forspeak — to bewitch
- frackers — Plural form of fracker.