9-letter words containing s, d, a, k
- lookaside — (computing) The technique of searching for something in a precalculated cache before attempting a more time-consuming search elsewhere.
- lunkheads — Plural form of lunkhead.
- mandrakes — a narcotic, short-stemmed European plant, Mandragora officinarum, of the nightshade family, having a fleshy, often forked root somewhat resembling a human form.
- markdowns — Plural form of markdown.
- milkmaids — Plural form of milkmaid.
- mismarked — Simple past tense and past participle of mismark.
- mispacked — filled to capacity; full: They've had a packed theater for every performance.
- mosaicked — a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- mud snake — an iridescent black and red snake, Farancia abacura, of southeastern and south-central U.S., having a sharp, stiff tail tip used in manipulating prey into position for swallowing.
- nakedness — The state or fact of being naked.
- neckbands — Plural form of neckband.
- oddsmaker — a person who calculates or predicts the outcome of a contest, as in sports or politics, and sets betting odds.
- prisiadka — a step in Slavic folk dancing in which the dancer squats on the haunches and kicks out each foot alternately; the characteristic step of the kazachok.
- quicksand — a bed of soft or loose sand saturated with water and having considerable depth, yielding under weight and therefore tending to suck down any object resting on its surface.
- red shank — an Old World sandpiper, Tringa totanus, having red legs and feet.
- redstreak — an English variety of apple which is streaked red and yellow and is used in cider making
- rickstand — a platform on which to put or make a rick or haystack
- roadworks — work, as construction or repairs, done on a road.
- samarkand — a province of the ancient Persian Empire between the Oxus and Jaxartes rivers: now in Uzbekistan. Capital: Samarkand.
- sand jack — any of a number of containers of sand driven beneath a hull about to be launched as a temporary support and then drained of sand so as to let the hull down onto the launching cradle.
- sand leek — a Eurasian alliaceous plant, Allium scorodoprasum, having reddish-pink flowers, purple bulbils, and a garlic-like bulb
- sandcrack — a perpendicular fissure in some part of the wall of an animal's hoof, esp. of a horse, often caused by sandy soil
- schickard — a large crater in the SW quadrant of the moon, about 227 kilometres (141 miles) in diameter
- sea dayak — Iban (def 1).
- seakindly — sailing easily in a rough sea.
- seed-cake — a sweet cake containing aromatic seeds, usually caraway.
- seminaked — being without clothing or covering; nude: naked children swimming in the lake.
- shakedown — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
- sheldrake — any of several Old World ducks of the genus Tadorna, certain species of which have highly variegated plumage.
- sidetrack — any railroad track, other than a siding, auxiliary to the main track.
- sidewalks — a walk, especially a paved one, at the side of a street or road.
- silk road — ancient trade route extending from China to the Mediterranean
- skaldship — the office of an ancient Scandinavian poet
- skean dhu — a small knife tucked into or worn against the top of a stocking in the full dress of Highland Scottish males.
- skean-dhu — a small knife tucked into or worn against the top of a stocking in the full dress of Highland Scottish males.
- skedaddle — to run away hurriedly; flee.
- sketchpad — sketchbook (def 1).
- skid mark — a mark left on the road by tyres after a vehicle has skidded
- skid road — an area of cheap barrooms and run-down hotels, frequented by alcoholics and vagrants.
- skim-read — to read quickly and superficially, in order to pick up the important or significant details
- skimboard — a type of short, rounded surfboard used for riding in shallow water.
- slam dunk — basketball: score from above rim
- slam-dunk — Basketball. to dunk (the ball) with great force.
- smack dab — Smack dab is used in expressions such as 'smack dab in the middle' of somewhere to mean exactly in that place.
- smack-dab — directly; squarely: smack-dab in the middle.
- smackdown — a severe rebuke or criticism: his amazing smackdown of the protesters.
- smackhead — a person who is addicted to heroin
- snakebird — anhinga.
- snakehead — checkered lily.
- snakeweed — bistort (def 1).