11-letter words containing ack
- hackmatacks — Plural form of hackmatack.
- harken back — hearken back (see phrase under hearken)
- highjacking — Present participle of highjack.
- hollow back — a paper tube or roll, almost flattened, having one side glued to the back of a book and the other to the inside of the spine.
- hollow-back — a paper tube or roll, almost flattened, having one side glued to the back of a book and the other to the inside of the spine.
- hunchbacked — humpbacked.
- ivory black — a fine black pigment made by calcining ivory.
- jack around — to spend time in useless activity
- jack cheese — a mild, moist cheddar, made from whole, skimmed, or partially skimmed milk: first made in Monterey County, California.
- jack ladder — Nautical. Jacob's ladder (def 2a).
- jack mormon — a non-Mormon living amicably among Mormons.
- jack rabbit — any of various large hares of western North America, having very long hind legs and long ears.
- jack rafter — a rafter having less than the full length of the roof slope, as one meeting a hip or a valley.
- jack salmon — walleye (def 1).
- jack-rabbit — any of various large hares of western North America, having very long hind legs and long ears.
- jack-up rig — an offshore drill rig or platform having a floating hull fitted with retractable legs that can be lowered to the seabed to elevate the hull above wave level.
- jackanapery — (dated, pejorative) The behaviour of a jackanapes.
- jackarooing — Present participle of jackaroo.
- jackass rig — a rig of sails not conforming to a recognized type.
- jackhammers — Plural form of jackhammer.
- jackknifing — Present participle of jackknife.
- jacklighter — a person who hunts or fishes at night with the aid of a jacklight.
- jackpudding — An amusing person who acts foolishly in order to entertain people.
- jackrabbits — Plural form of jackrabbit.
- jackson day — January 8, a holiday commemorating Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815: a legal holiday in Louisiana.
- joe sixpack — Slang. the average or typical blue-collar man.
- knackwursts — Plural form of knackwurst.
- knick-knack — a cheap ornament; trinket
- knickknacks — an ornamental trinket or gimcrack; a bit of bric-a-brac.
- lack-luster — lacking brilliance or radiance; dull: lackluster eyes.
- lackey moth — a bombycid moth, Malacosoma neustria, whose brightly striped larvae live at first in a communal web often on fruit trees, of which they may become a pest
- ladder back — a chair back having a number of horizontal slats between uprights.
- large black — a heavy black breed of pig with long lop ears: used for crossbreeding
- laugh track — a separate sound track of prerecorded laughter added to the sound track of a radio or television program to enhance or feign audience responses.
- leatherback — a sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, having the shell embedded in a leathery skin, reaching a length of more than 7 feet (2.1 meter) and a weight of more than 1000 pounds (450 kg): the largest living sea turtle; an endangered species.
- leatherjack — Leatherjacket (fish in genus Oligoplites).
- life jacket — a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable construction, for supporting the wearer in deep water and preventing drowning.
- linebackers — Plural form of linebacker.
- linebacking — the act of forming a second line of defence, close to the linesman
- lobsterback — redcoat.
- luff tackle — a tackle having a double block and a single block, giving a mechanical advantage of three or four, neglecting friction, depending on which is the standing and which is the running block.
- lumberjacks — Plural form of lumberjack.
- make tracks — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- marsh tacky — a small, sometimes half-wild horse of the coastal marshes.
- meatpacking — (US) The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat.
- mess jacket — a short, tailless jacket extending to just below the waist, used for semiformal military occasions and now especially as part of the uniform of waiters, bellhops, etc.
- mis-package — a bundle of something, usually of small or medium size, that is packed and wrapped or boxed; parcel.
- mistracking — track system.
- mommy track — a career path for women who are willing to forgo promotions, raises, etc., so as to spend more time with their children.
- multi-track — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.