9-letter words that end in ack
- draw back — a hindrance or disadvantage; an undesirable or objectionable feature.
- drop back — a lowering, as of prices or standards, especially to a previous level: Auto manufacturers requested a dropback in emissions standards.
- dudelsack — doodlesack.
- face pack — A face pack is a thick substance which you spread on your face, allow to dry for a short time, and then remove, in order to clean your skin thoroughly.
- fade back — to move back from the line of scrimmage, as in order to throw a forward pass
- fall back — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- fash pack — people who are influential in the fashion industry
- fightback — A fightback is an effort made by a person or group of people to get back into a strong position when they seem likely to lose something such as an election or an important sports match.
- film pack — a number of sheets of film arranged one over the other and connected so that they can be exposed successively.
- fishyback — a cargo supply chain involving container transfer from lorry to ship
- flaptrack — (in an aircraft wing) a track along which the wing flap runs when it is being deployed
- flareback — a blast of flame that sometimes issues from the breech of a large gun or cannon when it is opened after firing.
- 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.
- flat back — a book spine presenting a completely flat surface.
- flat pack — Flat pack furniture is furniture such as shelves and cupboards which you buy as a number of separate pieces and assemble yourself.
- framepack — a backpack attached to a supporting frame of usually lightweight metal.
- full-back — sports; player , position
- gas black — finely powdered carbon produced by burning natural gas. It is used as a pigment in paints, etc
- gernsback — Hugo, 1884–1967, U.S. publisher and inventor, born in Belgium: a pioneer in science-fiction publishing.
- give back — return: sth to sb
- give-back — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- greenback — a U.S. legal-tender note, printed in green on the back since the Civil War, originally issued against the credit of the country and not against gold or silver on deposit.
- gunnysack — a sack made of gunny or burlap.
- hackysack — Alt form hackeysack.
- half-jack — a flat pocket-sized bottle of alcohol
- halftrack — an army truck, armored vehicle, etc. with tractor treads in the rear, but with a pair of wheels in front
- hand back — return, give back
- hand hack — (jargon) 1. (Or "hand cruft") To Translate a hot spot of a program in a HLL into assembly language by hand, as opposed to trying to coerce the compiler into generating better code. Both the term and the practice are becoming uncommon. See tune, bum. 2. More generally, manual construction or patching of data sets that would normally be generated by a translation utility and interpreted by another program, and aren't really designed to be read or modified by humans.
- hang back — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hard tack — a hard, saltless biscuit, formerly much used aboard ships and for army rations.
- hark back — to listen attentively; hearken.
- hatchback — a style of automobile in which the rear deck lid and window lift open as a unit.
- haversack — a single-strapped bag worn over one shoulder and used for carrying supplies.
- hold back — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
- hoop back — a chair back having the uprights and crest rail in a continuous arched form.
- hornwrack — a yellowish bryozoan or sea mat sometimes found on beaches after a storm
- horseback — the back of a horse.
- huckaback — toweling of linen or cotton, of a distinctive absorbent weave.
- hunchback — a person whose back is humped in a convex position because of abnormal spinal curvature. Compare kyphosis, kyphoscoliosis.
- jet black — deep-black: jet-black hair.
- jet-black — deep-black: jet-black hair.
- keep back — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- kick back — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- knockback — A blow that causes the recipient to fall or move backwards, a knock back; a recoil.
- laid back — relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- laid-back — relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- lampblack — a fine black pigment consisting of almost pure carbon collected as soot from the smoke of burning oil, gas, etc.
- lancejack — a lance corporal
- leaseback — the disposal of a building, land, or other property to a buyer under special arrangements for simultaneously leasing it on a long-term basis to the original seller, usually with an option to renew the lease.
- left back — a defending player on the left side of the field