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There are 89 words in our dictionary that contain the exact sequence 'ck'. You can browse them all using the list above.

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Some common words containing 'ck' include Aback, Babcock, Background. These words are frequently used in everyday English communication.

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Aback Adverb Babcock Proper Noun Background Noun, Adjective, Verb Caback Verb Dabchick Noun Dabchicks Noun (Plural) Dacker Verb Dackered Verb Dackering Verb Dackers Verb (Dialect; third-person singular present of 'dacker') Earcockle Noun Earlduck Noun Earlock Noun Earlocks Noun (plural) Gabback Noun Gablock Noun Jabberwock Noun Jabberwockian Adjective Jabberwocky Noun Jack Noun, Verb Jackal Noun Jackals Noun (Plural) Jackanapes Noun Jackanapeses Noun (Plural) Jackanapish Adjective Jackaroo Noun (also Verb) Jackarooed Verb (Past Tense) Jackarooing Verb (Present Participle / Gerund) Jackaroos Noun (Plural) Jackash Noun Jackass Noun Jackassery Noun Jackasses Noun (Plural) Jackassification Noun Jackassism Noun Jackassness Noun Jackbird Noun Jackboot Noun Jackbooted Adjective Jackboots Noun (Plural) Jackbox Noun Jackboy Noun Jackdaw Noun Jackdaws Noun (Plural) Jacked Adjective (Slang) Jackeen Noun Jacker Noun Jackeroo Noun Jackerooed Verb (Past Tense) Nacket Noun Oarcock Noun Oarlock Noun Oarlocks Noun Quack Noun (also a Verb) Quacked Verb (past tense and past participle of 'quack') Quackeries Noun (plural of 'quackery') Quackery Noun Quackhood Noun Quackier Adjective (comparative of 'quackish') Quackiest Adjective (superlative of 'quackish') Quacking Verb (present participle and gerund of 'quack') Quackish Adjective Quackishly Adverb Quackishness Noun Quackism Noun Quick Adjective, Adverb Reckoning Noun Saarbrucken Proper Noun Uckers Noun Uckia Verb (Historical Form) Wack Adjective Wacke Noun Wacken Noun (proper) Wacker Noun Wackes Noun (plural) Wackier Adjective (comparative) Wackiest Adjective (superlative) Wackily Adverb Wackiness Noun (uncountable) Wacks Verb (Third-Person Singular) Wacky Adjective Xalostockite Noun Yack Verb (also Noun) Yacked Verb (Past Tense) Yacking Verb (Present Participle) Yacks Verb (Third-Person Singular) Zack Proper Noun (also Noun in Australian slang) Zaddick Noun Zaddickim Noun (Plural)

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1. What physical symptom appears on wheat with earcockle?

White mold Hard, dark galls Yellow leaves Red spots

2. What does the verb 'caback' mean?

To return a phone call To build a small shelter To make a harsh, repetitive bird sound To carry something on your back

3. What is the singular form of 'dabchicks'?

Dabchick Dabchicken Dabchickx Dabchickes

4. How many syllables does 'earlocks' have?

One Two Three Four

5. Which perfect-tense sentence is correct?

He has yack for hours. They had yacked for hours before dinner. She has yackedd all week. We had yackt since noon.

6. Which sentence is grammatically correct?

She jackarooing on a station. Jackarooing are demanding. After jackarooing, he managed the block. I enjoy to jackarooing.

7. Where is the primary stress in the pronunciation of 'dabchick'?

On the second syllable On the first syllable Equal on both syllables There is no stress

8. Where do wild jackals live today?

North and South America Australia and New Zealand Every continent on Earth Africa and southern Asia

9. Which sentence uses 'xalostockite' correctly?

The gem cutter xalostockited the stone. We found a massive piece of xalostockite. The xalostockite dog barked. She wore a xalostockite dress.

10. In American slang, 'yacked' can also mean...

Slept deeply Signed a contract Paid a bill Vomited

11. What is a 'Jabberwock'?

A type of poetry A fictional monster or nonsense A fast-paced dance A confusing math term

12. The suffix '-er' in 'jacker' creates:

A place A time An agent noun: one who does it A negative

13. Which sentence uses the figurative sense?

A jackbooted regime crushed the press. The soldier was jackbooted and muddy. She bought jackbooted leather. The jackbooted laces snapped.

14. How many syllables does 'gabback' have?

One Two Three Four

15. Which phrase uses the figurative sense?

He laced his jackboots Polish the jackboot Under the jackboot of the regime A muddy jackboot

16. What does 'wacks' mean in the sentence 'He wacks the drum'?

Sings to Ignores Paints Hits hard

17. Which sentence is formal and correct?

Quackism adapts to every medium. Quackism adapt to every medium. Quackisms adapts to every medium. They quackism every medium.

18. What does the '-een' ending come from?

Irish diminutive -ín Latin -inus French -ine Old Norse -ein

19. How many syllables does 'yack' have?

Two Three One Four

20. On which syllable does the primary stress fall in 'wacke'?

First syllable (wac) Second syllable (ke) Equal stress Neither

21. Which word is the closest synonym for earcockle?

Gall Bloom Harvest Kernel

22. Which phrase makes the most sense?

A Jabberwockian breakfast A Jabberwockian nightmare of bureaucracy A Jabberwockian mile A Jabberwockian color

23. The singular possessive is:

jackboots' jackbootes's jackboot's jackboots's

24. How do you pronounce 'uckers'?

UK-erz, with stress on the first syllable u-KEERS, with stress on the second YOO-kers UCK-ER-ES, three syllables

25. What is the origin of the 'cockle' part of the word?

A shellfish A weed seed A rooster A rock

26. What element is generally responsible for the pink color in xalostockite?

Iron Copper Manganese Gold

27. Which modern phrase has replaced 'gabback' in standard English?

Feedback Small talk Back talk Loud speaker

28. 'Hit a lick' in the same slang world means:

Lick a stamp Hit someone lightly Commit a quick robbery Sing a chorus

29. In what type of writing is 'dackering' most appropriately used today?

Modern business emails Historical fiction Scientific reports Text messages

30. What is 'quack medicine'?

Medicine made from ducks Medicine with no proven value, sold dishonestly Prescription medicine Medicine for birds

31. Which sentence is grammatically correct?

He left the TV on in the background. He left the TV on in background. He left the TV on in a background. He left the TV on at the background.

32. What does 'jackarooing' mean?

Riding kangaroos competitively Working as a jackaroo; training on an Australian station Painting with jackaroo brand boots Hunting jackals

33. How many syllables does 'quacking' have?

One Three Two Four

34. Which register does 'jacked' belong to?

Formal Slang Legal Academic

35. Which adverb is the FORMAL alternative to 'wackily'?

Zanily Eccentrically Goofily Crazily

36. Where does the primary stress fall in 'quackery'?

First syllable Second syllable Third syllable No stress

37. What is a jackeroo?

A kind of kangaroo An Australian hat A young station trainee in Australia A sheep breed

38. Which sentence uses 'dackers' correctly?

They dackers home at dusk. I dackers along the path. The twins dackers behind Grandma. He dackers behind his grandmother.

39. Where does the primary stress fall in 'reckoning'?

First syllable Second syllable Third syllable Evenly across all syllables

40. How is 'wacks' pronounced?

Like 'walks' Like 'wakes' Like 'backs' Like 'books'

41. Where does the stress fall in 'jackboot'?

First syllable Second syllable Neither Both

42. On which river is Saarbrucken situated?

The Rhine The Danube The Elbe The Saar

43. 'Quackism' most nearly means:

Scientific medicine A type of bird call The system and methods of quacks A legal license

44. 'Jackasses' is the plural of:

Jackass Jackrabbit Jackdaw Jenny

45. From which decade does 'wacky' slang date?

1890s 1930s 1900s 1990s

46. In what type of geological environment does xalostockite typically form?

Deep ocean trenches Contact metamorphic skarns Glacial ice Volcanic ash clouds

47. Which word is closest in meaning to 'yack'?

Chat Nod Murmur Sketch

48. What is the superlative form of 'wacky'?

Wacker Most wackier Wackiest Wackily

49. Which is the correct past tense?

He yack all afternoon. He yacked all afternoon. He yackked all afternoon. He yacking all afternoon.

50. Which verb fits: 'The jackdaws ___ noisily at dusk'?

chatter chatters is chattering was chattering