9-Letter Words Containing: A,C,K,N,R

• decorative needlework

• a standard by which something can be measured or judged

• a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point

• severely repressive actions

• moving at very high speed

• extremely exhausted

• Any voucher or note from a merchant to a customer to provide an item the merchant has run out of at a later date for the item's current price, or (in a more literal sense) to provide a service at a later date.

• In social interactions, a polite way to turn down an invitation, with the implication one is simply postponing it and that another time would be acceptable.

• Any animal with a thorny back, especially marine animals, such as:

• A woman over a certain age (variously 26 or 30) who has never married, older than a spinster.

• a thief who breaks open safes to steal valuable contents

• The skills needed to rule effectively as a king.