9-Letter Words with D,A,U,C,_,_

• a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom

• French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)

• a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics

• a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy

• a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down

• To attend, wait upon, serve obsequiously.

• To toady, play the flunky.

• the domain controlled by an archduke or archduchess

• A type of loaded walk in which the sportsman squats somewhat and steps forward or backward with his knees alternatingly while optionally carrying a dumbbell or kettlebell on each side or a kettlebell or cupped dumbbell between the legs.

• A means of acceleration, moving with each foot turned 45 degrees from the forward position.

• (preceded by definite article) A dance or dance move, popularised in the 1950s by Chuck Berry, in which the dancer steps forwards crouching on bended knees while keeping the back straight and head erect.

• To jump on one leg while moving the other back and forth, a motion sometimes employed by guitar players in popular music.

• To walk while squatting.

• persons who administer justice

• the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government

• explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures

• An alcoholic.

• A bodybuilder that uses, or appears to use, steroids and is of poor intellect or by extension any large male.