9-Letter Words Containing: K,S,S,_

• oceanic schooling tuna of considerable value in Pacific but less in Atlantic; reaches 75 pounds; very similar to if not the same as oceanic bonito

• medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna

• able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound

• A large, state-owned farm in the Soviet Union.

• something considered choice to eat

• a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane

• a manual control consisting of a vertical handle that can move freely in two directions; used as an input device to computers or to devices controlled by computers

• a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining

• the loudspeaker on an intercom or public address system

• A stay (rope, bar or batten), running along a ship's yard, to which is attached the head of a square sail.

• A cable between two ships or from a ship to a fixed point which can be used to support a load during transfer of personnel or materiel along the cable.

• A line (rope, webbing or cable), attached to a boat at the ends, to which a safety harness can be clipped to restrain falling in rough conditions and to prevent falling overboard.

• (underwater diving) A line fixed at both ends, which may be used to guide a load or a diver along the route of the line. Uses include guidance to and from the underwater work site, and as a means of controlling an underwater search.

• someone who is a detective

• skillful performance or ability without difficulty

• intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay

• a rate that is rapid

• the lowermost sail on a mizzenmast