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11-letter words containing a, b, c, o

  • brake block — the part of the brake in a train or on a bicycle that is applied to the wheel to slow the vehicle down or stop it
  • branchiform — shaped like a gill.
  • branchiopod — any crustacean of the mainly freshwater subclass Branchiopoda, having flattened limblike appendages for swimming, feeding, and respiration. The group includes the water fleas
  • break cover — (esp of game animals) to come out from a shelter or hiding place
  • brecciation — the fragmentation of rock
  • breton lace — a net lace with a design embroidered in heavy, often colored, thread.
  • bright coal — coal consisting of alternating layers of clarain and vitrain.
  • broad reach — an act or instance of reaching: to make a reach for a gun.
  • broad-faced — having a broad, wide face.
  • broadcasted — to transmit (programs) from a radio or television station.
  • broadcaster — A broadcaster is someone who gives talks or takes part in interviews and discussions on radio or television programmes.
  • brochantite — a mineral, hydrous copper sulfate, Cu 4 (OH) 6 SO 4 , occurring in green fibrous masses and similar in physical properties to antlerite: formerly a major ore of copper.
  • broken coal — anthracite in pieces ranging from 2 1/2 to 4 inches (6.5 to 11 cm) in extreme dimension; the largest commercial size, larger than egg coal.
  • bromic acid — a colourless unstable water-soluble liquid used as an oxidizing agent in the manufacture of dyes and pharmaceuticals. Formula: HBrO3
  • bromouracil — a brominated derivative of uracil with antimetabolite properties
  • brood patch — a highly vascular, featherless area developed on the abdomen of certain brooding birds that is in direct contact with eggs during incubation and provides additional warmth.
  • brown patch — a fungus disease of turf grass that results in circular areas of brown, dead grass.
  • brown sauce — a sauce made from cooked fat and flour
  • brunch coat — a knee-length housecoat.
  • buccinatory — relating to a trumpeter or trumpet playing
  • bucket-load — a large quantity
  • bucolically — of or relating to shepherds; pastoral.
  • bunco squad — an informal name for a police department dealing with fraud; fraud squad
  • butyraceous — of, containing, or resembling butter
  • cabbagetown — a former slum area of Toronto, now known for its Victorian architecture and thriving arts community
  • cabbageworm — any caterpillar that feeds on cabbages, esp that of the cabbage white
  • cabin court — Older Use. a roadside motel having cabins.
  • cabinetwood — any wood suitable for use in cabinetwork.
  • cabinetwork — the making of furniture, esp of fine quality
  • cable modem — (communications, hardware)   A type of modem that allows people to access the Internet via their cable television service. A cable modem can transfer data at 500 kbps or higher, compared with 28.8 kbps for common telephone line modems, but the actual transfer rates may be lower depending on the number of other simultaneous users on the same cable. Industry pundits often point out that the cable system still does not have the bandwidth or service level in many areas to make this feasible. For example, it has to be capable of two-way communication. See also: DOCSIS.
  • cablevision — cable television.
  • cache block — cache line
  • cafe brulot — black coffee flavored with sugar, lemon and orange rinds, cloves, cinnamon, and brandy, ignited and allowed to flame briefly.
  • cainophobia — The fear of newness and/or of things that are new.
  • calibration — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
  • calico bass — crappie
  • calico bush — mountain laurel
  • calico crab — a brightly speckled swimming crab, Ovalipes ocellatus, of sandy beaches along the Atlantic coast of the U.S.
  • camp robber — Canada jay
  • campbeltown — a seaport on the Kintyre peninsula, in SW Scotland: resort.
  • cannabidiol — (organic compound) A non-psychoactive cannabinoid found in the hemp plant Cannabis sativa.
  • cannabinoid — any of the narcotic chemical substances found in cannabin
  • cannon bone — a bone in the legs of horses and other hoofed animals consisting of greatly elongated fused metatarsals or metacarpals
  • cannon-ball — a missile, usually round and made of iron or steel, designed to be fired from a cannon.
  • cannonballs — Plural form of cannonball.
  • canoe birch — paper birch.
  • cape blanco — a peninsula in Mauritania, on the Atlantic coast
  • cape breton — an island forming the NE part of Nova Scotia, in SE Canada. 3970 sq. mi. (10,280 sq. km).
  • car bombing — an instance when a bomb which someone has hidden under or in a car explodes
  • carabineros — Plural form of carabinero.
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