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11-letter words containing a, b, k, n

  • knuckleball — a slow pitch that moves erratically toward home plate, usually delivered by holding the ball between the thumb and the knuckles of the first joints of the first two or three fingers.
  • kublai khan — 1216–94, khan c1260–94: founder of the Mongol dynasty in China (grandson of Genghis Khan).
  • lawbreaking — Unlawful; illegal.
  • likableness — The property of being likable, that which makes likable.
  • linebackers — Plural form of linebacker.
  • linebacking — the act of forming a second line of defence, close to the linesman
  • living bank — a facility in which donated human organs or tissues are preserved for subsequent transplantation.
  • lunch break — pause for midday meal
  • memory bank — the complete records, archives, or the like of an organization, country, etc.
  • minangkabau — a member of an Indonesian people native to west-central Sumatra.
  • monkey bars — children's climbing frame
  • mountebanks — Plural form of mountebank.
  • nonbreaking — Alternative spelling of non-breaking.
  • nonsinkable — (of items designed to float on water) not liable to sink
  • orange book — (security, standard)   A standard from the US Government National Computer Security Council (an arm of the U.S. National Security Agency), "Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria, DOD standard 5200.28-STD, December 1985" which defines criteria for trusted computer products. There are four levels, A, B, C, and D. Each level adds more features and requirements. D is a non-secure system. C1 requires user log-on, but allows group ID. C2 requires individual log-on with password and an audit mechanism. (Most Unix implementations are roughly C1, and can be upgraded to about C2 without excessive pain). Levels B and A provide mandatory control. Access is based on standard Department of Defense clearances. B1 requires DOD clearance levels. B2 guarantees the path between the user and the security system and provides assurances that the system can be tested and clearances cannot be downgraded. B3 requires that the system is characterised by a mathematical model that must be viable. A1 requires a system characterized by a mathematical model that can be proven. See also crayola books, book titles.
  • outbreaking — The act of breaking out.
  • outer banks — chain of long, narrow, sandy islands, along the coast of N.C.
  • overblanket — a blanket that is placed on a bed on top of the other bedding
  • packing box — a box in which goods are packed for transport or storage.
  • parking bay — a space in a car park designed to be large enough to park a vehicle in
  • pawnbroking — the business of a pawnbroker.
  • penny black — the first adhesive postage stamp, issued in Britain in 1840; an imperforate stamp bearing the profile of Queen Victoria on a dark background
  • point-blank — aimed or fired straight at the mark especially from close range; direct.
  • prony brake — a friction brake serving as a dynamometer for measuring torque.
  • quaking bog — a bog formed of peat or woven rushes and shrubs that forms over water or soft mud and shakes when walked upon.
  • rainbowlike — resembling a rainbow
  • raking bond — a brickwork bond in which concealed courses of diagonally laid bricks are used to bond exposed brickwork to the wall structure.
  • ration book — a book showing an individual's entitlement to certain rationed goods
  • roman brick — a long, thin face brick, usually yellow-brown and having a length about eight times its thickness.
  • saarbrucken — a state in W Germany, in the Saar River valley. 991 sq. mi. (2569 sq. km). Capital: Saarbrücken.
  • sabine lake — a shallow lake on the boundary between Texas and Louisiana, formed by a widening of the Sabine River. About 17 miles (27 km) long; 7 miles (11 km) wide.
  • shacklebone — the wrist
  • signal book — a book containing the signals to be used for sending messages to other boats
  • skidbladnir — the huge collapsible ship, made by two dwarfs for Frey, that always had a favoring wind.
  • smoking ban — the prohibition of smoking cigarettes, etc in public places
  • snack table — a small portable folding table used for an individual serving.
  • snakeblenny — any of several pricklebacks of the genus Lumpenus.
  • snapperback — the center on the offensive team.
  • subtacksman — a renter who holds the property they rent by subletting it
  • taken aback — toward the back.
  • tanbark oak — any oak that yields tanbark, especially an evergreen oak, Lithocarpus densiflora, of the Pacific coast of North America.
  • tankbusting — the practice of destroying tanks
  • telebanking — a facility enabling customers to make use of banking services by means of a computer network
  • to be frank — You can say 'to be frank' or 'to be frank with you' to introduce a statement which is your honest opinion, especially when the person you are talking to might not like it.
  • trunk cabin — a cabin of a yacht that presents a long, low profile with a relatively unbroken line fore and aft. Compare doghouse (def 2).
  • unbracketed — not bracketed; not enclosed by brackets; not connected together by brackets
  • unbreakable — to smash, split, or divide into parts violently; reduce to pieces or fragments: He broke a vase.
  • uncheckable — not able to be restrained
  • undrinkable — suitable for drinking.
  • unrevokable — that may be revoked.
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