14-letter words containing a, b, k, n
- black-on-black — concerning black people exclusively
- blanket finish — a finish so close that a blanket would cover all the contestants involved
- blanket stitch — a strong reinforcing stitch for the edges of blankets and other thick material
- blanket-flower — any composite plant of the genus Gaillardia, having showy heads of yellow or red flowers.
- blanket-stitch — a basic sewing stitch in which widely spaced, interlocking loops, or purls, are formed, used for cutwork, as a decorative finish for edges, etc.
- blankety-blank — damned
- bletheranskate — a blatherer
- block calendar — a calendar in the form of a block of sheets each printed with the date of one day
- block faulting — the process by which tensional forces in the earth's crust cause large bodies of rock to founder.
- block mountain — a mountain produced by faulting and the uplifting of large blocks of rock
- block sampling — the selection of a corpus for statistical literary analysis by random selection of a starting point and consideration of the continuous passage following it
- brachypinakoid — the side parallel to the shorter horizontal axis in a crystal
- bracket fungus — any saprotroph or parasitic fungus of the basidiomycetous family Polyporaceae, growing as a shelflike mass (bracket) from tree trunks and producing spores in vertical tubes in the bracket
- brass knuckles — linked metal rings or a metal bar with holes for the fingers, worn for rough fighting
- break the bank — to ruin financially or deplete the resources of a bank (as in gambling)
- break the news — announce sth
- breaking point — If something or someone has reached breaking point, they have so many problems or difficulties that they can no longer cope with them, and may soon collapse or be unable to continue.
- breathtakingly — thrillingly beautiful, remarkable, astonishing, exciting, or the like: a breathtaking performance.
- broken-hearted — Someone who is broken-hearted is very sad and upset because they have had a serious disappointment.
- buckwheat note — shape note.
- bulk transport — the transport of large quantities of goods or commodities in lorries, ships, or by rail
- cable trunking — Cable trunking is an enclosure usually with a rectangular cross section, and with one removable or hinged side, that is used to protect cables and provide space for other electrical equipment.
- carbonate rock — Carbonate rock is a sedimentary rock which is composed mainly of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃).
- casino banking — an approach to banking which risks losing investors' money in the quest for maximizing profits
- chartered bank — a privately owned bank that has been incorporated by Parliament to operate in the commercial banking system
- chicken breast — pigeon breast
- cracker bonbon — a thin, crisp biscuit.
- custodian bank — A custodian bank is a bank that holds customer assets in safety.
- defensive back — a defender positioned off the line of scrimmage for the purpose of covering pass receivers and tackling runners who elude linemen and linebackers.
- disembarkation — to go ashore from a ship.
- double marking — a method of assessment in which two individuals independently mark a test or evaluate a performance
- double parking — the activity or offence of parking a vehicle in a traffic lane
- drinks cabinet — a cocktail cabinet
- dumbarton oaks — an estate in the District of Columbia: site of conferences held to discuss proposals for creation of the United Nations, August–October, 1944.
- garboard plank — the bottommost plank of a vessel's hull
- get one's back — situated at or in the rear: at the back door; back fence.
- groundbreaking — the act or ceremony of breaking ground for a new construction project.
- handbrake turn — a turn sharply reversing the direction of a vehicle by speedily applying the handbrake while turning the steering wheel
- hanging basket — suspended woven container for plants
- inboard brakes — Inboard brakes are brakes located close to the center of the vehicle rather than at the wheel hub.
- income bracket — a group or category of people whose income falls within defined upper and lower levels
- interbank rate — The interbank rate is the interest rate that banks charge each other.
- interblock gap — the area or space separating consecutive blocks of data or consecutive physical records on an external storage medium.
- into the black — into a profitable condition financially
- khirbet qumran — an archaeological site in W Jordan, near the NW coast of the Dead Sea: Dead Sea Scrolls found here 1947.
- king of beasts — the lion.
- know backwards — to understand completely
- knowledge base — (artificial intelligence) A collection of knowledge expressed using some formal knowledge representation language. A knowledge base forms part of a knowledge-based system (KBS).
- kuznetsk basin — an industrial region in the S Russian Federation in Asia: coal fields.
- lake bangweulu — a shallow lake in NE Zambia, discovered by David Livingstone, who died there in 1873. Area: about 9850 sq km (3800 sq miles), including swamps