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13-letter words containing a, b, k

  • black quarter — blackleg (def 1).
  • black russian — a drink made from one part coffee liqueur and two parts vodka, served over ice.
  • black section — (in Britain in the 1980s) an unofficial group within the Labour Party in any constituency that represented the interests of local Black people
  • black skimmer — a black and white New World skimmer, Rynchops nigra, having a bill with a reddish-orange base.
  • black studies — a program of studies in black history and culture offered by a school or college, often including Afro-American history and black literature.
  • black tracker — an Aboriginal tracker working for the police
  • black treacle — molasses
  • black vulture — the Eurasian vulture, Aegypius monachus, of the family Accipitridae
  • black-a-vised — having a dark complexion.
  • black-and-tan — (of a dog) of a black color with tan markings above the eyes and on the muzzle, chest, legs, feet, and breech.
  • black-bag job — surreptitious or illegal entry or activity by government agents seeking incriminating evidence.
  • black-hearted — evil, malicious, or wicked
  • blackjack oak — a small oak tree, Quercus marilandica, of the southeastern US, with blackish bark and fan-shaped leaves
  • blacksmithing — the work of a blacksmith.
  • bladder wrack — any of various brown algae (genera Ascophyllum and Fucus), having a flattened body and conspicuous air bladders
  • blanket chest — a chest, with or without drawers, having a rectangular space under a lifting lid or top, used for storing blankets, bedding, or clothing.
  • blanket sheet — a newspaper of larger than average size, common in the mid 19th century.
  • blanketflower — a hardy flowering plant, Gaillardia aristata, that grows in the US
  • block capital — a sans-serif letter with lines of uniform weight.
  • block diagram — a diagram showing the interconnections between the parts of an industrial process
  • block release — the release of industrial trainees from work for study at a college for several weeks
  • blow a gasket — to burst out in anger
  • blue grosbeak — a grosbeak, Guiraca caerulea, of the U.S., Mexico, and Central America, the male of which is blue with two rusty bars on each wing.
  • boat neckline — a wide, high neckline that follows the curve of the collarbone and ends in points on the shoulder seams.
  • bodvar bjarki — the greatest of Rolf Kraki's heroes, often fighting in the likeness of a bear: probably identical with Beowulf.
  • bomber jacket — A bomber jacket is a short jacket which is gathered into a band at the waist or hips.
  • bonanza creek — a stream in W Yukon Territory, Canada, flowing NW to the Klondike River near Dawson: gold strike 1896. 20 miles (32 km) long.
  • book learning — knowledge gained from books rather than from direct personal experience
  • book-learning — knowledge acquired by reading books, as distinguished from that obtained through observation and experience.
  • booking agent — an agent who makes bookings, as reservations for travel or the theater or engagements for performers, for clients.
  • boomerang kid — a young adult who, after having lived on his or her own for a time, returns to live in the parental home, usually due to financial problems caused by unemployment or the high cost of living independently
  • boundary peak — a peak in SW Nevada, in the White Mountains, near the California border: highest elevation in Nevada. 13,143 feet (4006 meters).
  • bracket clock — a small clock designed to be placed on a bracket or shelf.
  • bracket creep — an advance into a higher income tax bracket resulting from an increase in nominal income: the higher taxes, when combined with the effects of inflation, may produce a decline in real income
  • brahminy kite — a common kite, Haliastur indus, of southern Asia and the southwest Pacific islands, having reddish-brown plumage with a white head and breast.
  • brain-picking — the act of obtaining information or ideas by questioning another person.
  • braking power — the ability of a braking system to cause a vehicle to come to a halt
  • branch rickey — (Wesley) Branch, 1881–1965, U.S. baseball executive.
  • break dancing — a style of dance engaged in by youths, involving acrobatic movements, spinning about on the head or shoulders, etc.
  • break feeding — the feeding of animals on paddocks where feeding space is controlled by the frequent movement of an electric fence
  • break it down — stop it
  • break service — to win a game in which an opponent is serving
  • break the ice — to relieve shyness or reserve, esp between strangers
  • break through — If you break through a barrier, you succeed in forcing your way through it.
  • breakableness — the quality of being breakable
  • breaker strip — breaker1 (def 4).
  • breaker-strip — a person or thing that breaks.
  • breakfast bar — a counter in a kitchen where people can sit and have breakfast
  • breakfast set — a set of plates, bowls, eggcups, etc, specially designed to be used at breakfast
  • breaking ball — any pitch that breaks; specif., a curve or slider
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