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

  • 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
  • brake cable — a cable that connects a brake handle, pedal, or lever to a vehicle's braking mechanism
  • brake fluid — an oily liquid used to transmit pressure in a hydraulic brake or clutch system
  • brake lever — (on a bicycle) a lever on the handlebar that connects to the brake cable and thus operates the braking mechanism
  • brake light — a red light attached to the rear of a motor vehicle that lights up when the brakes are applied, serving as a warning to following drivers
  • brake pedal — (in a vehicle) a pedal that connects to the brake cable and thus operates the braking mechanism
  • brake servo — The brake servo is a device for increasing the pressure of the driver's foot on the brake pedal.
  • brake wheel — (in a windmill) a bevel gearwheel rotating with the wind shaft.
  • bram stokerBram [bram] /bræm/ (Show IPA), (Abraham Stoker) 1847–1912, British novelist, born in Ireland: creator of Dracula.
  • brankursine — a bear's-breech, a type of acanthus plant
  • bread knife — a knife designed or suitable for slicing bread, as one having a wavy or saw-toothed blade.
  • breadbasket — a basket for carrying bread or rolls
  • breadsticks — bread baked in long thin crisp sticks
  • break a leg — to performer: good luck
  • break bread — to eat a meal, esp with others
  • break cover — (esp of game animals) to come out from a shelter or hiding place
  • break dance — an acrobatic dance style originating in the 1980s
  • break in on — to intrude on
  • break it up — stop fighting
  • break loose — to free oneself by force
  • break point — a point which allows the receiving player to break the service of the server
  • break ranks — to fall out of line, esp when under attack
  • breakdancer — a person who does breakdancing
  • breakfasted — the first meal of the day; morning meal: A hearty breakfast was served at 7 a.m.
  • breaking-up — separation, or the action of separating, into smaller parts
  • breast milk — Breast milk is the white liquid produced by women to breast-feed their babies.
  • breastworks — a defensive work, usually breast high.
  • brickshaped — resembling the shape of a brick
  • 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.
  • broken play — an improvised offensive play that results when the originally planned play has failed to be executed properly.
  • brown snake — any of various common venomous snakes of the genus Pseudonaja
  • brush maker — a manufacturer or crafter of brushes
  • buck passer — a person who avoids responsibility by shifting it to another, especially unjustly or improperly.
  • buck-passer — a person who regularly seeks to shift blame or responsibility to someone else
  • bucket seat — A bucket seat is a seat for one person in a car or aeroplane which has rounded sides that partly enclose and support the body.
  • bucket-load — a large quantity
  • bulkheading — the construction of bulkheads; bulkheads in general.
  • bull market — A bull market is a situation on the stock market when people are buying a lot of shares because they expect that the shares will increase in value and that they will be able to make a profit by selling them again after a short time. Compare bear market.
  • bullwhacker — (especially in the early 19th century) the driver of a team of oxen.
  • bumper jack — a jack for lifting a motor vehicle by the bumper.
  • bundelkhand — a region of central India: formerly native states, now mainly part of Madhya Pradesh
  • bush jacket — a casual jacket or shirt having four patch pockets and a belt
  • bushwhacker — a person who travels around or lives in thinly populated woodlands
  • cabinetwork — the making of furniture, esp of fine quality
  • cache block — cache line
  • cackleberry — a hen's egg used for food.
  • center back — the player in the middle of the back line.
  • chargebacks — Plural form of chargeback.
  • checker cab — a taxi with a checked pattern as part of the trim
  • chelyabinsk — an industrial city in SW Russia; in 2013 a large meteor exploded in an airburst over the city's surrounding district. Pop: 1 067 000 (2005 est)
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