15-letter words containing b, e, c, k
- bucket conveyor — a conveyor consisting of an endless chain with a series of buckets attached at regular intervals, used for moving ore, gravel, grain, or other bulk materials.
- bucket elevator — a chain of buckets for raising liquids or materials to a higher level
- buckinghamshire — a county in SE central England, containing the Vale of Aylesbury and parts of the Chiltern Hills: the geographic and ceremonial county includes Milton Keynes, which became an independent unitary authority in 1997. Administrative centre: Aylesbury. Pop (excluding Milton Keynes): 478 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Milton Keynes): 1568 sq km (605 sq miles)
- bullock's heart — the large, edible fruit of a tropical American tree, Annona reticulata.
- bullock's-heart — the large, edible fruit of a tropical American tree, Annona reticulata.
- calcium blocker — any of a group of drugs that prevent the influx of calcium into excitable tissues such as smooth muscle of the heart or arterioles, used in the treatment of angina, hypertension, and certain arrhythmias.
- camelback truss — a roof truss having upper and lower chords curving upward from a common point at each side.
- center halfback — Field Hockey. the player in the middle among the halfbacks.
- chicken lobster — a young lobster weighing 1 pound (0.4 kg) or less.
- cinderella book — (publication) "Introduction to Automata Theory, Languages, and Computation", by John Hopcroft and Jeffrey Ullman, (Addison-Wesley, 1979). So called because the cover depicts a girl (putatively Cinderella) sitting in front of a Rube Goldberg device and holding a rope coming out of it. On the back cover, the device is in shambles after she has (inevitably) pulled on the rope. See also book titles.
- circuit breaker — A circuit breaker is a device which can stop the flow of electricity around a circuit by switching itself off if anything goes wrong.
- close the books — to balance accounts in order to prepare a statement or report
- collecting bank — a bank that collects money from the account of the writer of a cheque on behalf of the person who has deposited the cheque into the bank
- comfort blanket — a blanket that a young child is very attached to
- commercial bank — a bank primarily concerned with accepting demand deposits, used as checking accounts
- contact breaker — a switching device used in the distributor of an internal-combustion engine which controls the timing of the spark that ignites the spark plug
- counterblockade — a retaliatory blockade
- countersink bit — a tool for countersinking
- debenture stock — stock that pays a fixed rate of interest at fixed intervals
- discount broker — an agent who discounts commercial paper.
- electronic book — An electronic book is the same as an e-book.
- emergency brake — hand brake in car
- false buckthorn — a spiny shrub or small tree, Bumelia lanuginosa, of the sapodilla family, native to the southern U.S., having gummy, milky sap and white, bell-shaped flowers and yielding a hard, light-brown wood.
- globe artichoke — artichoke (defs 1, 2).
- go to the block — to be beheaded
- greenback party — a former political party, organized in 1874, opposed to the retirement or reduction of greenbacks and favoring their increase as the only paper currency.
- humpback bridge — arched bridge
- hydraulic brake — a brake operated by fluid pressures in cylinders and connecting tubular lines.
- jack-in-the-box — a toy consisting of a box from which an enclosed figure springs up when the lid is opened.
- jukebox musical — a musical play or film that is based around a series of well-known popular songs
- kalmyk republic — a constituent republic of S Russia, on the Caspian Sea: became subject to Russia in 1646. Capital: Elista. Pop: 292 400 (2002). Area: 76 100 sq km (29 382 sq miles)
- kick the bucket — a deep, cylindrical vessel, usually of metal, plastic, or wood, with a flat bottom and a semicircular bail, for collecting, carrying, or holding water, sand, fruit, etc.; pail.
- kitchen cabinet — a cupboard built into a kitchen or a chest of drawers for kitchen use, as for dishes and silverware.
- knickerbockered — wearing knickers.
- knight bachelor — bachelor (def 3).
- lake okeechobee — a lake in S Florida, in the Everglades: second largest freshwater lake wholly within the US. Area: 1813 sq km (700 sq miles)
- lifestyle block — a semi-rural property comprising a house and land for small-scale farming
- luncheon basket — a basket that you put food in and take somewhere for a picnic
- mackerel breeze — a strong breeze
- mackinac bridge — a suspension bridge over the Straits of Mackinac, connecting the Upper and Lower peninsulas of Michigan: one of the longest suspension bridges in the world. 3800-foot (1158-meter) center span; 7400 feet (2256 meters) in total length.
- make a comeback — popular again
- make sb welcome — If you make someone welcome or make them feel welcome, you make them feel happy and accepted in a new place.
- mechanical bank — a toy bank in which a coin is deposited by a mechanical process that is usually activated by pushing a lever.
- membership pack — a collection of documents, information leaflets, cards, etc, that is given to members, especially new ones
- merchant banker — A merchant banker is someone who works for a merchant bank.
- neck sweetbread — sweetbread (def 2).
- never look back — to become increasingly successful
- new brunswicker — a native or inhabitant of New Brunswick
- nickel carbonyl — a colorless or yellow, volatile, water-insoluble, poisonous, flammable liquid, Ni(CO) 4 , obtained by the reaction of nickel and carbon monoxide, and used for nickel-plating.
- pack one's bags — If you pack your bags, you leave a place where you have been staying or living.