11-letter words containing b, e, l, o, k
- double back — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
- double ikat — a method of printing woven fabric by tie-dyeing the warp yarns (warp ikat) the weft yarns (weft ikat) or both (double ikat) before weaving.
- double knit — a weft-knit fabric that consists of two single-knit fabrics intimately interlooped.
- double knot — any of various knots that are reinforced with a second tying
- double lock — a spring lock that can also serve as a deadbolt by an extra turn of the key
- double take — a rapid or surprised second look, either literal or figurative, at a person or situation whose significance had not been completely grasped at first: His friends did a double take when they saw how much weight he had lost.
- double talk — speech using nonsense syllables along with words in a rapid patter.
- double-bank — to have two rowers pull (each of a number of oars).
- double-book — to overbook by accepting more than one reservation for the same hotel room, airplane seat, etc.
- double-deck — Also, double-decked. having two decks, tiers, or levels: a double-deck bunk; a double-deck bus.
- double-knit — a weft-knit fabric that consists of two single-knit fabrics intimately interlooped.
- double-lock — to lock with two turns of a key, so that a second bolt is engaged.
- double-park — If someone double-parks their car or their car double-parks, they park in a road by the side of another parked car.
- double-take — a rapid or surprised second look, either literal or figurative, at a person or situation whose significance had not been completely grasped at first: His friends did a double take when they saw how much weight he had lost.
- double-talk — speech using nonsense syllables along with words in a rapid patter.
- doublecheck — Alternative form of double-check.
- doublespeak — evasive, ambiguous language that is intended to deceive or confuse.
- doublethink — the acceptance of two contradictory ideas or beliefs at the same time.
- emblem book — a book of allegorical pictures containing a moral lesson, with an explanatory motto or verses
- goldbricked — Simple past tense and past participle of goldbrick.
- goldbricker — Informal. a brick made to look like gold, sold by a swindler.
- golden buck — a dish consisting of Welsh rabbit topped with a poached egg.
- half-broken — past participle of break.
- heart block — a defect in the electrical impulses of the heart resulting in any of various arrhythmias or irregularities in the heartbeat.
- horse block — a step or block of stone, wood, etc., for getting on or off a horse or in or out of a vehicle.
- irrevokable — Alternative spelling of irrevocable.
- jockey club — an association for the regulation and promotion of thoroughbred horse racing, usually composed of racing officials and thoroughbred owners at a specific racetrack or in a particular region.
- keelboatman — a member of the crew of a keelboat.
- killer blow — something that puts a stop to something or defeats something
- killer boat — a boat used for hunting whales and towing them to a factory ship.
- knucklebone — (in humans) any of the bones forming a knuckle of a finger.
- like a bomb — with great speed or success; very well (esp in the phrase go like a bomb)
- like billyo — (intensifier)
- lobachevski — Nikoˈlai Iˈvanovich (nikɔˈlaɪ iˈvɑnɔvɪtʃ ) ; nēk^ōlīˈ ēväˈn^ōvich) 1793-1856; Russ. mathematician
- lobachevsky — Nikolai Ivanovich [nyi-kuh-lahy ee-vah-nuh-vyich] /nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ iˈvɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1856, Russian mathematician.
- lobsterback — redcoat.
- lobsterlike — Resembling a lobster or some aspect of one.
- luckenbooth — a booth or shop capable of being locked up
- milk bottle — a glass bottle in which milk is sold, esp when it is distributed by a milkman
- mitre block — a block of wood with slots for cutting mitre joints with a saw
- mobuto lake — Lake Albert.
- needle book — something used for keeping sewing needles in. It is made of fabric and looks like a book
- nerve block — an arrest of the passage of impulses through a nerve by means of pressure on the nerve or by injection of an anesthetic into or around the nerve.
- nonsinkable — (of items designed to float on water) not liable to sink
- overblanket — a blanket that is placed on a bed on top of the other bedding
- plate block — a block of four or more stamps containing the number or numbers of the printing plate or plates in the margin of the sheet.
- pork barrel — a government appropriation, bill, or policy that supplies funds for local improvements designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents.
- purple book — 1. (publication) The "System V Interface Definition". The covers of the first editions were an amazingly nauseating shade of off-lavender. 2. (publication) The Wizard Book. See also book titles.
- puzzle book — a book of games or questions presenting problems that require skill or ingenuity for their solution
- rainbowlike — resembling a rainbow