12-letter words containing b, i, k, e
- bradykinesia — abnormal slowness of physical movement, esp as an effect of Parkinson's disease
- bradykinetic — slowness of movement, as found, for example, in Parkinson's disease.
- brain-picker — the act of obtaining information or ideas by questioning another person.
- brake assist — a part of a vehicle's braking system that automatically boosts braking pressure in an emergency situation
- brake lining — a curved thin strip of an asbestos composition riveted to a brake shoe to provide it with a renewable surface
- breakdancing — a type of vigorous dance
- breathtaking — If you say that something is breathtaking, you are emphasizing that it is extremely beautiful or amazing.
- breckinridge — John Cabell1821-75; vice president of the U.S. (1857-61); Confederate general
- brick cheese — a ripened, semisoft American cheese shaped like a brick and containing many small holes
- brick veneer — (in Australia) a timber-framed house with a brick exterior
- brickfielder — a hot wind in parts of Australia, originally applied to a wind which blew over Sydney carrying dust from the neighbouring Brickfields sand hills
- broken-field — of or having to do with running in which the ball carrier zigzags so as to go past defenders and avoid being tackled by them
- browser skin — a changeable decorative background for a browser
- buck private — a common soldier
- bulk carrier — a ship that carries unpackaged cargo, usually consisting of a single dry commodity, such as coal or grain
- businesslike — If you describe someone as businesslike, you mean that they deal with things in an efficient way without wasting time.
- butter knife — a knife, often with a curved tip, used for picking up butter at a table
- by-a-whisker — whiskers, a beard.
- cabinetmaker — A cabinetmaker is a person who makes high-quality wooden furniture.
- carrick bend — type of knot
- chokeberries — Plural form of chokeberry.
- cinder block — A cinder block is a large grey brick made from coal cinders and cement which is used for building.
- click beetle — any beetle of the family Elateridae, which have the ability to right themselves with a snapping movement when placed on their backs
- combat knife — a large knife for military use
- crackbrained — insane, idiotic, or crazy
- cricket ball — the ball used to play cricket
- disembarking — Present participle of disembark.
- double-click — to click a mouse button twice in rapid succession, as to open a program or select a file: Double-click on the desktop icon.
- double-quick — very quick or rapid.
- double-think — illogical or deliberately perverse thinking in terms that distort or reverse the truth to make it more acceptable
- engine block — the metal casting containing the piston chambers of an internal combustion engine
- fire blanket — a large blanket-like piece of fire-resistant material such as fibreglass used in smothering a fire
- fruit basket — a basket containing a variety of fruits sent as a gift
- geelvink bay — former (Dutch) name of Sarera Bay.
- greenbackism — a former political party, organized in 1874, opposed to the retirement or reduction of greenbacks and favoring their increase as the only paper currency.
- hobble skirt — a woman's skirt that is very narrow at the bottom, causing the wearer to walk with short, mincing steps.
- home banking — a system whereby a person at home or in an office can use a computer with a modem to call up information from a bank or to transfer funds electronically
- in sb's wake — If you leave something or someone in your wake, you leave them behind you as you go.
- in the black — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
- inkblot test — any of various psychological tests in which varied patterns formed by blots of ink are interpreted by the subject.
- iskander bey — Scanderbeg.
- jailbreaking — Present participle of jailbreak.
- jaw-breaking — Informal. a word that is hard to pronounce.
- keyboardists — Plural form of keyboardist.
- khyber knife — a long Indian knife having a triangular, single-edged blade with the handle set off center toward the back.
- kinesophobia — Fear of movement.
- king's bench — a court, originally the principal court for criminal cases, gradually acquiring a civil jurisdiction concurrent with that of the Court of Common Pleas, and also possessing appellate jurisdiction over the Court of Common Pleas: now a division of the High Court of Justice.
- kiss goodbye — to kiss in taking leave
- kite balloon — a barrage balloon intended for use in information-gathering and observation; it is usually tethered to the ground and has lobes to keep it stable and pointing into the wind
- kiteboarding — A sport in which participants ride a form of wakeboard or surfboard harnessed to a large kite which is controlled by the rider.