12-letter words containing b, l, a, n, k
- drinkability — The state or property of being drinkable.
- fall back on — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- fire blanket — a large blanket-like piece of fire-resistant material such as fibreglass used in smothering a fire
- geelvink bay — former (Dutch) name of Sarera Bay.
- gondola back — a chair or couch back curving forward and downward to form arms.
- in the black — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
- jailbreaking — Present participle of jailbreak.
- jodrell bank — site of a radio astronomy observatory (Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories) in NE Cheshire, England, that operates a 250-foot (76-meter) radio telescope.
- 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
- knowableness — the quality of being knowable
- knowledgable — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
- knuckle ball — a slow pitch that moves erratically toward home plate, usually delivered by holding the ball between the thumb and the knuckles of the first joints of the first two or three fingers.
- knuckleballs — Plural form of knuckleball.
- lake balaton — a large shallow lake in W Hungary. Area: 689 sq km (266 sq miles)
- lark bunting — a finch, Calamospiza melanocorys, of the western U.S., the male of which is black with a large, white patch on each wing.
- law-breaking — Law-breaking is any kind of illegal activity.
- lawbreakings — Plural form of lawbreaking.
- likeableness — Likeability.
- linen basket — a basket or container with a lid in which you put your dirty clothes before washing them
- longboat key — a narrow barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico, SW of Florida, sheltering Sarasota Bay: sports fishing.
- mental block — inability to recall
- nonbreakable — Not easily broken.
- plunket baby — a baby brought up in infancy under the dietary recommendations of the Plunket Society
- salmon brick — a soft, imperfectly fired brick having a reddish-orange color.
- snatch block — a fairlead having the form of a block that can be opened to receive the bight of a rope at any point along its length.
- soybean milk — a milk substitute made of soy flour and water, used especially in the making of tofu.
- spinal block — spinal anesthesia.
- talking book — a phonograph record or tape recording of readings of a book, magazine, etc., made especially for use by the blind.
- underblanket — a blanket placed under a bottom sheet
- undertakable — able to be undertaken
- unmarketable — readily salable.
- unmistakable — not mistakable; clear; obvious.
- unmistakably — not mistakable; clear; obvious.
- unreckonable — to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
- unremarkable — notably or conspicuously unusual; extraordinary: a remarkable change.
- unremarkably — notably or conspicuously unusual; extraordinary: a remarkable change.
- unshrinkable — not able to contract or become smaller in size
- walking bass — (in jazz piano) a left-hand accompaniment consisting of a continuous rhythm of four beats to the measure, usually with a repetitive melodic pattern.
- walking beam — an overhead oscillating lever, pivoted at the middle, for transmitting force from a vertical connecting rod below one end to a vertical connecting rod, pump rod, etc., below the other end.
- walking boot — a lightweight rigid knee-length boot with a reinforced sole and straps that fasten around the leg, used for support after a sprain or fracture
- wildcat bank — a bank that issued notes without adequate security in the period before the establishment of the national banking system in 1864.
- workableness — The quality or state of being workable, or the extent to which a thing is workable.