0%

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

  • shopbreaker — a robber who breaks into a shop
  • shovel beak — a deformity of the beak in intensively reared chicks
  • signal book — a book containing the signals to be used for sending messages to other boats
  • skatemobile — a scooterlike vehicle built of boxes, boards, or the like, and mounted on skate wheels.
  • smokey bear — an officer or officers of a state highway patrol.
  • smoking ban — the prohibition of smoking cigarettes, etc in public places
  • sock cymbal — high-hat
  • swage block — an iron block containing holes and grooves of various sizes, used for heading bolts and shaping objects not easily worked on an anvil.
  • tanbark oak — any oak that yields tanbark, especially an evergreen oak, Lithocarpus densiflora, of the Pacific coast of North America.
  • to be frank — You can say 'to be frank' or 'to be frank with you' to introduce a statement which is your honest opinion, especially when the person you are talking to might not like it.
  • travel book — a book about travelling to a certain country or region, esp a guidebook
  • unrevokable — that may be revoked.
  • unshockable — not able to be shocked
  • vagal block — the obstruction of vagus nerve impulses by the administration of drugs, a treatment for reducing acid secretion by the stomach.
  • wakeboarder — someone who rides a wakeboard
  • window back — woodwork, especially paneling, beneath the stool of a window.
  • wizard book — (publication)   Hal Abelson, Gerald Sussman and Julie Sussman's "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs" (MIT Press, 1984; ISBN 0-262-01077-1), an excellent computer science text used in introductory courses at MIT. So called because of the wizard on the jacket. One of the bibles of the LISP/Scheme world. Also, less commonly, known as the Purple Book.
  • wokka board — a piece of fibreboard used as a musical instrument
  • work basket — a basket for holding sewing equipment
  • workability — practicable or feasible: He needs a workable schedule.
  • workbaskets — Plural form of workbasket.
  • yakuza boss — a criminal who is a boss in the Yakuza
  • yankee bond — a bond issued by a foreign corporation or country designed for sale in the U.S.
  • zombie bank — a bank that has liabilities exceeding its assets but continues to operate through government support: These zombie banks are unable or unwilling to lend out money.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?