10-letter words containing c, a, b, n
- jacobinize — to imbue with Jacobinism.
- jean blanc — Jean Joseph Charles Louis [zhahn zhaw-zef sharl lwee] /ʒɑ̃ ʒɔˈzɛf ʃarl lwi/ (Show IPA), 1811–82, French socialist and historian.
- job action — any means, as a work slowdown, of organized protest or pressure by employees to win some goal or gain from their employers.
- john cabot — John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- jonah crab — a large, red, deepwater crab, Cancer borealis, of the east coast of North America.
- king cobra — a cobra, Ophiophagus hannah, of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, that grows to a length of more than 15 feet (5 meters): the largest of the venomous snakes.
- knackebrod — flat, thin, brittle unleavened rye bread.
- knee brace — a diagonal member for bracing the angle between two joined members, as a stud or column and a joist or rafter, being joined to each partway along its length.
- knob latch — a latch having a spring bolt controlled by a knob on one or both sides.
- knock back — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- knockabout — Nautical. any of various fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessels having a single jib bent to a stay from the stemhead, no bowsprit being used: usually rigged as a sloop.
- knockbacks — Plural form of knockback.
- licensable — formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- linebacker — a player on defense who takes a position close behind the linemen.
- long beach — a city in SW California, S of Los Angeles: a seaside resort.
- lubricants — Plural form of lubricant.
- lunchbreak — A period of rest from work for the purpose of eating lunch.
- machinable — (of a material) capable of being cut or shaped with machine tools. Compare free-machining.
- main brace — a brace leading to a main yard.
- mainbocher — (Main Rousseau Bocher) 1891–1976, U.S. fashion designer.
- manducable — chewable or edible
- manuscribe — (archaic) To write by hand.
- misbalance — To balance badly or wrongly.
- mont blanc — Jean Joseph Charles Louis [zhahn zhaw-zef sharl lwee] /ʒɑ̃ ʒɔˈzɛf ʃarl lwi/ (Show IPA), 1811–82, French socialist and historian.
- mozambican — a native or inhabitant of the territory or city of Mozambique.
- narrowback — a person of slight build who is unfit for hard labor.
- nicobarese — a member of a people or group of peoples inhabiting the Nicobar Islands.
- non-breach — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- non-combat — not including, entailing, or requiring combat: noncombat duty.
- noncabinet — not related to or belonging to a government cabinet
- nontobacco — not containing tobacco; tobacco-free
- notch baby — a person who was born in the U.S. between 1917 and 1921 and as a retiree received lower cost-of-living increases in Social Security than others after Congress readjusted Social Security benefits in 1977.
- notchbacks — Plural form of notchback.
- noticeable — attracting notice or attention; capable of being noticed: a noticeable lack of interest.
- noticeably — attracting notice or attention; capable of being noticed: a noticeable lack of interest.
- nucleobase — (biochemistry) The base of a nucleic acid, such as thymine, uracil, adenine, cytosine and guanine.
- nudibranch — a shell-less, marine snail of the suborder Nudibranchia, having external, often branched respiratory appendages on the back and sides.
- obeisances — Plural form of obeisance.
- obscurants — Plural form of obscurant.
- observance — an act or instance of following, obeying, or conforming to: the observance of traffic laws.
- obstinance — The characteristic of being obstinate.
- obstinancy — (rare) Obstinance; the characteristic of being obstinate.
- obtruncate — to slice or chop off the head or top part of
- on balance — a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc.
- open brace — left brace
- outbalance — to outweigh.
- panic bolt — a bar that spans an emergency exit door on its interior and opens the latch when pressure is applied.
- park bench — a long seat made of wood or metal that two or more people can sit on, placed in a public place or open space in a town
- pernambuco — a state in NE Brazil. 38,000 sq. mi. (98,420 sq. km). Capital: Recife.
- ph balance — a method of expressing the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a solution