11-letter words containing c, o, b, n
- bounce game — (esp in soccer) a non-competitive game played as part of training
- bournebasic — A BASIC interpreter. comp.sources.misc archives volume 1.
- box cornice — a hollow cornice of boards and moldings nailed to rafters and lookouts.
- box-ticking — the process of satisfying bureaucratic administrative requirements rather than assessing the actual merit of something
- brachiation — locomotion accomplished by swinging by the arms from one hold to another.
- brachyodont — (of mammals, such as humans) having teeth with short crowns
- brain coral — a stony coral of the genus Meandrina, in which the polyps lie in troughlike thecae resembling the convoluted surface of a human brain
- branchiform — shaped like a gill.
- branchiopod — any crustacean of the mainly freshwater subclass Branchiopoda, having flattened limblike appendages for swimming, feeding, and respiration. The group includes the water fleas
- brecciation — the fragmentation of rock
- breconshire — (until 1974) a county of SE Wales, now mainly in Powys: over half its area forms the Brecon Beacons National Park
- breton lace — a net lace with a design embroidered in heavy, often colored, thread.
- bristlecone — a western American pine with bristle-like prickles on its cones
- brochantite — a mineral, hydrous copper sulfate, Cu 4 (OH) 6 SO 4 , occurring in green fibrous masses and similar in physical properties to antlerite: formerly a major ore of copper.
- brocken bow — anticorona.
- broken coal — anthracite in pieces ranging from 2 1/2 to 4 inches (6.5 to 11 cm) in extreme dimension; the largest commercial size, larger than egg coal.
- bronchocele — dilatation of a bronchus.
- bronx cheer — A Bronx cheer is a sound that people make by vibrating their lips in order to express disapproval or contempt.
- brown patch — a fungus disease of turf grass that results in circular areas of brown, dead grass.
- brown sauce — a sauce made from cooked fat and flour
- brunch coat — a knee-length housecoat.
- buccinatory — relating to a trumpeter or trumpet playing
- bucket down — If the rain buckets down, or if it buckets down with rain, it rains very heavily.
- buckle down — If you buckle down to something, you start working seriously at it.
- bunchflower — a tall plant (Melanthium virginicum) of the lily family, growing in the E U.S. and having large clusters of white or greenish flowers
- bunco squad — an informal name for a police department dealing with fraud; fraud squad
- bungee cord — a type of stretchy rope consisting of elastic strands often in a fabric casing. Bungee cords may be used in parachuting, bungee jumping or to secure loads. Ones used for securing loads often have hooks on either end.
- buon fresco — fresco (def 1).
- butenedioic — designating a type of acid
- by-election — A by-election is an election that is held to choose a new member of parliament when a member has resigned or died.
- cabbagetown — a former slum area of Toronto, now known for its Victorian architecture and thriving arts community
- cabin court — Older Use. a roadside motel having cabins.
- cabinetwood — any wood suitable for use in cabinetwork.
- cabinetwork — the making of furniture, esp of fine quality
- cablevision — cable television.
- cainophobia — The fear of newness and/or of things that are new.
- calibration — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- campbeltown — a seaport on the Kintyre peninsula, in SW Scotland: resort.
- cannabidiol — (organic compound) A non-psychoactive cannabinoid found in the hemp plant Cannabis sativa.
- cannabinoid — any of the narcotic chemical substances found in cannabin
- cannon bone — a bone in the legs of horses and other hoofed animals consisting of greatly elongated fused metatarsals or metacarpals
- cannon-ball — a missile, usually round and made of iron or steel, designed to be fired from a cannon.
- cannonballs — Plural form of cannonball.
- canoe birch — paper birch.
- cape blanco — a peninsula in Mauritania, on the Atlantic coast
- cape breton — an island forming the NE part of Nova Scotia, in SE Canada. 3970 sq. mi. (10,280 sq. km).
- car bombing — an instance when a bomb which someone has hidden under or in a car explodes
- carabineros — Plural form of carabinero.
- carbocation — (chemistry) any cation containing an excess positive charge on one or more carbon atoms.
- carbon copy — If you say that one person or thing is a carbon copy of another, you mean that they look or behave exactly like them.