12-letter words containing c, o, k
- black liquor — (in making wood pulp for paper) the liquor that remains after digestion.
- black locust — Also called false acacia, yellow locust. a North American tree, Robinia pseudoacacia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and clusters of fragrant white flowers.
- black poplar — a Eurasian tree, Populus nigra
- black powder — gunpowder as used in sports involving modern muzzleloading firearms
- black sapote — a tropical American tree, Diospyros digyna, related to the persimmon, having sweet, edible, green fruit that turns black when ripe.
- black scoter — a scoter of Eurasia and North America, Melanitta nigra, the adult male of which is black.
- black tongue — canine pellagra.
- black-coated — (esp formerly) (of a worker) clerical or professional, as distinguished from commercial or industrial
- block caving — a method of mining a large block of ore by systematically undercutting so the ore will cave. Compare cave (def 5a).
- block heater — an electrically operated immersion heater fitted either to enter the water hose or the water jacket surrounding the cylinder block of a motor to warm the coolant in cold weather.
- block island — an island off the coast of and a part of Rhode Island, at the E entrance to Long Island Sound.
- block letter — a plain capital letter
- block signal — a fixed railroad signal governing the movements of trains entering and using a given section of track.
- block system — the system whereby a railway is divided up into separate sections of track where only one train can travel at a time
- block voting — voting using block votes
- blockbusting — A blockbusting film or book is one that is very successful, usually because it is very exciting.
- blocked shoe — a dancing shoe with a stiffened toe that enables a ballet dancer to dance on the tips of the toes
- bloodsucking — any animal that sucks blood, especially a leech.
- bluestocking — A bluestocking is an intellectual woman.
- bobbery pack — a mixed pack of hunting dogs, often not belonging to any of the hound breeds
- book matches — safety matches made of paper and fastened into a small cardboard folder
- book society — book club.
- bookcrossing — the practice of deliberately leaving books in places where they will be found and read by other people
- bracket foot — a corner foot of a chest or the like joining the sides in a concave line.
- breeze block — a cinder block.
- breeze-block — A breeze-block is a large, grey brick made from ashes and cement.
- broken chord — a chord played as an arpeggio
- broken-check — a check pattern in which the rectangular shapes are slightly irregular.
- brown canker — a fungous disease of roses, characterized by leaf and flower lesions, stem cankers surrounded by a reddish-purple border, and dieback.
- brown hackle — an artificial fly having a peacock herl body, golden tag and tail, and brown hackle.
- bucket about — (esp of a boat in a storm) to toss or shake violently
- buffer stock — a stock of a commodity built up by a government or trade organization with the object of using it to stabilize prices
- bullock cart — a cart pulled by one or two bullocks
- cantankerous — Someone who is cantankerous is always finding things to argue or complain about.
- cape nordkyn — a cape in N Norway: the northernmost point of the European mainland
- cape-lookout — Cape, a sandy reef in the Outer Banks, off E North Carolina, SW of Cape Hatteras: lighthouse.
- capitol peak — a mountain in W central Colorado, in the Elk range of the Rocky Mountains. 14,130 feet (4310 meters).
- carbon black — a black finely divided form of amorphous carbon produced by incomplete combustion of natural gas or petroleum: used to reinforce rubber and in the manufacture of pigments and ink
- cargo pocket — a large patch pocket, usually pleated at the sides and often having a flap.
- carving fork — a large, two-tined fork with a metal guard to protect the hand, used to hold meat in place as it is being carved
- cavity block — a precast concrete block that contains a cavity or cavities
- chain locker — a compartment where the chain or cable of an anchor is stowed when the anchor is raised.
- chain smoker — person: smokes heavily
- chain-smoker — A chain-smoker is a person who chain-smokes.
- changchiakou — Zhangjiakou
- changepocket — a small pocket or compartment for holding coins.
- chapter book — a children's book, typically a work of fiction, of moderate length and complexity, divided into chapters and intended for readers approximately seven to ten years old
- charity work — unpaid work, usually fundraising, done in aid of a charity
- checkerbloom — a Californian malvaceous plant, Sidalcea malvaeflora, with pink or purple flowers
- checkerboard — A checkerboard is a square board with 64 black and white squares that is used for playing checkers or chess.