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15-letter words containing e, b, o, k

  • shopping basket — a metal or plastic container with one or two handles, used to carry shopping in a shop
  • sibylline books — (in ancient Rome) a collection of prophetic sayings, supposedly bought from the Cumaean sibyl, bearing upon Roman policy and religion
  • sink a borehole — To sink a borehole means to drill a deep hole in the ground.
  • spiny cocklebur — a cocklebur, Xanthium spinosum, introduced into North America from Europe.
  • spiral notebook — a notebook held together by a coil of wire passed through small holes punched at the back edge of the covers and individual pages
  • take sb to task — If you take someone to task, you criticize them or tell them off because of something bad or wrong that they have done.
  • the-sketch-book — a collection of essays and stories (1819–20) by Washington Irving.
  • think better of — to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational decisions, etc.
  • thomas a becket — Saint Thomas à, 1118?–70, archbishop of Canterbury: murdered because of his opposition to Henry II's policies toward the church.
  • to go for broke — If you go for broke, you take the most extreme or risky of the possible courses of action in order to try and achieve success.
  • traveling block — (in a hoisting tackle) the block hooked to and moving with the load.
  • unknowledgeable — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
  • unskilled labor — work that requires practically no training or experience for its adequate or competent performance.
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