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12-letter words containing e, k, o

  • boilermaking — metal-working in heavy industry; plating or welding
  • bolshevikism — the doctrines, methods, or procedure of the Bolsheviks.
  • boning knife — a small kitchen knife having a narrow blade for boning meat or fish.
  • book matches — safety matches made of paper and fastened into a small cardboard folder
  • book of odes — a collection of 305 poems compiled in the 6th century b.c. by Confucius.
  • book society — book club.
  • book-keeping — the skill or occupation of maintaining accurate records of business transactions
  • booklet pane — Philately. any of a number of panes or small pages of postage stamps, stapled together into a booklet for the convenience of users.
  • bottom break — a branch coming from the bottom of a plant stem, usually formed by pinching and disbudding.
  • bourke-white — Margaret. 1906–71, US photographer, a pioneer of modern photojournalism: noted esp for her coverage of World War II
  • bracket foot — a corner foot of a chest or the like joining the sides in a concave line.
  • break ground — to do something that has not been done before
  • break of day — dawn; daybreak.
  • breaker zone — the area offshore where waves break, between the outermost breaker and the limit of wave uprush; the zone within which waves approaching the coastline start breaking, usually in water depths of 16 to 32 feet (5 to 10 meters).
  • breakthrough — A breakthrough is an important development or achievement.
  • breaststroke — Breaststroke is a swimming stroke which you do lying on your front, moving your arms and legs horizontally in a circular motion.
  • breeze block — a cinder block.
  • breeze-block — A breeze-block is a large, grey brick made from ashes and cement.
  • broken arrow — a town in NE Oklahoma.
  • broken chord — a chord played as an arpeggio
  • broken heart — If you say that someone has a broken heart, you mean that they are very sad, for example because a love affair has ended unhappily.
  • broken water — a patch of water whose surface is rippled or choppy, usually surrounded by relatively calm water.
  • broken-check — a check pattern in which the rectangular shapes are slightly irregular.
  • broken-field — of or having to do with running in which the ball carrier zigzags so as to go past defenders and avoid being tackled by them
  • brooks range — a mountain range in N Alaska. Highest peak: Mount Isto, 2761 m (9058 ft)
  • 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.
  • browser skin — a changeable decorative background for a browser
  • 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
  • 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).
  • cargo pocket — a large patch pocket, usually pleated at the sides and often having a flap.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • chemokinesis — the random movement of cells, such as leucocytes, stimulated by substances in their environment
  • chestnut oak — any of several North American oaks, as Quercus prinus, having serrate or dentate leaves resembling those of the chestnut.
  • chicken coop — a coop for chickens.
  • chimney rock — a column of rock rising above the level of the surrounding area or isolated on the face of a steep slope.
  • choke collar — a training collar for a dog, that tightens when the dog strains at the leash
  • chokeberries — Plural form of chokeberry.
  • chook chaser — a small motorcycle, esp for off-road use
  • chook raffle — a raffle for which the main prize is a roast chicken
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