12-letter words containing i, b, n, k
- bloodsucking — any animal that sucks blood, especially a leech.
- bluestocking — A bluestocking is an intellectual woman.
- boating lake — a lake in a park where rowing boats can be hired
- boilermaking — metal-working in heavy industry; plating or welding
- boning knife — a small kitchen knife having a narrow blade for boning meat or fish.
- book burning — the destruction of writings of which the subject, the view of the author, or the like is considered politically or socially objectionable: used as a means of censorship or oppression.
- book signing — a prearranged and publicized event at which an author signs copies of their latest book, often with individual dedications to purchasers
- book-keeping — the skill or occupation of maintaining accurate records of business transactions
- bookcrossing — the practice of deliberately leaving books in places where they will be found and read by other people
- booking form — a form used to book a holiday, accommodation, etc
- bradykinesia — abnormal slowness of physical movement, esp as an effect of Parkinson's disease
- bradykinetic — slowness of movement, as found, for example, in Parkinson's disease.
- brain-picker — the act of obtaining information or ideas by questioning another person.
- brake lining — a curved thin strip of an asbestos composition riveted to a brake shoe to provide it with a renewable surface
- breakdancing — a type of vigorous dance
- breathtaking — If you say that something is breathtaking, you are emphasizing that it is extremely beautiful or amazing.
- breckinridge — John Cabell1821-75; vice president of the U.S. (1857-61); Confederate general
- brick veneer — (in Australia) a timber-framed house with a brick exterior
- brinkmanship — Brinkmanship is a method of behaviour, especially in politics, in which you deliberately get into dangerous situations which could result in disaster but which could also bring success.
- 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
- browser skin — a changeable decorative background for a browser
- burkina faso — an inland republic in W Africa: dominated by Mossi kingdoms (10th–19th centuries); French protectorate established in 1896; became an independent republic in 1960; consists mainly of a flat savanna plateau. Official language: French; Mossi and other African languages also widely spoken. Religion: mostly animist, with a large Muslim minority. Currency: franc. Capital: Ouagadougou. Pop: 17 812 961 (2013 est). Area: 273 200 sq km (105 900 sq miles)
- bushwhacking — to make one's way through woods by cutting at undergrowth, branches, etc.
- businesslike — If you describe someone as businesslike, you mean that they deal with things in an efficient way without wasting time.
- butter knife — a knife, often with a curved tip, used for picking up butter at a table
- cabinetmaker — A cabinetmaker is a person who makes high-quality wooden furniture.
- carrick bend — type of knot
- cinder block — A cinder block is a large grey brick made from coal cinders and cement which is used for building.
- combat knife — a large knife for military use
- crackbrained — insane, idiotic, or crazy
- diamondbacks — Plural form of diamondback.
- disembarking — Present participle of disembark.
- double-think — illogical or deliberately perverse thinking in terms that distort or reverse the truth to make it more acceptable
- drinkability — The state or property of being drinkable.
- engine block — the metal casting containing the piston chambers of an internal combustion engine
- fire blanket — a large blanket-like piece of fire-resistant material such as fibreglass used in smothering a fire
- geelvink bay — former (Dutch) name of Sarera Bay.
- goldbricking — Present participle of goldbrick.
- grand kabuki — kabuki (def 2).
- greenbackism — a former political party, organized in 1874, opposed to the retirement or reduction of greenbacks and favoring their increase as the only paper currency.
- hiking boots — stout, sturdy boots, suitable for hiking in
- home banking — a system whereby a person at home or in an office can use a computer with a modem to call up information from a bank or to transfer funds electronically
- in sb's wake — If you leave something or someone in your wake, you leave them behind you as you go.
- in the black — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
- inkblot test — any of various psychological tests in which varied patterns formed by blots of ink are interpreted by the subject.
- iskander bey — Scanderbeg.
- jailbreaking — Present participle of jailbreak.
- jaw-breaking — Informal. a word that is hard to pronounce.
- khyber knife — a long Indian knife having a triangular, single-edged blade with the handle set off center toward the back.
- kinesophobia — Fear of movement.