12-letter words containing i, b, n, k
- king's bench — a court, originally the principal court for criminal cases, gradually acquiring a civil jurisdiction concurrent with that of the Court of Common Pleas, and also possessing appellate jurisdiction over the Court of Common Pleas: now a division of the High Court of Justice.
- kite balloon — a barrage balloon intended for use in information-gathering and observation; it is usually tethered to the ground and has lobes to keep it stable and pointing into the wind
- kiteboarding — A sport in which participants ride a form of wakeboard or surfboard harnessed to a large kite which is controlled by the rider.
- klein bottle — a one-sided figure consisting of a tapered tube the narrow end of which is bent back, run through the side of the tube, and flared to join the wide end, thereby allowing any two points on the figure to be joined by an unbroken line.
- kneeling bus — a bus that can lower its body or entrance door to facilitate boarding by the elderly or people with disabilities.
- knitting bag — a bag in which you keep your knitting, wool or yarn, needles and any other knitting equipment
- krafft-ebing — Richard [rich-erd;; German rikh-ahrt] /ˈrɪtʃ ərd;; German ˈrɪx ɑrt/ (Show IPA), Baron von, 1840–1902, German neurologist and author of works on sexual pathology.
- lark bunting — a finch, Calamospiza melanocorys, of the western U.S., the male of which is black with a large, white patch on each wing.
- law-breaking — Law-breaking is any kind of illegal activity.
- lawbreakings — Plural form of lawbreaking.
- likeableness — Likeability.
- linen basket — a basket or container with a lid in which you put your dirty clothes before washing them
- linking verb — copula (def 2).
- mockingbirds — Plural form of mockingbird.
- mockingboard — (hardware) A sound and speech board for the Apple II computer, on sale in 1978. See also zxnrbl.
- monkey climb — a wrestling throw in which a contestant seizes his or her opponent's arms or neck, places his feet on the opponent's stomach, and falls backwards, straightening the legs and throwing the opponent over his or her head
- on the blink — to open and close the eye, especially involuntarily; wink rapidly and repeatedly.
- on your bike — away you go
- paki-bashing — the activity of making vicious and unprovoked physical assaults upon Pakistani immigrants or people of Pakistani descent
- pathbreaking — pertaining to blazing a trail or path.
- pension book — In Britain, a pension book is a small book which is given to pensioners by the government. Each week, one page can be exchanged for money at a Post Office.
- piggybacking — on the back or shoulders: The little girl rode piggyback on her father.
- plinth block — a plinth interrupting a door or window architrave at the floor or ground level.
- reading book — a book for people who are learning to read, to help them become accustomed to looking at and understanding written words
- rib-tickling — very amusing; funny or hilarious: a book of rib-tickling stories.
- ribbon snake — either of two long-tailed garter snakes, Thamnophis proximus or T. sauritus, of eastern and central North America, having a brownish body and yellow or orange stripes.
- rickenbacker — Edward Vernon ("Eddie") 1890–1973, U.S. aviator and aviation executive.
- risk-benefit — involving studies, testing, etc., to establish whether the benefits, as of a course of medical treatment, outweigh the risks involved: to arrive at a risk-benefit ratio.
- rock bunting — a seed-eating songbird, Emberiza cia
- running back — an offensive back, as a halfback or fullback, whose principal role is advancing the ball by running with it on plays from scrimmage.
- salmon brick — a soft, imperfectly fired brick having a reddish-orange color.
- savings bank — a bank that receives savings accounts only and pays interest to its depositors.
- scrapbooking — hobby: collaging
- shopbreaking — the act of breaking into a shop
- sikandarabad — Secunderabad.
- snake-bitten — bitten by a snake.
- soybean milk — a milk substitute made of soy flour and water, used especially in the making of tofu.
- spinal block — spinal anesthesia.
- spring break — a vacation from school or college during the spring term, lasting about a week.
- stockbroking — business of buying and selling stock
- stringy-bark — any of several eucalyptus trees having a fibrous bark
- talking book — a phonograph record or tape recording of readings of a book, magazine, etc., made especially for use by the blind.
- to think big — If you think big, you make plans on a large scale, often using a lot of time, effort, or money.
- unblinkingly — not blinking.
- unmistakable — not mistakable; clear; obvious.
- unmistakably — not mistakable; clear; obvious.
- unshrinkable — not able to contract or become smaller in size
- van riebeeck — Jan, full name Johan Anthoniszoon van Riebeeck. 1619–77, Dutch colonial administrator. Founder of the colony of the Cape of Good Hope (1652)
- wakeboarding — (sports) A water sport where a rider on a small board is towed by a motor boat, and attached by a cable.
- walking bass — (in jazz piano) a left-hand accompaniment consisting of a continuous rhythm of four beats to the measure, usually with a repetitive melodic pattern.