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11-letter words containing k, i, c, b

  • linebacking — the act of forming a second line of defence, close to the linesman
  • lobachevski — Nikoˈlai Iˈvanovich (nikɔˈlaɪ iˈvɑnɔvɪtʃ ) ; nēk^ōlīˈ ēväˈn^ōvich) 1793-1856; Russ. mathematician
  • mitre block — a block of wood with slots for cutting mitre joints with a saw
  • mockingbird — any of several gray, black, and white songbirds of the genus Mimus, especially M. polyglottos, of the U.S. and Mexico, noted for their ability to mimic the songs of other birds.
  • nickel belt — the area around Sudbury in Northern Ontario, rich in nickel ore
  • packability — The quality or state of being packable.
  • packing box — a box in which goods are packed for transport or storage.
  • pickelhaube — a spiked German helmet from the 19th and 20th centuries
  • picket boat — a vessel used to patrol a harbor.
  • pickup tube — camera tube.
  • pitch-black — extremely black or dark as pitch: a pitch-black night.
  • price break — a reduction in price, esp for bulk purchase
  • prickleback — any of several blennioid fishes of the family Stichaeidae, usually inhabiting cold waters, having spiny rays in the dorsal fin.
  • quick bread — bread, muffins, etc., made with a leavening agent, as baking powder or soda, that permits immediate baking.
  • recipe book — a book containing lists of ingredients and directions for making different food dishes
  • rib-tickler — very amusing; funny or hilarious: a book of rib-tickling stories.
  • rock rabbit — rock hyrax.
  • rock-ribbed — having ribs or ridges of rock: the rock-ribbed coast of Maine.
  • roman brick — a long, thin face brick, usually yellow-brown and having a length about eight times its thickness.
  • stick-built — built piece-by-piece at the construction site, as opposed to factory-built.
  • stickleback — any of the small, pugnacious, spiny-backed fishes of the family Gasterosteidae, inhabiting northern fresh waters and sea inlets, the male of which builds and guards the nest.
  • strike back — retaliate
  • sucker bait — an enticement calculated to lure a person into a scheme in which he or she may be victimized.
  • swivelblock — a block that supports a swivel
  • tickety-boo — fine; OK.
  • trunk cabin — a cabin of a yacht that presents a long, low profile with a relatively unbroken line fore and aft. Compare doghouse (def 2).
  • window back — woodwork, especially paneling, beneath the stool of a window.
  • wine bucket — A wine bucket is a container that holds ice cubes or cold water and ice. You can use it to put bottles of wine in and keep the wine cool.
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