11-letter words containing o, a, k, c
- black vomit — vomit containing blood, often a manifestation of disease, such as yellow fever
- black widow — an American spider, Latrodectus mactans, the female of which is black with red markings, highly venomous, and commonly eats its mate
- blackfellow — Australian Aborigine
- blacktongue — canine pellagra.
- block grant — (in Britain) an annual grant made by the government to a local authority to help to pay for the public services it provides, such as health, education, and housing
- block party — A block party is an outdoor party for all the residents of a block or neighborhood.
- block plane — a carpenter's small plane used to cut across the end grain of wood
- block trade — the purchase and sale of blocks of securities through brokers, sometimes not members of an exchange, who negotiate between buyers and sellers.
- blogjacking — the use of another person’s blog without his or her consent, esp for malicious or satirical purposes
- blood-caked — caked with blood
- board check — a body check in which the opponent is thrown against the wooden wall enclosing the rink. Compare check1 (def 37).
- body packer — a smuggler of illegal drugs, especially one who swallows bags containing them.
- body-packer — a person who smuggles illicit drugs in balloons, condoms, or similar plastic bags which have either been swallowed or inserted in the rectum or vagina
- bombay duck — a teleost fish, Harpodon nehereus, that resembles and is related to the lizard fishes: family Harpodontidae. It is eaten dried with curry dishes as a savoury
- book jacket — a removable paper cover used to protect a bound book
- bottle rack — a rack for bottles, such as bottles of wine
- bottle-jack — a large jack used for heavy lifts
- bounce back — If you bounce back after a bad experience, you return very quickly to your previous level of success, enthusiasm, or activity.
- brake block — the part of the brake in a train or on a bicycle that is applied to the wheel to slow the vehicle down or stop it
- break cover — (esp of game animals) to come out from a shelter or hiding place
- broken coal — anthracite in pieces ranging from 2 1/2 to 4 inches (6.5 to 11 cm) in extreme dimension; the largest commercial size, larger than egg coal.
- bucket-load — a large quantity
- cabinetwork — the making of furniture, esp of fine quality
- cache block — cache line
- caneworking — A glassblowing technique that uses rods of coloured glass to add intricate patterns and stripes to blown glass objects.
- canker sore — an ulceration, esp of the lips or lining of the oral cavity
- cankerworms — Plural form of cankerworm.
- capped hock — any swelling, inflammatory or otherwise, on the point of the hock of horses.
- carbon sink — areas of vegetation, esp forests, and the phytoplankton-rich seas that absorb the carbon dioxide produced by the burning of fossil fuels
- care worker — A care worker is someone whose job involves helping people who have particular problems or special needs, for example in a care home.
- carrot cake — a sweet cake made with grated carrots
- cartoonlike — cartoonish
- caseworkers — Plural form of caseworker.
- casual work — temporary, as opposed to permanent or regular, employment
- chain-smoke — Someone who chain-smokes smokes cigarettes or cigars continuously.
- chalkboards — Plural form of chalkboard.
- chalkstones — Plural form of chalkstone.
- cheektowaga — a town in NW New York, near Buffalo.
- chockablock — pulled so tight as to have the blocks touching
- choke chain — a collar and lead for a dog so designed that if the dog drags on the lead the collar tightens round its neck
- chuck wagon — a wagon carrying provisions and cooking utensils for men, such as cowboys, who work in the open
- chukka boot — an ankle-high boot made of suede or rubber and worn for playing polo
- clock in at — If something such as a CD or film clocks in at a particular amount of time, it is that amount of time long.
- clock radio — a radio combined with an alarm clock in a compact cabinet, the clock serving as a timer to turn the radio on or off at a preset time.
- clock watch — a watch that strikes the hours. Compare repeater (def 3).
- clock-radio — a device combining the functions of a radio and alarm clock which can be used to play the radio at a set time
- close ranks — to maintain discipline or solidarity, esp in anticipation of attack
- coal strike — a cessation of work by coal miners as a protest against working conditions or low pay
- cock-a-hoop — If you are cock-a-hoop, you are extremely pleased about something that you have done.
- cock-teaser — a woman who acts flirtatiously and appears to be sexually available, but does not engage in sexual activity