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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
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