10-letter words containing o, k, a
- blockboard — a type of plywood in which soft wood strips are bonded together and sandwiched between two layers of veneer
- blood bank — A blood bank is a place where blood which has been taken from blood donors is stored until it is needed for people in hospital.
- body track — the tracks of a railroad yard used for switching or sorting cars.
- boko haram — a militant and violent Islamic organization established in NE Nigeria in 2002 and also active in Niger, Chad, and Cameroon
- bone black — a fine charcoal made by burning animal bones in closed containers: used as a pigment, in refining sugar, etc.
- boneshaker — an early type of bicycle having solid tyres and no springs
- bonus pack — anything sold with a product and marketed as a useful and free extra
- book match — a match in or from a matchbook.
- book share — a share of a mutual fund credited to the account of a shareholder without the physical issuance of a certificate evidencing ownership.
- book value — In business, the book value of an asset is the value it is given in the account books of the company that owns it.
- bookmaking — Bookmaking is the activity of taking people's money when they bet and paying them money if they win.
- bookmarked — a ribbon or other marker placed between the pages of a book to mark a place.
- bookreader — DEC's CD-ROM-based on-line documentation browser.
- bootmaking — the activity of making boots and shoes
- borah peak — a mountain in central Idaho, in the Lost River Range: highest peak in Idaho. 12,662 feet (3861 meters).
- boskop man — the undated cranial remains of a possible Homo sapiens found in the Transvaal of South Africa.
- bounceback — the act or an instance of bouncing back, recovering, or recuperating: Fall sales have experienced a tremendous bounceback.
- brahmaloka — the highest part of Kamaloka, where refined souls exist in blissful contemplation of Brahma.
- brailowsky — Alexander [al-ig-zan-der,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-dr] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr/ (Show IPA), 1896–1976, Russian pianist.
- brake shoe — the curved metal casting to which the brake lining is riveted in a drum brake
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- break into — If someone breaks into a building, they get into it by force.
- breakfront — (of a bookcase, bureau, etc) having a slightly projecting central section
- breakpoint — an instruction inserted by a debug program causing a return to the debug program
- breastwork — a temporary defensive work, usually breast-high
- brook farm — an experimental communist community established by writers and scholars in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, from 1841 to 1847
- brook park — a city in NE Ohio.
- brookhaven — a town in SW Mississippi.
- bulk cargo — unpackaged cargoes, such as grain or coal
- cabin hook — a hook and eye for fastening a cabinet door or the like.
- caipiroska — a cocktail drink containing vodka, lime juice, sugar, and crushed ice, based on the Caipirinha cocktail but with vodka replacing the Brazilian rum-like spirit Cachaça
- cake flour — finely ground wheat flour.
- calicoback — harlequin bug
- camerawork — The camerawork in a film is the way it has been filmed, especially if the style is interesting or unusual in some way.
- caney fork — a river in central Tennessee, flowing NW to the Cumberland River. 144 miles (232 km) long.
- cankerroot — goldthread.
- cankerworm — the larva of either of two geometrid moths, Paleacrita vernata or Alsophila pometaria, which feed on and destroy fruit and shade trees in North America
- cape smoke — South African brandy
- car-worker — a person who works in the car industry
- caseworker — A caseworker is someone who does casework.
- chaikovski — Peter Ilyich [il-yich] /ˈɪl yɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich.
- chain-work — any decorative product, handiwork, etc., in which parts are looped or woven together, like the links of a chain.
- chalkboard — A chalkboard is a dark-coloured board that you can write on with chalk. Chalkboards are often used by teachers in the classroom.
- chalkstone — tophus
- cheboksary — a port in W central Russia on the River Volga: capital of the Chuvash Republic. Pop: 446 000 (2005 est)
- chekhovian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Anton Chekhov or his writings, especially as they are evocative of a mood of introspection and frustration.
- choke back — If you choke back tears or a strong emotion, you force yourself not to show your emotion.
- chowkidars — Plural form of chowkidar.
- chroma key — an electronic special-effects system for combining a desired background with live foreground action.
- chuckwagon — A wagon equipped with food and cooking utensils, as on a ranch or in a lumber camp.