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11-letter words containing o, k, a

  • blogjacking — the use of another person’s blog without his or her consent, esp for malicious or satirical purposes
  • blood-caked — caked with blood
  • blow a kiss — to kiss one's hand, then blow across it as if to carry the kiss through the air to another person
  • 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
  • boilermaker — a person who works with metal in heavy industry; plater or welder
  • bokhara rug — a Turkoman rug having a tan or red background and decorated with varied octagon patterns.
  • bokmakierie — a large yellow shrike, Telephorus zeylonus, of southern Africa, known for its melodious song
  • 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
  • bond market — the market in which bonds are traded
  • bone shaker — an early-model bicycle, especially one with hard rubber tires.
  • bone-shaker — an early-model bicycle, especially one with hard rubber tires.
  • book jacket — a removable paper cover used to protect a bound book
  • bottle bank — A bottle bank is a large container into which people can put empty bottles so that the glass can be used again.
  • 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
  • brake servo — The brake servo is a device for increasing the pressure of the driver's foot on the brake pedal.
  • bram stoker — Bram [bram] /bræm/ (Show IPA), (Abraham Stoker) 1847–1912, British novelist, born in Ireland: creator of Dracula.
  • break cover — (esp of game animals) to come out from a shelter or hiding place
  • break in on — to intrude on
  • break loose — to free oneself by force
  • break point — a point which allows the receiving player to break the service of the server
  • breastworks — a defensive work, usually breast high.
  • 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.
  • broken play — an improvised offensive play that results when the originally planned play has failed to be executed properly.
  • brown snake — any of various common venomous snakes of the genus Pseudonaja
  • 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
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