11-letter words containing a, b, k
- knowability — capable of being known.
- knuckleball — a slow pitch that moves erratically toward home plate, usually delivered by holding the ball between the thumb and the knuckles of the first joints of the first two or three fingers.
- kodiak bear — a large, brown bear, Ursus (arctos) middendorffi, inhabiting coastal areas of Alaska and British Columbia, that grows to a length of 9 feet (2.7 meters).
- kookaburras — Plural form of kookaburra.
- koulibiacas — Plural form of koulibiaca.
- kublai khan — 1216–94, khan c1260–94: founder of the Mongol dynasty in China (grandson of Genghis Khan).
- ladder back — a chair back having a number of horizontal slats between uprights.
- lake albert — a lake in E Africa, between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda in the great Rift Valley, 660 m (2200 ft) above sea level: a source of the Nile, fed by the Victoria Nile, which leaves as the Albert Nile. Area: 5345 sq km (2064 sq miles)
- lake baikal — a lake in Russia, in SE Siberia: the largest freshwater lake in Eurasia and the deepest in the world. Greatest depth: over 1500 m (5000 ft). Area: about 33 670 sq km (13 000 sq miles)
- lake breeze — a thermally produced wind blowing during the day from the surface of a large lake to the shore, caused by the difference in the rates of heating of the surfaces of the lake and of the land.
- lake kariba — a dam built across the Zambezi for the purposes of generating hydroelectric power; it created Lake Kariba on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border
- large black — a heavy black breed of pig with long lop ears: used for crossbreeding
- law-breaker — A law-breaker is someone who breaks the law.
- lawbreakers — Plural form of lawbreaker.
- lawbreaking — Unlawful; illegal.
- leatherback — a sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, having the shell embedded in a leathery skin, reaching a length of more than 7 feet (2.1 meter) and a weight of more than 1000 pounds (450 kg): the largest living sea turtle; an endangered species.
- likableness — The property of being likable, that which makes likable.
- like a bird — without resistance or difficulty
- like a bomb — with great speed or success; very well (esp in the phrase go like a bomb)
- like blazes — with furious energy, speed, etc.
- likeability — readily or easily liked; pleasing: a likable young man.
- linebackers — Plural form of linebacker.
- linebacking — the act of forming a second line of defence, close to the linesman
- living bank — a facility in which donated human organs or tissues are preserved for subsequent transplantation.
- lobachevski — Nikoˈlai Iˈvanovich (nikɔˈlaɪ iˈvɑnɔvɪtʃ ) ; nēk^ōlīˈ ēväˈn^ōvich) 1793-1856; Russ. mathematician
- lobachevsky — Nikolai Ivanovich [nyi-kuh-lahy ee-vah-nuh-vyich] /nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ iˈvɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1856, Russian mathematician.
- lobsterback — redcoat.
- lucky break — a fortunate and unexpected turn of events
- lumberjacks — Plural form of lumberjack.
- lunch break — pause for midday meal
- make a book — to take bets on a race or other contest
- make a buck — If you are trying to make a buck, you are trying to earn some money.
- make it big — If you make it big, you become successful or famous.
- make-up bag — a bag in which cosmetics are kept
- makebelieve — Alternative form of make-believe.
- marble cake — a cake given a streaked, marblelike appearance by the incomplete mixing of dark, especially chocolate, and light batters.
- march break — a school holiday, usually for a week, during March
- marker buoy — a buoy used to distinguish or mark something
- market boat — a boat that transfers fish from a fishing fleet to a market on shore.
- masked ball — a ball at which masks are worn.
- memory bank — the complete records, archives, or the like of an organization, country, etc.
- minangkabau — a member of an Indonesian people native to west-central Sumatra.
- mobuto lake — Lake Albert.
- monkey bars — children's climbing frame
- mountebanks — Plural form of mountebank.
- nonbreaking — Alternative spelling of non-breaking.
- nonsinkable — (of items designed to float on water) not liable to sink
- oathbreaker — Someone who breaks an oath.
- orange book — (security, standard) A standard from the US Government National Computer Security Council (an arm of the U.S. National Security Agency), "Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria, DOD standard 5200.28-STD, December 1985" which defines criteria for trusted computer products. There are four levels, A, B, C, and D. Each level adds more features and requirements. D is a non-secure system. C1 requires user log-on, but allows group ID. C2 requires individual log-on with password and an audit mechanism. (Most Unix implementations are roughly C1, and can be upgraded to about C2 without excessive pain). Levels B and A provide mandatory control. Access is based on standard Department of Defense clearances. B1 requires DOD clearance levels. B2 guarantees the path between the user and the security system and provides assurances that the system can be tested and clearances cannot be downgraded. B3 requires that the system is characterised by a mathematical model that must be viable. A1 requires a system characterized by a mathematical model that can be proven. See also crayola books, book titles.
- outbreaking — The act of breaking out.