10-letter words containing b, a, r, k
- canebrakes — Plural form of canebrake.
- carry back — to apply (a legally permitted credit, esp an operating loss) to the taxable income of previous years in order to ease the overall tax burden
- chainbrake — a device for cutting off the power to a chainsaw if the saw kicks back
- chalkboard — A chalkboard is a dark-coloured board that you can write on with chalk. Chalkboards are often used by teachers in the classroom.
- chargeback — the return of funds by a seller to a buyer's debit or credit card account
- cheboksary — a port in W central Russia on the River Volga: capital of the Chuvash Republic. Pop: 446 000 (2005 est)
- china bark — cinchona (sense 2)
- city break — a short holiday spent in a city
- clarksburg — a city in N West Virginia, on the Monongahela River.
- comebacker — (baseball) A pop fly that falls behind home plate, typically caught by the catcher for an out.
- corkboards — Plural form of corkboard.
- cornerback — a defensive back
- crab stick — a stick of finely ground white fish, coloured to resemble crabmeat
- crabsticks — Plural form of crabstick.
- crack baby — an infant, typically born prematurely, with a condition caused by the excessive consumption of crack cocaine by the mother during pregnancy and characterized by malformations and learning disabilities
- crackberry — a nickname for a BlackBerry handheld device that functions as a telephone, PDA, and e-mailer and appears to have an addictive hold on its users
- crackbrain — a person who is insane
- crakeberry — The crowberry.
- disc brake — a brake system in which a disc attached to a wheel is slowed by the friction of brake pads being pressed against the disc by a caliper.
- disembarks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disembark.
- disk brake — A disk brake is a brake in which external friction pads press onto a disk, usually by the action of a caliper.
- dive brake — a flap deployed from the wings or fuselage of an aircraft, as a dive bomber or sailplane, that increases drag to permit a relatively steep angle of descent without a dangerous buildup in speed.
- diyarbakir — a city in SE Turkey in Asia, on the Tigris River.
- dream book — a book, pamphlet, etc., that lists common dreams and purports to interpret them, especially in regard to their meaning for the future.
- drop black — carbon, as animal black or lampblack, formed into pellets by mixing with water or glue: used as a black pigment.
- drum brake — a brake system in which a pair of brake shoes can be pressed against the inner surface of a shallow metal drum that is rigidly attached to a wheel.
- duckboards — Plural form of duckboard.
- embarkment — Embarkation; the act of setting out.
- fabricking — the action of building or constructing
- facebooker — A person using the social networking website Facebook.
- fast break — a play, as in basketball, in which a team quickly moves down the playing area in an attempt to score before an adequate defense can be set up
- fast-break — to execute or play in the style of a fast break.
- feedbacker — One who provides feedback.
- firebreaks — Plural form of firebreak.
- flakeboard — a form of particle board.
- flare-back — a blast of flame that sometimes issues from the breech of a large gun or cannon when it is opened after firing.
- flarebacks — Plural form of flareback.
- flat broke — having no money
- foot brake — a brake that is operated by pressure on a foot pedal, as in an automobile.
- force back — If you force back an emotion or desire, you manage, with an effort, not to experience it.
- grade book — a book in which a student's grades are recorded
- greenbacks — Plural form of greenback.
- grubstaked — Simple past tense and past participle of grubstake.
- grubstaker — provisions, gear, etc., furnished to a prospector on condition of participating in the profits of any discoveries.
- grubstakes — Plural form of grubstake.
- hack board — Falconry. a board or platform at which hawks being flown at hack are fed.
- hand brake — a brake operated by a hand lever. Compare caliper (def 6).
- handbrakes — Plural form of handbrake.
- hardbacked — (of a book) Having a solid binding; hardback.
- heart back — a chair back having a form resembling that of a somewhat heart-shaped medieval shield.