17-letter words containing b, o, k

get one's back up — the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine.
go back to the pa — to abandon city life in favour of rural life
goldbeater's skin — the prepared outside membrane of the large intestine of the ox, used by goldbeaters to lay between the leaves of the metal while they beat it into gold leaf.
government broker — the government-appointed stockbroker whose job is to sell government securities on the stock exchange, as instructed by the Bank of England
greater forkbeard — a fish of the Phycidae family
green book cd-rom — A standard CD-ROM format developed by Philips for CD-i. It is ISO 9660 compliant and uses mode 2 form 2 addressing. It can only be played on drives which are XA (Extended Architecture) compatible. Many Green Book discs contain CD-i applications which can only be played on a CD-i player but many others contain films or music videos. Video CDs in Green Book format are normally labelled "Digital Video on CD" Green Book was obsoleted by White book CD-ROM in March 1994.
hasbrouck heights — a borough in NE New Jersey.
histamine blocker — any of various substances that act at a specific receptor site to block certain actions of histamine.
in the background — behind the focus of attention
internet backbone — (communications, networking) High-speed networks that carry Internet traffic. These communications networks are provided by companies such as AT&T, GTE, IBM, MCI, Netcom, Sprint, UUNET and consist of high-speed links in the T1, T3, OC1 and OC3 ranges. The backbones carry Internet traffic around the world and meet at Network Access Points (NAPs). The topology of the "backbone" and its interconnections may once have resembled a spine with ribs connected along its length but is now almost certainly more like a fishing net wrapped around the world with many circular paths.
john wilkes booth — Ballington [bal-ing-tuh n] /ˈbæl ɪŋ tən/ (Show IPA), 1859–1940, founder of the Volunteers of America 1896 (son of William Booth).
keep your balance — If you keep your balance, for example when standing in a moving vehicle, you remain steady and do not fall over. If you lose your balance, you become unsteady and fall over.
keyboard commando — (messaging) A bulletin board user who posts authoritatively on military or combat topics, but who has never served in uniform or heard a shot fired in anger. A poseur.
know only by name — to be familiar with the name of but not know personally
knowledgeableness — The state, quality, or measure of being knowledgeable; wisdom.
leg before wicket — a manner of dismissal on the grounds that a batsman has been struck on the leg by a bowled ball that otherwise would have hit the wicket
lick the boots of — to be servile, obsequious, or flattering towards
little black book — an address book, esp. one kept by a man, with the names of women companions considered available for dating
make noises about — to give indications of one's intentions
mark of the beast — the mark put on the forehead of those who worship the beast, the symbol of opposition to God.
michigan bankroll — a large roll of paper money in small denominations.
mikhail gorbachev — Mikhail S(ergeyevich) [mi-kahyl sur-gey-uh-vich,, mi-keyl;; Russian myi-khuh-yeel syir-gye-yi-vyich] /mɪˈkaɪl sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ,, mɪˈkeɪl;; Russian myɪ xʌˈyil syɪrˈgyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Soviet political leader: general secretary of the Communist Party 1985–91; president of the Soviet Union 1988–91; Nobel Peace Prize 1990.
monkey bread tree — a bombacaceous tree, Adansonia digitata, native to Africa, that has a very thick trunk, large white flowers, and a gourdlike fruit with an edible pulp called monkey bread
mount robson park — a national park in the Rocky Mountains of E British Columbia, Canada.
nervous breakdown — (not in technical use) any disabling mental disorder requiring treatment.
never looked back — If you say that someone did something and then never looked back, you mean that they were very successful from that time on.
nicholas bourbaki — the pseudonym of a group of mainly French mathematicians that, since 1939, has been producing a monumental work on advanced mathematics, Eléments de Mathématique
notebook computer — laptop, portable
on someone's back — criticizing or pestering someone
on the pig's back — successful; established
one for the books — a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
otto von bismarck — Otto von [ot-oh von;; German aw-toh fuh n] /ˈɒt oʊ vɒn;; German ˈɔ toʊ fən/ (Show IPA), 1815–98, German statesman: first chancellor of modern German Empire 1871–90.
peacock butterfly — a European nymphalid butterfly, Inachis io, having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
pocket battleship — a small heavily armed and armored warship serving as a battleship because of limitations imposed by treaty.
positive feedback — Electronics. the process of returning part of the output of a circuit, system, or device to the input, either to oppose the input (negative feedback) or to aid the input (positive feedback) acoustic feedback.
purple chokeberry — See under chokeberry (def 1).
put the kibosh on — nonsense.
rack one's brains — to strain in mental effort, esp to remember something or to find the solution to a problem
republic of korea — a former country in E Asia, on a peninsula SE of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea: a kingdom prior to 1910; under Japanese rule 1910–45; now divided at 38° N into North Korea and South Korea. Compare Korean War.
rock of gibraltar — a British crown colony comprising a fortress and seaport located on a narrow promontory near the S tip of Spain. 1.875 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
rybinsk reservoir — a vast water reservoir in W central Russia on the River Volga and its tributaries Sheksna and Mologa, formed by Rybinsk Hydroelectric Station dam
second balkan war — Balkan War (def 2).
shake one's booty — to dance
smokeless tobacco — snuff1 (def 9).
split keyboarding — the act or practice of editing data from one terminal on another terminal
stick to the ribs — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
stockbroker tudor — a modern style of architecture popular in affluent suburban areas that is imitative of Tudor architecture
take some beating — to be difficult to improve upon
take sth by storm — If someone or something takes a place by storm, they are extremely successful.
take to one's bed — to remain in bed, esp because of illness

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