11-letter words containing a, r, o, w
- caddis worm — the wormlike larva of the caddis fly that usually lives in fresh water in an elongated case made of twigs, grains of sand, etc. cemented together with silk that it secretes: commonly used as bait by anglers
- camerawoman — a woman who operates a film or television camera
- camerawomen — Plural form of camerawoman.
- camphorweed — vinegarweed.
- camphorwood — The wood of Cinnamomum camphora, an evergreen tree whose leaves have a smell of camphor when crushed.
- candlepower — the luminous intensity of a source of light in a given direction: now expressed in candelas but formerly in terms of the international candle
- caneworking — A glassblowing technique that uses rods of coloured glass to add intricate patterns and stripes to blown glass objects.
- cankerworms — Plural form of cankerworm.
- 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.
- caseworkers — Plural form of caseworker.
- cassowaries — Plural form of cassowary.
- casual work — temporary, as opposed to permanent or regular, employment
- cauliflower — Cauliflower is a large round vegetable that has a hard white centre surrounded by green leaves.
- charlestown — oldest part of Boston, at the mouth of the Charles River: site of the battle of Bunker Hill
- chowderhead — a fool or an idiot
- churchwoman — a female practising member of a church
- clergywoman — a female member of the clergy
- coach screw — a large screw with a square head used in timber work in buildings, etc
- coat flower — a plant, Petrorhagia saxifraga, of the pink family, native to Eurasia, having pink or white flowers in terminal branching clusters.
- cog railway — a railway for a very steep grade with traction supplied by a central cogged rail that meshes with a cogwheel on the engine
- contraflows — Plural form of contraflow.
- cordwainery — Shoemaking.
- counterdraw — to copy (a painting, etc) by tracing it onto a transparent material, such as oiled paper
- cow parsley — a common Eurasian umbelliferous hedgerow plant, Anthriscus sylvestris, having umbrella-shaped clusters of white flowers
- cow parsnip — any tall coarse umbelliferous plant of the genus Heracleum, such as H. sphondylium of Europe and Asia, having thick stems and flattened clusters of white or purple flowers
- cow-spanker — a dairy farmer
- cowardliest — Superlative form of cowardly.
- cowcatchers — Plural form of cowcatcher.
- craftswoman — A craftswoman is a woman who makes things skilfully with her hands.
- craftswomen — Plural form of craftswoman.
- crashworthy — (of a vehicle) Capable of withstanding a crash.
- cromwellian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the politics, practices, etc., of Oliver Cromwell or of the Commonwealth and Protectorate.
- crossbowman — (in medieval warfare) a soldier armed with a crossbow.
- crowder pea — any variety of cowpea bearing pods with closely spaced seeds.
- crown agent — a member of a board appointed by the Minister for Overseas Development to provide financial, commercial, and professional services for a number of overseas governments and international bodies
- crown daisy — a garden plant, Chrysanthemum coronarium, of the composite family, native to southern Europe, having numerous yellowish-white flower heads.
- crown glass — an old form of window glass made by blowing a globe and spinning it until it formed a flat disc
- crown graft — a type of graft in which the scion is inserted at the crown of the stock
- crown roast — a roast consisting of ribs of lamb or pork arranged in a crown shape
- currantworm — the larva of any of several insects, as a sawfly, Nematus ribesii (imported currantworm) which infests and feeds on the leaves and fruit of currants.
- dawn chorus — The dawn chorus is the singing of birds at dawn.
- dawn patrol — a flight, especially during the early days of military aviation, undertaken at dawn or early morning in order to reconnoiter enemy positions.
- disc harrow — a harrow with sharp-edged slightly concave discs mounted on horizontal shafts and used to cut clods or debris on the surface of the soil or to cover seed after planting
- disk harrow — a harrow having a number of sharp-edged, concave disks set at such an angle that as the harrow is drawn along the ground they turn the soil, pulverize it, and destroy weeds.
- down-easter — a full-rigged ship built in New England in the late 19th century, usually of wood and relatively fast.
- down-market — appealing or catering to lower-income consumers; widely affordable or accessible.
- downdraught — Alternative spelling of downdraft.
- downgrading — Present participle of downgrade.
- downhearted — dejected; depressed; discouraged.
- downloaders — Plural form of downloader.