11-letter words containing a, w, e
- brown bread — bread made with wholemeal flour, or with ingredients that give it a brown colour
- brown earth — an intrazonal soil of temperate humid regions typically developed under deciduous forest into a dark rich layer (mull): characteristic of much of southern and central England
- brown heart — a brown discoloration of the flesh of stored apples, resulting from high concentrations of carbon dioxide.
- brown hyena — a hyena, Hyaena brunnea, of southern Africa, having a blackish-gray coat: its dwindling population is now protected.
- brown paper — a coarse unbleached paper used for wrapping
- brown sauce — a sauce made from cooked fat and flour
- brown snake — any of various common venomous snakes of the genus Pseudonaja
- brown water — shallow water, as opposed to deep (blue) water.
- brown-state — (of linen and lace fabrics) undyed
- bubble wrap — a type of polythene wrapping containing many small air pockets, used as a protective covering when transporting breakable goods
- bullwhacker — (especially in the early 19th century) the driver of a team of oxen.
- bush lawyer — any of several prickly trailing plants of the genus Rubus
- bushelwoman — a woman who alters clothes
- bushwhacker — a person who travels around or lives in thinly populated woodlands
- cabbagetown — a former slum area of Toronto, now known for its Victorian architecture and thriving arts community
- cabbageworm — any caterpillar that feeds on cabbages, esp that of the cabbage white
- cabinetwood — any wood suitable for use in cabinetwork.
- cabinetwork — the making of furniture, esp of fine quality
- cactus wren — any American wren of the genus Campylorhynchus, of arid regions, especially C. brunneicapillus, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- cadwallader — a male given name.
- cakewalking — Present participle of cakewalk.
- camera crew — a group of people who are involved in the operation of a film camera
- camerawoman — a woman who operates a film or television camera
- camerawomen — Plural form of camerawoman.
- campbeltown — a seaport on the Kintyre peninsula, in SW Scotland: resort.
- camphorweed — vinegarweed.
- 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.
- capped pawn — a pawn that has been singled out or marked by a strong player as the one with which he or she intends to effect checkmate in giving a weaker opponent odds.
- 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.
- carriageway — A carriageway is one side of a road on which traffic travelling in opposite directions is separated by a barrier.
- cartwheeled — Simple past tense and past participle of cartwheel.
- cartwheeler — a person who performs cartwheels
- caseworkers — Plural form of caseworker.
- cassowaries — Plural form of cassowary.
- castle walk — a ballroom dance of the pre–World War I era, consisting of a sedate step to each beat.
- casual wear — informal articles of clothing or footwear
- casual-wear — clothing designed for wear on informal occasions.
- catchweight — of or relating to a contest in which normal weight categories have been waived by agreement
- caterwauled — Simple past tense and past participle of caterwaul.
- caterwauler — to utter long wailing cries, as cats in rutting time.
- cattle show — a competitive event at which farmers show their best cattle
- cattlewoman — A woman who raises or tends cattle.
- cattlewomen — Plural form of cattlewoman.
- cauliflower — Cauliflower is a large round vegetable that has a hard white centre surrounded by green leaves.
- chain wheel — sprocket (def 1).
- chairwarmer — an office holder, committee member, or employee who is inactive and ineffective
- change down — When you change down, you move the gear lever in the vehicle you are driving in order to use a lower gear.
- charge with — to impose or ask as a price or fee: That store charges $25 for leather gloves.