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11-letter words containing c, a, n, e, w

  • new mexican — a state in the SW United States. 121,666 sq. mi. (315,115 sq. km). Capital: Santa Fe. Abbreviation: NM (for use with zip code), N. Mex., N.M.
  • news agency — a business organization that gathers news for transmittal to its subscribers. Compare press association.
  • newscasters — Plural form of newscaster.
  • newscasting — a broadcast of news on radio or television.
  • pawn ticket — a receipt given for goods left with a pawnbroker.
  • policewoman — a female member of a police force or body.
  • power chain — an endless chain for transmitting motion and power between sprockets on shafts with parallel axes.
  • racewalking — the activity of racing by walking fast rather than running
  • scaled-down — reduced in level of activity, extent, numbers, etc
  • screen wash — a fluid that is squirted onto a car windscreen to clean it
  • snow-capped — A snow-capped mountain is covered with snow at the top.
  • swan's neck — a shallow S-curve used in decorative work.
  • swan-necked — having a neck that is long and elegant like that of a swan
  • swing space — a temporary working environment, used esp while renovations are being carried out
  • switch cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
  • sword dance — any of various dances, usually performed by men, in which swords are ceremonially flourished or are laid on the ground and danced around.
  • tonic water — drink: carbonated water
  • tower crane — a rotatable cantilever jib on top of a steelwork tower used on building sites where the operator needs to command a good view of the site
  • train wreck — an accident in which a train or trains are severely damaged.
  • tweetcation — a short break from posting on the Twitter website
  • under watch — If someone is being kept under watch, they are being guarded or observed all the time.
  • unwatchable — detectable; apparent.
  • wainscotted — Having a wainscot.
  • war cabinet — government wartime committee
  • watt-second — a unit of energy equal to the energy of one watt acting for one second; the equivalent of one joule.
  • west covina — a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.
  • west seneca — a city in NW New York, near Buffalo.
  • west-facing — orientated towards the west
  • wet contact — a contact through which direct current flows.
  • wet machine — a machine for dewatering pulp.
  • white bacon — bacon (def 2).
  • winckelmann — Johann Joachim [yoh-hahn yoh-ah-khim] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyoʊ ɑ xɪm/ (Show IPA), 1717–68, German archaeologist and art historian.
  • windcheater — a lightweight jacket for sports or other outdoor wear.
  • wine cellar — a cellar for the storage of wine.
  • wire agency — a business organization that gathers news, news photos, the latest stock-market prices, etc., for distribution, usually by teletypewriter, to its subscribers, especially newspapers: so called from the original transmission of news by telegraph wire.
  • word accent — word stress.
  • yachtswomen — Irregular plural form of yachtswoman.
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