14-letter words containing c, a, s, e, w
- secondary wall — the innermost part of a plant cell wall, deposited after the wall has ceased to increase in surface area.
- secondary wave — a transverse earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the second conspicuous wave to reach a seismograph.
- serrated wrack — the seaweed Fucus serratus
- sewing machine — any of various foot-operated or electric machines for sewing or making stitches, ranging from machines with a shuttle for a spool of thread and a needle for sewing garments to industrial machines for sewing leather, book pages together, etc.
- shadow cabinet — (in the British Parliament) a group of prominent members of the opposition who are expected to hold positions in the cabinet when their party assumes power.
- shower curtain — waterproof sheet around a shower
- showplace home — a historic house
- sleepaway camp — a camp providing facilities for teenagers to sleep away from home
- social network — a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts: Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
- social welfare — social services provided by a government for its citizens.
- sowing machine — a machine that scatters seeds on land so that they may grow
- spanner wrench — a spanner with a fixed opening that cannot be adjusted to different sizes
- spectra yellow — a vivid yellow color.
- stock watering — the creation of more new shares in a company than is justified by its assets
- straw-coloured — If you describe something, especially hair, as straw-coloured, you mean that it is pale yellow.
- surface worker — a person who works on or near the ground surface
- swanscombe man — a primitive human, Homo sapiens steinheimensis, of the middle Pleistocene Epoch, known from a fossil skull fragment found at Swanscombe, England.
- two-horse race — a competition, election, etc, in which there are only two teams or candidates with a chance of winning
- unwatchfulness — the quality or state of being unwatchful
- walk-in closet — a closet that is large enough to walk around in.
- wallace's line — an imaginary line that separates the Oriental and Australian zoogeographical regions and passes between Bali and Lombok, west of Celebes, and east of the Philippines.
- wappenschawing — a periodical muster or review of the men under arms in a particular lordship or district
- warehouse club — A warehouse club is a large shop which sells goods at reduced prices to people who pay each year to become members of the organization that runs the shop.
- waste of space — If you describe someone or something as a waste of space, you are indicating that you have a very low opinion of them.
- waste products — the useless products of bodily processes
- water chestnut — any aquatic plant of the genus Trapa, bearing an edible, nutlike fruit, especially T. natans, of the Old World.
- water moccasin — the cottonmouth.
- water scorpion — any of several predaceous aquatic bugs of the family Nepidae, having clasping front legs and a long respiratory tube at the rear of the abdomen: capable of biting if handled.
- watercolourist — An artist who paints watercolours.
- wave mechanics — a form of quantum mechanics formulated in terms of a wave equation, as the Schrödinger equation.
- wearing course — the top layer of a road that carries the traffic; road surface
- weaver's hitch — sheet bend.
- weightwatchers — a person who is dieting to control his or her weight.
- well-practised — having or having been habitually or frequently practised in order to improve skill or quality
- weltanschauung — a comprehensive conception or image of the universe and of humanity's relation to it.
- western thrace — an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- whiplash-curve — the lash of a whip.
- wildcat strike — unofficial work stoppage
- windsor castle — a castle in the town of Windsor in Berkshire, residence of English monarchs since its founding by William the Conqueror
- wollstonecraft — Mary (Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin) 1759–97, English author and feminist (mother of Mary Shelley).
- wrecker's ball — a heavy metal ball swung on a cable from a crane and used in demolition work.
- wristlet watch — a watch that is attached to a band or bracelet
- writer's cramp — spasmodic, painful contractions of the muscles of the thumb, forefinger, and forearm during writing.