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11-letter words containing c, h, a, w

  • googlewhack — A Google search result consisting of a single hit, in response to a search on two separate words.
  • hack writer — a writer of undistinguished literary work produced to order
  • hollow back — a paper tube or roll, almost flattened, having one side glued to the back of a book and the other to the inside of the spine.
  • hollow-back — a paper tube or roll, almost flattened, having one side glued to the back of a book and the other to the inside of the spine.
  • kitchenware — cooking equipment or utensils.
  • kwangchowan — Older Spelling. Guangzhouwan.
  • lech walesaLech [lek] /lɛk/ (Show IPA), born 1943, Polish labor leader: a leader of Solidarity 1980; president 1990–96; Nobel Peace Prize 1983.
  • lock washer — a washer placed under a nut on a bolt or screw, so made as to prevent the nut from shaking loose.
  • low-alcohol — (of beer or wine) containing only a small amount of alcohol
  • march brown — an angler's name for the dun and spinner of various mayflies or an artificial fly imitating one of these
  • nicht wahr? — isn't that so?
  • night watch — a painting (1642) by Rembrandt.
  • night-watch — a painting (1642) by Rembrandt.
  • power chain — an endless chain for transmitting motion and power between sprockets on shafts with parallel axes.
  • sandwiching — two or more slices of bread or the like with a layer of meat, fish, cheese, etc., between each pair.
  • scape wheel — escape wheel.
  • schoolwards — in the direction of school
  • schwarmerei — excessive enthusiasm or sentimentality.
  • schwarzkopfElisabeth, 1915–2006, German soprano, born in Poland.
  • schwarzwald — a wooded mountain region in SW Germany. Highest peak, Feldberg, 4905 feet (1495 meters).
  • scotchwoman — Scotswoman.
  • scratch awl — an awllike device for scribing wood.
  • scratch wig — a short wig, especially one that covers only part of the head.
  • screen wash — a fluid that is squirted onto a car windscreen to clean it
  • snow chains — device that gives tyres extra grip
  • storm watch — watch (def 20).
  • swashbuckle — to work, behave, or perform as a swashbuckler.
  • swiss chard — chard.
  • switch cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
  • switch yard — a railroad yard in which rolling stock is distributed or made up into trains.
  • switchblade — a pocketknife, the blade of which is held by a spring and can be released suddenly, as by pressing a button.
  • switchboard — a structural unit on which are mounted switches and instruments necessary to complete telephone circuits manually.
  • switchgrass — a North American prairie grass
  • under watch — If someone is being kept under watch, they are being guarded or observed all the time.
  • unwatchable — detectable; apparent.
  • vichy water — a natural mineral water from springs at Vichy, containing sodium bicarbonate, other alkaline salts, etc., used in the treatment of digestive disturbances, gout, etc.
  • waistcloths — Plural form of waistcloth.
  • warchalking — the practice of marking chalk symbols on walls and pavements at places where local wireless internet connections may be obtained for free via a computer, usually without permission
  • watch chain — a chain, frequently of gold or silver, attached to a pocket watch, serving as an ornament and, when passed through a buttonhole in the vest, as a guard against loss or theft of the watch.
  • watch guard — a short chain, cord, or ribbon for securing a watch when worn on the person.
  • watch night — the last night of the year, observed in a watch meeting.
  • watch-glass — a curved glass disc that covers the dial of a watch
  • watchdogged — characteristic of a watchdog
  • watchmakers — Plural form of watchmaker.
  • watchmaking — The making (and repairing) of watches.
  • watchspring — the main spring inside a watch
  • watchstraps — Plural form of watchstrap.
  • watchtowers — Plural form of watchtower.
  • water witch — a person who claims the ability to detect water underground by means of a divining rod
  • water-witch — to practice water witching; work as a water witch.
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