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11-letter words containing c, i, s, w

  • sandwiching — two or more slices of bread or the like with a layer of meat, fish, cheese, etc., between each pair.
  • schwarmerei — excessive enthusiasm or sentimentality.
  • schweinfurt — a city in N Bavaria, in S central Germany, on the Main River.
  • scissorwise — in a movement or position which imitates scissors
  • scratch wig — a short wig, especially one that covers only part of the head.
  • scrawlingly — in a scrawling manner
  • screenwrite — (language)   A columnar format third generation programming language similar in layout to assembler and used for transaction processing, solely on the Honeywell Bull TPS6 database/transaction management system on their Level 6 DPS6 minicomputers running under the GCOS6 operating system. In the UK it was mainly used by local authorities and the Ministry of Defense. Being proprietary technology, its popularity waned with the introduction of open systems standards, relational databases and fourth generation languages but it is believed that some systems made it through Y2K.
  • screw joint — a type of joint that is fastened by means of screws
  • screwdriver — a hand tool for turning a screw, consisting of a handle attached to a long, narrow shank, usually of metal, which tapers and flattens out to a tip that fits into the slotted head of a screw.
  • second wind — the return of ease in breathing after exhaustion caused by continued physical exertion, as in running.
  • sheriffwick — shrievalty.
  • shipwrecked — the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking.
  • sienkiewicz — Henryk [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1846–1916, Polish novelist: Nobel prize 1905.
  • slow-acting — working or acting slowly, not immediately
  • slow-twitch — of or relating to muscle fiber that contracts relatively slowly and is resistant to fatigue (distinguished from fast-twitch).
  • snow chains — device that gives tyres extra grip
  • social wasp — any of several wasps, as the hornets or yellowjackets, that live together in a community.
  • social work — organized work directed toward the betterment of social conditions in the community, as by seeking to improve the condition of the poor, to promote the welfare of children, etc.
  • sweet birch — a North American tree, Betula lenta, having smooth, blackish bark and twigs that are a source of methyl salicylate.
  • sweet cider — the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
  • swing space — a temporary working environment, used esp while renovations are being carried out
  • swing-music — Also called Big Band music, swing music. a style of jazz, popular especially in the 1930s and often arranged for a large dance band, marked by a smoother beat and more flowing phrasing than Dixieland and having less complex harmonies and rhythms than modern jazz.
  • swiss chard — chard.
  • switch cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
  • switch over — If you switch over when you are watching television, you change to another channel.
  • switch plug — a plug, as for an electric iron, equipped with an on-off switch.
  • 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.
  • switched on — turned-on (def 1).
  • switched-on — turned-on (def 1).
  • switchgrass — a North American prairie grass
  • swivelblock — a block that supports a swivel
  • time switch — Electronics
  • townscaping — the act of designing a town
  • toxic waste — waste material that can be harmful or deadly to living creatures and the environment
  • trip switch — an electric switch arranged to interrupt a circuit suddenly and disconnect power from a running machine so that the machine is stopped
  • twin cities — Minneapolis & St. Paul, Minn.
  • wainscoting — wood, especially oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls.
  • wainscotted — Having a wainscot.
  • waistcloths — Plural form of waistcloth.
  • waistcoated — Wearing a waistcoat.
  • watchspring — the main spring inside a watch
  • welfaristic — characterized by welfarism
  • welsh corgi — one of either of two Welsh breeds of dogs having short legs, erect ears, and a foxlike head. Compare Cardigan (def 2), Pembroke (def 3).
  • welwitschia — A gymnospermous plant of desert regions in southwestern Africa that has a dwarf, massive trunk, two long strap-shaped leaves, and male and female flowers in the scales of scarlet cones. It is remarkable for its ability to extract moisture from fog.
  • west africa — most westerly part of Africa
  • west covina — a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.
  • west-facing — orientated towards the west
  • wheelchairs — Plural form of wheelchair.
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