16-letter words containing c, o, e, t
- white rhinoceros — an African rhinoceros, Diceros simus, having two horns on the nose
- whole-tone scale — a scale progressing entirely by whole tones, as C, D, E, F♯, G♯, A♯, C.
- winter crookneck — any of several winter varieties of squash, Cucurbita moschata, having elongated, curved necks.
- within an ace of — a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot: He dealt me four aces in the first hand.
- without ceremony — in a casual or informal manner
- without recourse — a qualified endorsement on such a negotiable instrument, by which the endorser protects himself or herself from liability to subsequent holders
- woodland culture — a long pre-Columbian tradition characterized by the corded pottery of a hunting and later agricultural people of the eastern U.S. noted for the construction of burial mounds and other structures and dating from c1000 b.c. to a.d. 1700.
- worcester oyster — a drink consisting of raw unbeaten egg, Worcester sauce, salt, and pepper: a supposed cure for a hangover
- writ of election — a writ by an executive authority requiring the holding of an election, especially one issued by a governor to require a special election for filling a vacancy in the representation from a state.
- yet another yacc — (tool) (Yay) An extension of Yacc with LALR2 parsing. Yay is available from Bull as part of the University of Waterloo Tools package maintained by <[email protected]>.
- zenith telescope — a telescope mounted to point only at the zenith, used at some observatories for measuring time by the stars.