13-letter words containing c, o, n, w, a
- new caledonia — an island in the S Pacific, about 800 miles (1290 km) E of Australia. 6224 sq. mi. (16,120 sq. km).
- newport beach — a city in SW California, SE of Los Angeles.
- news blackout — a situation in which a government or other authority imposes a ban on the publication of news on a particular subject
- no-score draw — A no-score draw is the result of a football match in which neither team scores any goals.
- norway spruce — a European spruce, Picea abies, having shiny, dark-green needles, grown as an ornamental.
- nuclear power — power derived from nuclear energy.
- once and away — conclusively
- one-punch law — a law prescribing punitive sentences for assault, including assault comprising a single blow
- open sandwich — a sandwich served on only one slice of bread, without a covering slice.
- optical crown — an optical glass of low dispersion and relatively low refractive index. It is used in the construction of lenses
- reach-me-down — a garment that is cheaply ready-made or second-hand
- sandwich coin — a coin having a layer of one metal between outside layers of another, as a quarter with a layer of copper between layers of silver.
- sandwich loaf — a loaf of the type of soft white sliced bread often used to make sandwiches
- scarlet woman — a sexually promiscuous woman, especially a prostitute or a woman who commits adultery.
- secret weapon — Someone's secret weapon is a thing or person which they believe will help them achieve something and which other people do not know about.
- shadowcasting — the enhancement of images by the casting of shadows
- shock and awe — US military: use of extreme force
- slow handclap — slow rhythmic clapping, esp used by an audience to indicate dissatisfaction or impatience
- stock warrant — A stock warrant is the right to buy stock at a particular price on a particular date directly from the issuing company.
- sweep account — Finance. a checking account from which money in excess of a specified amount is automatically transferred to another account or to an investment that earns a higher rate of return.
- tallow candle — a candle made from tallow
- tax allowance — amount of income left untaxed
- thenceforward — from that time or place onward.
- throw a punch — try to hit sb
- vacation work — work undertaken by students during their vacation
- wages council — (formerly, in Britain) a statutory body empowered to fix minimum wages in an industry; abolished in 1994
- wallcoverings — Plural form of wallcovering.
- wanted notice — a public announcement by the police that they want to question someone in connection with a crime that has been committed
- watch oneself — to be careful, cautious, or discreet
- waterscorpion — 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.
- wave function — a solution of a wave equation.
- waygoing crop — away-going crop.
- welcome wagon — a welcoming service that provides information about a community to new residents
- well-anchored — any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- western ocean — the North Atlantic Ocean.
- windsor chair — a wooden chair of many varieties, having a spindle back and legs slanting outward: common in 18th-century England and in the American colonies.
- wolffian duct — a duct, draining the mesonephros of the embryo, that becomes the vas deferens in males and vestigial in females.
- woman teacher — a female schoolteacher
- wood hyacinth — bluebell (def 2).
- woodcraftsman — a person who is skilled in woodcraft.
- wool classing — the grading and grouping together of similar types of wool
- wool merchant — a dealer in wool
- working class — those persons working for wages, especially in manual labor.
- you can't win — an expression of resignation after an unsuccessful attempt to overcome difficulties