11-letter words containing c, o, w, e, l
- lower-class — of, relating to, or characteristic of the lower class: lower-class values.
- luckengowan — a daisy or other flower having petals drawn together similar to a bud
- moscow mule — a cocktail of vodka, lime juice, and ginger beer, traditionally served in a copper mug.
- olive crown — (esp in ancient Greece and Rome) a garland of olive leaves awarded as a token of victory
- pace bowler — a bowler who characteristically delivers the ball rapidly
- pillow lace — bobbin lace.
- police work — the everyday duties of police officers, esp the investigation of criminal activities
- policewoman — a female member of a police force or body.
- policyowner — policyholder.
- power cable — cable for conducting electric power.
- power cycle — (hardware) (Or "cycle power", "cycle") To turn a machine's power off and on, with the intention of clearing some kind of hung or gronked state. Synonym 120 reset; see also Big Red Switch. Compare Vulcan nerve pinch, bounce and boot, and see the AI Koan about Tom Knight and the novice.
- power lunch — ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.
- rock flower — any shrub of the genus Crossosoma, native to the arid regions of the southwestern U.S., having thick, narrow leaves and solitary flowers.
- scaled-down — reduced in level of activity, extent, numbers, etc
- screech owl — any of numerous small American owls of the genus Otus, having hornlike tufts of feathers, as O. asio, of eastern North America.
- slow cooker — an electric cooking pot with a tight-fitting lid for cooking meats, casseroles, etc., for several hours at relatively low temperatures, usually around 200° F (93.3° C).
- swage block — an iron block containing holes and grooves of various sizes, used for heading bolts and shaping objects not easily worked on an anvil.
- swivelblock — a block that supports a swivel
- tower block — a high-rise building.
- trickledown — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- unwelcoming — not friendly, hostile
- wackadoodle — (slang, pejorative) Crazy, irrational, or eccentric.
- wall rocket — any of several yellow-flowered European plants of the genus Diplotaxis, such as D. muralis, that grow on old walls and in waste places: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- wall socket — socket (def 2b).
- water clock — a device, as a clepsydra, for measuring time by the flow of water.
- watercolors — Plural form of watercolor.
- watercolour — A water-soluble pigment.
- watercooler — Alternative spelling of water cooler.
- waterlocked — enclosed entirely, or almost entirely, by water: a waterlocked nation.
- waterlocust — a thorny honeylocust (Gleditsia aquatica), native to the SE U.S., with a dark, heavy wood that takes a high polish
- welcome mat — a doormat, especially one with the word “welcome” printed on it.
- welcomeness — a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
- welcomingly — In a welcoming manner.
- well-chosen — chosen with care, as for suitability or preciseness: He entered at a well-chosen moment.
- well-cooked — having been cooked with skill so as to be pleasant to eat
- well-copied — an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original: a copy of a famous painting.
- 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).
- wheel cover — a fancy cover for the wheels of motor vehicles: larger than a hubcap
- white cloud — a small, brightly colored freshwater fish, Tanichthys albonubes, native to China: popular in home aquariums.
- whole cloth — pure fabrication: fiction, invention
- wholestitch — a type of stitch producing an effect similar to woven cloth
- wilberforce — William, 1759–1833, British statesman, philanthropist, and writer.
- wine cooler — a bucket for holding ice to chill a bottle of wine.
- wool cheque — the annual return for a sheep farmer
- worse luck! — unhappily; unfortunately
- yellow cake — a processed oxide of uranium, U 3 O 8 , extracted and concentrated from uranium ore: used as the raw material for commercial nuclear materials, especially fuel elements in nuclear reactors.
- yellow card — Soccer. a yellow card shown by the referee to a player being cautioned for a violation.
- yellow jack — Informal. quarantine flag.
- yellow race — the Mongoloid group of mankind
- yellow-card — Soccer. a yellow card shown by the referee to a player being cautioned for a violation.