11-letter words containing c, o, w, e
- czestochowa — an industrial city in S Poland, on the River Warta: pilgrimage centre. Pop: 293 000 (2005 est)
- dock worker — A dock worker is a person who works in the docks, loading and unloading ships.
- dockworkers — Plural form of dockworker.
- dower chest — a Pennsylvania Dutch hope chest bearing the initials of the owner.
- down ticket — relating to or noting a candidate or political contest that is relatively low-profile and local compared to one listed in a higher place on the ballot: Very popular presidential nominees often cause down-ballot candidates to win.
- eco-warrior — An eco-warrior is someone who spends a lot of time working actively for environmental causes.
- ecowarriors — Plural form of ecowarrior.
- electroweak — combining both the electromagnetic and weak forces or interactions
- face powder — a cosmetic powder used to give a mat finish to the face.
- frenchwoman — a woman who is a native or inhabitant of the French nation.
- googlewhack — A Google search result consisting of a single hit, in response to a search on two separate words.
- ground crew — ground personnel responsible for the maintenance and repair of aircraft.
- growth cone — a flattened area at the end of a growing axon or dendrite, having radiating filopodia and lemellopodia that function as guides for the outgrowth of embryonic nerve fibers.
- homewrecker — One who is blamed for the breakup of a marriage or family, such as an adulterous partner.
- hooded crow — a European crow, Corvus corone cornix, having a gray body and black head, wings, and tail.
- hoodie crow — a subspecies of the carrion crow, Corvus corone cornix, that has a grey body and black head, wings, and tail
- ice flowers — formations of ice crystals on the surface of a still, slowly freezing body of water.
- jabberwocky — a playful imitation of language consisting of invented, meaningless words; nonsense; gibberish.
- lace pillow — pillow (def 3).
- lacquerwork — lacquered wood, often with ivory inlays
- latticework — work consisting of crossed strips usually arranged in a diagonal pattern of open spaces.
- law society — association of lawyers
- lock washer — a washer placed under a nut on a bolt or screw, so made as to prevent the nut from shaking loose.
- low-calorie — containing relatively fewer calories than comparable foods, diets, etc
- low-context — tending to communicate by electronic methods such as e-mail, rather than in person
- low-pitched — pitched in a low register or key: a low-pitched aria for the basso.
- lower class — classes lower in rank than middle class
- lower court — any court other than the highest court in a jurisdiction
- 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
- microbrewed — Produced by microbrewing.
- microbrewer — The person or company that operates a microbrewery.
- microwriter — a small device with six keys for creating text that can be printed or displayed on a visual display unit
- mince words — speak tentatively, tactfully
- money cowry — a tropical marine gastropod, Cypraea moneta
- moscow mule — a cocktail of vodka, lime juice, and ginger beer, traditionally served in a copper mug.
- new country — a style of country music that emerged in the late 1980s characterized by a more contemporary sound and down-to-earth rather than sentimental lyrics
- new economy — the postindustrial world economy based on internet trading and advanced technology
- objectworks — An object-oriented development environment developed by ParcPlace, available under Smalltalk and C++.
- office work — work normally carried out in an office, for example clerical or administrative work for an organization
- olive crown — (esp in ancient Greece and Rome) a garland of olive leaves awarded as a token of victory
- open switch — (IBM, probably from railways) An unresolved question, issue, or problem.
- overcrowded — filled to excess; packed.
- oxbow chest — a chest of drawers having a front convex at the sides and concave in the center without vertical divisions.
- pace bowler — a bowler who characteristically delivers the ball rapidly
- pieceworker — someone who does work paid for according to the quantity produced
- 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.