14-letter words containing c, o, w, e
- miracle worker — If you describe someone as a miracle worker, you mean that they have achieved or are able to achieve success in something that other people have found very difficult.
- mowing machine — a machine for mowing or cutting down grass, grain, etc.
- mulching mower — a lawn mower that shreds blades of grass into very small pieces that are left on the lawn to decay and return moisture and nutrients to the soil
- network closet — (networking) The place where network hardware (other than cabling) is installed. The space should be used primarily for storage, be dry, and have electricity available. Since network equipment rarely needs attention once installed and tested, the network closet can have limited accessibility.
- new caledonian — of, from, or relating to New Caledonia
- new carrollton — a city in S central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
- new providence — an island in the N Bahamas. 58 sq. mi. (150 sq. km).
- news broadcast — TV, radio: current affairs item
- nice/good work — You can say to someone 'nice work' or 'good work' in order to thank or praise them for doing something well or quickly.
- northern crown — the constellation Corona Borealis.
- nuclear weapon — an explosive device whose destructive potential derives from the release of energy that accompanies the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei.
- one-way ticket — transport: single-journey fare
- owner-occupied — (of a home, apartment, etc.) used as a residence by the owner.
- owner-occupier — (of a home, apartment, etc.) used as a residence by the owner.
- panoramic view — wide vista or landscape
- parchment worm — any of several polychaete worms of the genus Chaetopterus that secrete and live in a U -shaped, parchmentlike tube.
- peacock-flower — royal poinciana.
- pelican-flower — a woody vine, Aristolochia grandiflora, of the West Indies, having heart-shaped leaves and purple-spotted, purple-veined flowers from 18 to 24 inches (46 to 61 cm) wide with a long, taillike structure at the tip of the corolla.
- pick one's way — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- picture window — a large window in a house, usually dominating the room or wall in which it is located, and often designed or placed to present an attractive view.
- popcorn flower — a plant, Plagiobothrys nothofulvus, of the borage family, native to the western U.S., having coiled clusters of small white flowers.
- porcelain ware — articles made of porcelain, such as plates and cups
- powder compact — make-up: small case of foundation
- power politics — political action characterized by the exercise or pursuit of power as a means of coercion.
- puncture wound — injury: perforation
- railway police — the branch of the police force specializing in maintaining law and order and detecting crime on the railways
- reach-me-downs — trousers
- reactive power — Reactive power is the part of complex power that corresponds to storage and retrieval of energy rather than consumption.
- reckon without — If you say that you had reckoned without something, you mean that you had not expected it and so were not prepared for it.
- rent allowance — money given to individuals by the government that subsidises the cost of renting a property
- road allowance — land reserved by the government to be used for public roads
- rowing machine — an exercise machine having a mechanism with two oarlike handles, foot braces, and a sliding seat, allowing the user to go through the motions of rowing in a racing shell.
- schoolies week — (in Australia) a week when large numbers of school leavers gather together for a holiday away from home after the end of their final exams
- screw conveyor — a device for moving loose materials, consisting of a shaft with a broad, helically wound blade rotating in a tube or trough.
- secondary wall — the innermost part of a plant cell wall, deposited after the wall has ceased to increase in surface area.
- secondary wave — a transverse earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the second conspicuous wave to reach a seismograph.
- shadow cabinet — (in the British Parliament) a group of prominent members of the opposition who are expected to hold positions in the cabinet when their party assumes power.
- shower cubicle — a shower enclosure
- shower curtain — waterproof sheet around a shower
- showplace home — a historic house
- social network — a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts: Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
- social welfare — social services provided by a government for its citizens.
- southern crown — the constellation Corona Australis.
- sowing machine — a machine that scatters seeds on land so that they may grow
- spectra yellow — a vivid yellow color.
- spruce budworm — the larva of a common tortricid moth, Choristoneura fumiferana, that is a destructive pest primarily of spruce and balsam fir in the northern and northeastern U.S. and in Canada.
- stock watering — the creation of more new shares in a company than is justified by its assets
- straw-coloured — If you describe something, especially hair, as straw-coloured, you mean that it is pale yellow.
- surface worker — a person who works on or near the ground surface
- swanscombe man — a primitive human, Homo sapiens steinheimensis, of the middle Pleistocene Epoch, known from a fossil skull fragment found at Swanscombe, England.