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14-letter words containing c, r, a, n, w, e

  • porcelain ware — articles made of porcelain, such as plates and cups
  • reach-me-downs — trousers
  • rent allowance — money given to individuals by the government that subsidises the cost of renting a property
  • richard tawneyRichard Henry, 1880–1962, English historian, born in Calcutta.
  • 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.
  • saint lawrence — D(avid) H(erbert) 1885–1930, English novelist.
  • scenic railway — a railroad that carries its passengers on a brief tour of an amusement park, resort, etc.
  • search warrant — a court order authorizing the examination of a dwelling or other private premises by police officials, as for stolen goods.
  • 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.
  • shower curtain — waterproof sheet around a shower
  • social network — a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts: Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
  • spanner wrench — a spanner with a fixed opening that cannot be adjusted to different sizes
  • stock watering — the creation of more new shares in a company than is justified by its assets
  • throw a wrench — If someone throws a wrench or throws a monkey wrench into a process, they prevent something happening smoothly by deliberately causing a problem.
  • traffic warden — officer who monitors parking, etc.
  • trench warfare — combat in which each side occupies a system of protective trenches.
  • urban clearway — a stretch of road in an urban area on which motorists may stop only in an emergency
  • warm the bench — having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
  • warning device — alarm or danger signal
  • warning notice — official notification of a danger or threat
  • water chestnut — any aquatic plant of the genus Trapa, bearing an edible, nutlike fruit, especially T. natans, of the Old World.
  • water hyacinth — a floating aquatic plant, Eichornia crassipes, of tropical lakes and rivers, that grows so prolifically it often hinders the passage of boats.
  • water moccasin — the cottonmouth.
  • water scorpion — 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.
  • watering place — British. a seaside or lakeside vacation resort featuring bathing, boating, etc.
  • wearing course — the top layer of a road that carries the traffic; road surface
  • welfare centre — a place where people or animals receive assistance
  • western thrace — an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
  • whipping cream — cream with enough butterfat to allow it to be made into whipped cream.
  • whooping crane — a white North American crane, Grus americana, having a loud, whooping call: an endangered species.
  • window cleaner — someone that cleans windows for a living
  • windsor castle — a castle in the town of Windsor in Berkshire, residence of English monarchs since its founding by William the Conqueror
  • wing commander — British. an officer in the Royal Air Force equivalent in rank to a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force.
  • winter aconite — a small Old World plant, Eranthis hyemalis, of the buttercup family, often cultivated for its bright-yellow flowers, which appear very early in the spring.
  • wollstonecraftMary (Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin) 1759–97, English author and feminist (mother of Mary Shelley).
  • work placement — temporary job, internship
  • wrecking crane — a crane for lifting and removing wrecked rolling stock.
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