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11-letter words containing c, s, w

  • shipwrecked — the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking.
  • sienkiewicz — Henryk [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1846–1916, Polish novelist: Nobel prize 1905.
  • sketch show — a show, such as a TV show or public performance, consisting of a variety of short comedy scenes
  • slack water — a period when a body of water is between tides.
  • slack-jawed — having the mouth open, especially as an indication of astonishment, bewilderment, etc.
  • 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).
  • slow-acting — working or acting slowly, not immediately
  • slow-twitch — of or relating to muscle fiber that contracts relatively slowly and is resistant to fatigue (distinguished from fast-twitch).
  • snow cannon — a device used to create and project artificial snow for skiing
  • snow chains — device that gives tyres extra grip
  • snow-capped — A snow-capped mountain is covered with snow at the top.
  • social wasp — any of several wasps, as the hornets or yellowjackets, that live together in a community.
  • social work — organized work directed toward the betterment of social conditions in the community, as by seeking to improve the condition of the poor, to promote the welfare of children, etc.
  • spacewalker — a person who manoeuvres in space while outside but attached to a spacecraft
  • stage screw — a large, tapered screw fitted with a handle, used to secure braces for scenery to the floor of a stage.
  • stock power — a power of attorney permitting a person other than the owner of stock in a corporation to transfer the title of ownership to a third party.
  • storm watch — watch (def 20).
  • straw color — a pale yellow similar to the color of straw.
  • 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.
  • swan's neck — a shallow S-curve used in decorative work.
  • swan-necked — having a neck that is long and elegant like that of a swan
  • swashbuckle — to work, behave, or perform as a swashbuckler.
  • sweatercoat — a coat knitted like a bulky sweater.
  • sweep check — a maneuver for depriving an opponent of the puck by seizing it in the crook of one's stick and pulling it away with a movement in a long arc, the stick being held level or nearly level with the ice. Compare check1 (def 37).
  • sweet birch — a North American tree, Betula lenta, having smooth, blackish bark and twigs that are a source of methyl salicylate.
  • sweet cider — the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
  • swing space — a temporary working environment, used esp while renovations are being carried out
  • swing-music — Also called Big Band music, swing music. a style of jazz, popular especially in the 1930s and often arranged for a large dance band, marked by a smoother beat and more flowing phrasing than Dixieland and having less complex harmonies and rhythms than modern jazz.
  • swiss chard — chard.
  • switch cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
  • switch over — If you switch over when you are watching television, you change to another channel.
  • switch plug — a plug, as for an electric iron, equipped with an on-off switch.
  • switch yard — a railroad yard in which rolling stock is distributed or made up into trains.
  • switchblade — a pocketknife, the blade of which is held by a spring and can be released suddenly, as by pressing a button.
  • switchboard — a structural unit on which are mounted switches and instruments necessary to complete telephone circuits manually.
  • switched on — turned-on (def 1).
  • switched-on — turned-on (def 1).
  • switchgrass — a North American prairie grass
  • swivelblock — a block that supports a swivel
  • sword dance — any of various dances, usually performed by men, in which swords are ceremonially flourished or are laid on the ground and danced around.
  • time switch — Electronics
  • townscaping — the act of designing a town
  • toxic waste — waste material that can be harmful or deadly to living creatures and the environment
  • trip switch — an electric switch arranged to interrupt a circuit suddenly and disconnect power from a running machine so that the machine is stopped
  • twin cities — Minneapolis & St. Paul, Minn.
  • wages clerk — a worker in an office who calculates staff wages
  • wainscoting — wood, especially oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls.
  • wainscotted — Having a wainscot.
  • waistcloths — Plural form of waistcloth.
  • waistcoated — Wearing a waistcoat.
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