10-letter words containing c, w, a
- colourwash — a coloured distemper
- colwyn bay — a town and resort in N Wales, in Conwy county borough. Pop: 30 269 (2001)
- common law — the body of law based on judicial decisions and custom, as distinct from statute law
- common-law — of, relating to, or established by common law: a common-law spouse.
- commonweal — the good of the community
- contraflow — A contraflow is a situation in which vehicles travelling on a main road in one direction have to use lanes that are normally used by traffic travelling in the opposite direction, because the road is being repaired.
- coping saw — a handsaw with a U-shaped frame used for cutting curves in a material too thick for a fret saw
- copperware — Articles made from copper.
- cordwainer — a shoemaker or worker in cordovan leather
- cornwallis — Charles, 1st Marquis Cornwallis. 1738–1805, British general in the War of American Independence: commanded forces defeated at Yorktown (1781): defeated Tipu Sahib (1791): governor general of Bengal (1786–93, 1805): negotiated the Treaty of Amiens (1801)
- counterwar — War waged in response to another war.
- courseware — computer software designed to be used in an educational course
- cowardness — Synonym of cowardice.
- cowboy hat — a wide-brimmed hat as worn by cowboys
- cowcatcher — a metal frame on the front of a locomotive to clear the track of animals or other obstructions
- cowfeteria — a calf feeder with multiple teats
- crack down — If people in authority crack down on a group of people, they become stricter in making the group obey rules or laws.
- crack wise — to joke or gibe
- crackdowns — Plural form of crackdown.
- cradlewalk — a garden walkway covered by arched trees
- craft brew — an all-malt or nearly all-malt specialty beer usually brewed in a small, regional brewery.
- crawfished — Simple past tense and past participle of crawfish.
- crawlspace — (in a building) an area accessible by crawling, having a clearance less than human height, for access to plumbing or wiring, storage, etc.
- crime wave — When more crimes than usual are committed in a particular place, you can refer to this as a crime wave.
- crosswalks — Plural form of crosswalk.
- crown gall — a disease of peaches, apples, roses, grapes, etc., characterized by the formation of galls on the roots or stems usually at or below ground level, caused by a bacterium, Agrobacterium tumefaciens.
- crown land — (in the United Kingdom) land belonging to the Crown
- crown wart — a disease of alfalfa and clover, characterized by galls around the base of the stem, caused by several fungi of the genus Urophlyctis.
- crownbeard — any of various American composite plants constituting the genus Verbesina, having clustered, usually yellow flower heads.
- cruisewear — clothing which is suitable for wearing while on a cruise
- currawongs — Plural form of currawong.
- deathwatch — a vigil held beside a dying or dead person
- deck watch — (on a ship) a precision watch used on deck for navigational purposes to avoid disturbing the chronometer.
- decree-law — an executive decree made pursuant to a delegation from the legislature and having the full force of legislation.
- ditchwater — water, especially stagnant and dirty water, that has collected in a ditch.
- dogwatches — Plural form of dogwatch.
- downcasted — Simple past tense and past participle of downcast.
- downscaled — Simple past tense and past participle of downscale.
- duckwalked — Simple past tense and past participle of duckwalk.
- dutchwoman — a female native or inhabitant of the Netherlands; a woman of Dutch ancestry.
- ecowarrior — Alternative spelling of eco-warrior.
- face towel — a small towel for the face.
- flow chart — Also called flow sheet. a detailed diagram or chart of the operations and equipment through which material passes, as in a manufacturing process.
- flowcharts — Plural form of flowchart.
- french way — cunnilingus or fellatio.
- grasswrack — any of several perennial submerged marine plants of the genus Zostera; eelgrass
- half crown — a former silver or cupronickel coin of Great Britain equal to two shillings and sixpence: use phased out after decimalization in 1971.
- half-crown — a former silver or cupronickel coin of Great Britain equal to two shillings and sixpence: use phased out after decimalization in 1971.
- hand screw — a screw that can be tightened by the fingers, without the aid of a tool.
- hate-watch — to watch (a TV show, movie, video, actor, etc.) that one professes to dislike, often with the intention to mock or criticize.