11-letter words containing c, w, a
- compass saw — a hand saw with a narrow tapered blade for making a curved cut
- contraflows — Plural form of contraflow.
- cordwainery — Shoemaking.
- cotton swab — A cotton swab is the same as a swab.
- counterdraw — to copy (a painting, etc) by tracing it onto a transparent material, such as oiled paper
- cow parsley — a common Eurasian umbelliferous hedgerow plant, Anthriscus sylvestris, having umbrella-shaped clusters of white flowers
- cow parsnip — any tall coarse umbelliferous plant of the genus Heracleum, such as H. sphondylium of Europe and Asia, having thick stems and flattened clusters of white or purple flowers
- cow-spanker — a dairy farmer
- cowansville — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- cowardliest — Superlative form of cowardly.
- cowcatchers — Plural form of cowcatcher.
- crackleware — porcelain or pottery decorated with intentional crazing in the glaze
- craftswoman — A craftswoman is a woman who makes things skilfully with her hands.
- craftswomen — Plural form of craftswoman.
- crashworthy — (of a vehicle) Capable of withstanding a crash.
- crawl space — A crawl space is a narrow space under the roof or floor of a building that provides access to the wiring or plumbing.
- credit swap — A credit swap is a kind of insurance against credit risk where a third party agrees to pay a lender if the loan defaults, in exchange for receiving payments from the lender.
- crimean war — the war fought mainly in the Crimea between Russia on one side and Turkey, France, Sardinia, and Britain on the other (1853-56)
- crippleware — a computer program whose functionality has been deliberately limited, thus forcing the user to purchase additional software
- cromwellian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the politics, practices, etc., of Oliver Cromwell or of the Commonwealth and Protectorate.
- crossbowman — (in medieval warfare) a soldier armed with a crossbow.
- crowder pea — any variety of cowpea bearing pods with closely spaced seeds.
- crown agent — a member of a board appointed by the Minister for Overseas Development to provide financial, commercial, and professional services for a number of overseas governments and international bodies
- crown daisy — a garden plant, Chrysanthemum coronarium, of the composite family, native to southern Europe, having numerous yellowish-white flower heads.
- crown glass — an old form of window glass made by blowing a globe and spinning it until it formed a flat disc
- crown graft — a type of graft in which the scion is inserted at the crown of the stock
- crown roast — a roast consisting of ribs of lamb or pork arranged in a crown shape
- cuckoo wasp — any of several small, metallic-green or -blue wasps of the family Chrysididae that deposit their eggs in nests of other wasps.
- culture war — conflict of values
- curie's law — the principle that the magnetic susceptibility of a paramagnetic substance is inversely proportional to its thermodynamic temperature
- currantworm — the larva of any of several insects, as a sawfly, Nematus ribesii (imported currantworm) which infests and feeds on the leaves and fruit of currants.
- curtainwall — Storm shutters or other removable protection for all windows and doors in a residence or building against the effects of high winds, rain and flying objects during a hurricane. They can be made of a variety of materials such as aluminum panels, iron or even wood.
- czestochowa — an industrial city in S Poland, on the River Warta: pilgrimage centre. Pop: 293 000 (2005 est)
- darwinistic — the Darwinian theory that species originate by descent, with variation, from parent forms, through the natural selection of those individuals best adapted for the reproductive success of their kind.
- dawn chorus — The dawn chorus is the singing of birds at dawn.
- disc harrow — a harrow with sharp-edged slightly concave discs mounted on horizontal shafts and used to cut clods or debris on the surface of the soil or to cover seed after planting
- downpatrick — a market town in Northern Ireland: reputedly the burial place of Saint Patrick. Pop: 10 316 (2001)
- downscaling — Present participle of downscale.
- dwarf sumac — a shrub or small tree, Rhus copallina, of the cashew family, native to the eastern U.S., having shiny, pinnate leaves, greenish flowers, and clusters of red, berrylike fruit.
- 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
- entranceway — A way into a place or thing, esp. a doorway or corridor at the entrance to a building.
- excise laws — laws relating to taxes on dutiable items
- face powder — a cosmetic powder used to give a mat finish to the face.
- facial wash — a beauty product which cleanses the skin of the face
- fancy woman — an immoral woman, especially a man's mistress.
- fast-twitch — of or relating to muscle fiber that contracts relatively rapidly, utilized especially in actions requiring maximum effort of short duration, as sprinting (distinguished from slow-twitch).
- firewatcher — A person who looks for the onset of fires, normally from a high vantage point.
- frenchwoman — a woman who is a native or inhabitant of the French nation.