14-letter words containing c, w, a
- 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.
- pendulum watch — (formerly) a watch having a balance wheel, especially a balance wheel bearing a fake pendulum bob oscillating behind a window in the dial.
- pick one's way — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- pickwickianism — a Pickwickian statement, expression, word, or the like.
- porcelain ware — articles made of porcelain, such as plates and cups
- powder compact — make-up: small case of foundation
- prawn cocktail — A prawn cocktail is a dish that consists of prawns, salad, and a sauce. It is usually eaten at the beginning of a meal.
- prawn-sandwich — characterizing or belonging to the type of spectator at a football match who is motivated to attend more by the corporate hospitality available than a true devotion to a particular club
- public welfare — state aid to the poor
- railway police — the branch of the police force specializing in maintaining law and order and detecting crime on the railways
- rainbow cactus — an erect stiff cactus, Echinocereus pectinatus rigidissimus, of Arizona and Mexico, having a cylindrical body, numerous interlocking spines, and pink flowers.
- rainbow-collar — being or of an employee who combines work or experience on the assembly line with more technical or administrative duties; having both blue-collar and white-collar duties or experience.
- 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.
- rent allowance — money given to individuals by the government that subsidises the cost of renting a property
- richard tawney — Richard 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.
- sackville-west — Dame Victoria Mary ("Vita") 1892–1962, English poet and novelist (wife of Harold Nicolson).
- saint lawrence — D(avid) H(erbert) 1885–1930, English novelist.
- sandwich board — two connected posters or signboards that hang in front of and behind a person and usually bear some advertisement, notice, exhortation, or the like.
- sandwich glass — any of various forms of glassware manufactured at Sandwich, Mass., from 1825 to c1890.
- sandwich panel — a structural panel consisting of a core of one material enclosed between two sheets of a different material.
- 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.
- serrated wrack — the seaweed Fucus serratus
- sewing machine — any of various foot-operated or electric machines for sewing or making stitches, ranging from machines with a shuttle for a spool of thread and a needle for sewing garments to industrial machines for sewing leather, book pages together, etc.
- 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 curtain — waterproof sheet around a shower
- showplace home — a historic house
- sleepaway camp — a camp providing facilities for teenagers to sleep away from home
- 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.
- sowing machine — a machine that scatters seeds on land so that they may grow
- spanner wrench — a spanner with a fixed opening that cannot be adjusted to different sizes
- spectra yellow — a vivid yellow color.
- 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.
- 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.
- to wax lyrical — If you say that someone, for example, waxes lyrical or waxes indignant about a subject, you mean that they talk about it in an enthusiastic or indignant way.
- traffic warden — officer who monitors parking, etc.
- trench warfare — combat in which each side occupies a system of protective trenches.
- tuckaway table — a table having a support folding into one plane and a tilting or drop-leaf top.
- two-horse race — a competition, election, etc, in which there are only two teams or candidates with a chance of winning
- unacknowledged — widely recognized; generally accepted: an acknowledged authority on Chinese art.
- unknown factor — a factor that is not known or understood