10-letter words containing c, w, i
- cornerwise — with a corner in front; diagonally
- 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)
- cosmic web — a network of filaments of dark matter, believed by many astronomers to form the basis of the universe
- cottonwick — a grunt, Haemulon melanurum, of warm Atlantic seas.
- countywide — Occurring or extending throughout a county.
- cow killer — a large velvet ant (Dasymutilla occidentalis) of the S and E U.S.: the wingless female has a powerful sting
- cow pillow — (in India) a large cylindrical pillow stuffed with cotton and used for reclining rather than sleeping
- cowberries — Plural form of cowberry.
- coweringly — in a cowering manner
- cowfeteria — a calf feeder with multiple teats
- crack wise — to joke or gibe
- crawfished — Simple past tense and past participle of crawfish.
- crew chief — the head of a crew, especially for maintenance of aircraft or racing cars.
- crewelling — the art of making crewelwork
- crime wave — When more crimes than usual are committed in a particular place, you can refer to this as a crime wave.
- cross wind — a wind blowing across the course or path of a ship, aircraft, etc.
- cross wire — cross hair (def 1).
- crosswinds — Plural form of crosswind.
- crown fire — a forest fire that spreads along treetops, often at great speeds.
- crownpiece — the piece forming or fitting the top of something
- cruisewear — clothing which is suitable for wearing while on a cruise
- czernowitz — German name of Cernăuţi.
- decwindows — DEC's windowing environment based on the X Window System.
- dip switch — computing: on-off switch
- disc wheel — a road wheel of a motor vehicle that has a round pressed disc in place of spokes
- discrowned — Simple past tense and past participle of discrown.
- ditchwater — water, especially stagnant and dirty water, that has collected in a ditch.
- dutch wife — (in tropical countries) an open framework used in bed as a rest for the limbs.
- ecowarrior — Alternative spelling of eco-warrior.
- glowsticks — Plural form of glowstick.
- hawfinches — Plural form of hawfinch.
- hedgewitch — A modern witch who focuses on herbalism and shamanic experience.
- hit wicket — an instance of a batsman breaking the wicket with the bat or a part of the body while playing a stroke and so being out
- hoodiecrow — A hooded crow, Corvus cornix.
- hot switch — a rapid transfer from one point of origin to another during a broadcast.
- insect wax — Chinese wax.
- killswitch — Alternative spelling of kill switch.
- lawn chair — a chair or chaise longue designed for use out of doors.
- lawrencium — a synthetic, radioactive, metallic element. Symbol: Lr; atomic number: 103.
- lewis acid — any substance capable of forming a covalent bond with a base by accepting a pair of electrons from it.
- local wind — one of a number of winds that are influenced predominantly by the topographic features of a relatively small region.
- low-impact — Low-impact exercise does not put a lot of stress on your body.
- low-income — of or relating to those with a relatively small income.
- low-priced — selling at a low price; inexpensive; cheap.
- low-ticket — having a relatively low price: a growing market for low-ticket items.
- magic wand — handheld stick for casting spells
- mankiewicz — Joseph L(eo) 1909–1993, U.S. motion-picture director, producer, and writer.
- markiewicz — Constance, Countess, original name Constance Gore-Booth. 1868–1927, Irish nationalist, married to a Polish count. She fought in the Easter Rising (1916) and was sentenced to death but reprieved. The first woman elected to the British parliament (1918), she refused to take her seat
- mickiewicz — Adam [ah-dahm] /ˈɑ dɑm/ (Show IPA), 1798–1855, Polish poet.
- microbrews — Plural form of microbrew.