10-letter words containing c, w, o
- close with — to engage in battle with an enemy
- close work — work that involves focusing your eyes on a nearby object, such as a book or computer screen, for a prolonged period of time
- closedowns — Plural form of closedown.
- clownishly — In a clownish, undignified, or foolish manner; absurdly, ridiculously.
- clownology — The study of being a clown.
- coastwards — in the direction of the coast
- coatsworth — Elizabeth, 1893–1986, U.S. writer, especially of children's books.
- cobwebbery — the texture of cobwebs
- cobweblike — Resembling or characteristic of a cobweb.
- cobwebsite — (jargon, web) A website that hasn't been updated for a long time. A dead web page.
- cockwomble — (UK,slang,derogatory) A foolish or obnoxious person.
- codeswitch — Alternative form of code-switch.
- codewalker — (programming, tool) A program component that analyses other programs. Compilers have codewalkers in their front ends; so do cross-reference generators and some database front ends. Other utility programs that try to do too much with source code may turn into codewalkers. As in "This new 'vgrind' feature would require a codewalker to implement."
- codswallop — If you describe something that someone has just said as codswallop, you mean that you think it is nonsense.
- cold sweat — If you are in a cold sweat, you are sweating and feel cold, usually because you are very afraid or nervous.
- cold-drawn — (of metal wire, bars, etc) having been drawn unheated through a die to reduce dimensions, toughen, and improve surface finish
- cold-water — designating a room, apartment, etc. that is not provided with hot water or, sometimes, a bathroom
- 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
- coneflower — any North American plant of the genera Rudbeckia, Ratibida, and Echinacea, which have rayed flowers with a conelike centre: family Asteraceae (composites)
- 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.
- copperwork — a place where copper is worked
- copperworm — a shipworm, Teredo navalis
- copywriter — A copywriter is a person whose job is to write the words for advertisements.
- cordwainer — a shoemaker or worker in cordovan leather
- corkscrews — Plural form of corkscrew.
- corkscrewy — Resembling the worm of a corkscrew in shape.
- cornerwise — with a corner in front; diagonally
- cornflower — Cornflowers are small plants with flowers that are usually blue.
- 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
- cottonweed — a downy perennial plant, Otanthus maritimus, of European coastal regions, having small yellow flowers surrounded by large hairy bracts: family Asteraceae (composites)
- cottonwick — a grunt, Haemulon melanurum, of warm Atlantic seas.
- cottonwood — A cottonwood or a cottonwood tree is a kind of tree that grows in North America and has seeds that are covered with hairs that look like cotton.
- cottonwool — Alternative form of cotton wool.
- count down — to check over (the separate units or groups of a collection) one by one to determine the total number; add up; enumerate: He counted his tickets and found he had ten.
- countdowns — Plural form of countdown.
- counterwar — War waged in response to another war.
- countywide — Occurring or extending throughout a county.
- courseware — computer software designed to be used in an educational course
- coursework — written or oral work completed by a student within a given period, which is assessed as an integral part of an educational course
- 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
- cowardness — Synonym of cowardice.
- cowberries — Plural form of cowberry.