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14-letter words containing c, w, o

  • glow discharge — the conduction of electricity in a low-pressure gas, producing a diffuse glow.
  • googlewhacking — The action of searching for googlewhacks.
  • hardware cloth — galvanized steel wire screen with a mesh usually between 0.25 and 0.5 inches (0.64 and 1.27 cm), used for coarse sieves, animal cages, and the like.
  • hero's welcome — a very enthusiastic reception from a group of people who show their admiration for something good that you have done
  • hollow-cheeked — having sunken cheeks, as from thinness
  • honeycomb work — stalactite work.
  • injection well — a deep well into which pressurized fluids are injected for waste disposal, to improve the recovery of petroleum, or in solution mining.
  • itching powder — a powder that causes itching when applied to human skin. usually used as a practical joke on an unsuspecting victim
  • just/you watch — You say to someone 'you watch' or 'just watch' when you are predicting that something will happen, and you are very confident that it will happen as you say.
  • know backwards — to understand completely
  • know the score — understand the situation
  • lattice window — a window formed of an open framework of wood, metal, etc, arranged to form an ornamental pattern
  • law of cosines — a law stating that the square of a side of a plane triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides minus twice the product of the other sides multiplied by the cosine of the angle between them.
  • lawson cypress — Port Orford cedar.
  • like clockwork — the mechanism of a clock.
  • low technology — any technology utilizing equipment and production techniques that are relatively unsophisticated (opposed to high technology).
  • lower michigan — the southern part of Michigan, S of the Strait of Mackinac.
  • lu-wang school — School of Mind.
  • macaroni wheat — durum wheat.
  • mackinaw trout — lake trout.
  • make allowance — to take circumstances, limitations, etc. into consideration
  • medicine woman — (among North American Indians and some other aboriginal peoples) a woman believed to possess magical or supernatural powers; a female shaman.
  • meteoric water — ground water that has recently originated from the atmosphere
  • microbreweries — Plural form of microbrewery.
  • microsoft word — (text, tool, product)   A popular word processor, part of the Microsoft Office suite. The original Word (versions 1.0 to 4.?/5.0?) was originally text-based (non-GUI) and ran under MS-DOS. Then Microsoft released Word for Windows 1.0 and 2.0. Later they produced new versions for each OS, both numbered 6.0.
  • microwave oven — an electrically operated oven using high-frequency electromagnetic waves that penetrate food, causing its molecules to vibrate and generating heat within the food to cook it in a very short time.
  • mid wicket off — mid off.
  • midwall column — a column or the like carrying a wall overhanging it on both sides.
  • miracle worker — If you describe someone as a miracle worker, you mean that they have achieved or are able to achieve success in something that other people have found very difficult.
  • mowing machine — a machine for mowing or cutting down grass, grain, etc.
  • mulching mower — a lawn mower that shreds blades of grass into very small pieces that are left on the lawn to decay and return moisture and nutrients to the soil
  • network closet — (networking)   The place where network hardware (other than cabling) is installed. The space should be used primarily for storage, be dry, and have electricity available. Since network equipment rarely needs attention once installed and tested, the network closet can have limited accessibility.
  • new caledonian — of, from, or relating to New Caledonia
  • new carrollton — a city in S central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
  • new providence — an island in the N Bahamas. 58 sq. mi. (150 sq. km).
  • news broadcast — TV, radio: current affairs item
  • nice/good work — You can say to someone 'nice work' or 'good work' in order to thank or praise them for doing something well or quickly.
  • northern crown — the constellation Corona Borealis.
  • nuclear weapon — an explosive device whose destructive potential derives from the release of energy that accompanies the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei.
  • officious will — a will by which the testator gives his or her property to the natural objects of such bounty, as the family.
  • one-way ticket — transport: single-journey fare
  • owner-occupied — (of a home, apartment, etc.) used as a residence by the owner.
  • owner-occupier — (of a home, apartment, etc.) used as a residence by the owner.
  • panoramic view — wide vista or landscape
  • parchment worm — any of several polychaete worms of the genus Chaetopterus that secrete and live in a U -shaped, parchmentlike tube.
  • peacock-flower — royal poinciana.
  • 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.
  • pick one's way — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
  • picture window — a large window in a house, usually dominating the room or wall in which it is located, and often designed or placed to present an attractive view.
  • policy wording — Policy wording is the terms and conditions and definitions of insurance coverage as they are written down in the insurance policy.
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