9-letter words containing c, w, o
- crow-bill — a type of forceps used to extract bullets, etc, from wounds
- crowberry — a low-growing N temperate evergreen shrub, Empetrum nigrum, with small purplish flowers and black berry-like fruit: family Empetraceae
- crowd out — If one thing crowds out another, it is so successful or common that the other thing does not have the opportunity to be successful or exist.
- crowdedly — In a crowded manner.
- crowdfund — To fund (a project) by having many individuals pool their money together, usually via the Internet.
- croweater — (Australia, slang) A person from South Australia.
- crowfoots — Plural form of crowfoot.
- crown cap — an airtight metal seal crimped on the top of most bottled beers, ciders, mineral waters, etc
- crown law — criminal law
- crown rot — a disease of plants, characterized by the rotting of the stem at ground level, caused by any of several fungi.
- crown saw — a hollow cylinder with cutting teeth forming a rotary saw for trepanning
- crownings — Plural form of crowning.
- crownland — a large administrative division of the former empire of Austria-Hungary
- crownless — Without a crown.
- crownwork — the manufacture of artificial crowns for teeth
- crowsteps — Plural form of crowstep.
- cup towel — a dishtowel.
- cupflower — any of various plants belonging to the genus Nierembergia, of the nightshade family, having showy tubular or bell-shaped flowers.
- curassows — Plural form of curassow.
- currawong — any Australian crowlike songbird of the genus Strepera, having black, grey, and white plumage: family Cracticidae
- cusswords — Plural form of cussword.
- dairy cow — a cow which is used to produce milk
- dicky bow — a bow tie
- doomwatch — surveillance of the environment to warn of and prevent harm to it from human factors such as pollution or overpopulation
- dowitcher — any of several long-billed, snipelike shore birds of North America and Asia, especially Limnodromus griseus.
- down card — a card that is dealt and played face down, as in blackjack and stud poker.
- downcomer — a pipe, tube, or passage for conducting fluid materials downward.
- downcourt — to or into the opposite end of the court.
- downcycle — a downward course in the business cycle.
- downforce — a force produced by air resistance plus gravity that increases the stability of an aircraft or motor vehicle by pressing it downwards
- downscale — located at, moving toward, or of or for the middle or lower end of a social or economic scale: The discount store caters mainly to downscale customers.
- downticks — Plural form of downtick.
- dump scow — a barge for disposing of garbage, dredged material, etc., having hoppers in the bottom through which such cargo can be dumped.
- echo word — a word that is echoic (sense 2), or onomatopoeic
- ecofallow — a method of farming that diminishes weeds and conserves water by rotating crops and reducing or eliminating tillage.
- empty cow — a cow that does not produce calves during the breeding season
- escrowing — Present participle of escrow.
- face down — Also, face-down. Informal. a direct confrontation; showdown.
- fancywork — ornamental needlework.
- fencerows — Plural form of fencerow.
- fish crow — a crow, Corvus ossifragus, of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America, that feeds on fish, mollusks, etc.
- flowchart — Also called flow sheet. a detailed diagram or chart of the operations and equipment through which material passes, as in a manufacturing process.
- fob watch — a pocket watch that is attached to a waistcoat by a chain or ribbon
- glowstick — Alternative spelling of glow stick.
- hick town — an insulting way of referring to a small town in the countryside that is not deemed to be very sophisticated
- hornwrack — a yellowish bryozoan or sea mat sometimes found on beaches after a storm
- how come? — what is the reason that?
- in escrow — a contract, deed, bond, or other written agreement deposited with a third person, by whom it is to be delivered to the grantee or promisee on the fulfillment of some condition.
- inchworms — Plural form of inchworm.
- iowa city — a city in SE Iowa.