17-letter words containing c, w, o

homework exercise — an exercise that is set as homework
incomplete flower — a flower without one or more of the normal parts, as carpels, sepals, petals, pistils, or stamens.
intelligence work — spying
julian of norwich — ?1342–?1413, English mystic and anchoress: best known for the Revelations of Divine Love describing her visions
knowledge economy — an economy in which information services are dominant as an area of growth
law of reflection — the principle that when a ray of light, radar pulse, or the like, is reflected from a smooth surface the angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence, and the incident ray, the reflected ray, and the normal to the surface at the point of incidence all lie in the same plane.
law of refraction — the principle that for a ray, radar pulse, or the like, that is incident on the interface of two media, the ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence to the sine of the angle of refraction is equal to the ratio of the velocity of the ray in the first medium to the velocity in the second medium and the incident ray, refracted ray, and normal to the surface at the point of incidence all lie in the same plane.
law of trichotomy — the property that for natural numbers a and b , either a is less than b , a equals b , or a is greater than b .
leg before wicket — a manner of dismissal on the grounds that a batsman has been struck on the leg by a bowled ball that otherwise would have hit the wicket
lick one's wounds — an injury, usually involving division of tissue or rupture of the integument or mucous membrane, due to external violence or some mechanical agency rather than disease.
lincoln's sparrow — a North American sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii, having a buff breast with black streaks.
low-velocity zone — a layer or zone in the earth in which the velocity of seismic waves is slightly lower than in the layers above and below. The asthenosphere is thought to be such a zone
lower paleolithic — See under Paleolithic.
mayflower compact — an agreement to establish a government, entered into by the Pilgrims in the cabin of the Mayflower on November 11, 1620.
mercy otis warren — Earl, 1891–1974, U.S. lawyer and political leader: chief justice of the U.S. 1953–69.
metabolic pathway — biochemistry: sequence of reactions within a cell or organism
microsoft network — The Microsoft Network
microsoft windows — (operating system) Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. The 1996 market share of operating systems was: DOS/Windows 70% Windows 95 15% Windows NT 2% Other 13% Versions include 1985 Windows 1, 1987 Windows 2, 1987 Windows/386, 1990 Windows 3.0, 1992 Windows 3.1, 1992 Windows for Workgroups 3.1, 1993 Windows 3.11, 1993 Windows for Workgroups 3.11, 1993 Windows NT 3.1, 1994 Windows NT 3.5, 1995 Windows 95, 199? Windows NT 4, 1998 Windows 98, Windows NT 5, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8.
mileage allowance — the number of miles allowed to be travelled on a rented vehicle such as a car during the period it is rented or leased
milton work count — a system of hand valuation in which aces count 4, kings 3, queens 2, and jacks 1
neck of the woods — the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
new scotland yard — See under Scotland Yard (def 1).
northcountrywoman — a female native or inhabitant of the North of England
norwegian current — an ocean current formed from the terminus of the North Atlantic Current, flowing N along the Norwegian coast into the Barents Sea.
of its own accord — If something happens of its own accord, it seems to happen by itself, without anyone making it happen.
on the wrong tack — a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
open-channel flow — Open-channel flow is a liquid flow in a channel, which has a free liquid surface.
pacific northwest — the region of North America lying north of the Columbia River and west of the Rockies
pebbleweave cloth — an irregularly textured material made from twisted yarn
pincushion flower — scabious2 (def 1).
put the screws on — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
quick on the draw — having fast reflexes
radioactive waste — the radioactive by-products from the operation of a nuclear reactor or from the reprocessing of depleted nuclear fuel.
rainbow coalition — a political grouping together by several minority parties
renaissance woman — a woman who has acquired profound knowledge or proficiency in more than one field.
roll with a punch — to move in the same direction as a punch thrown at one so as to lessen its force
row-level locking — (database) A technique used in database management systems, where a row is locked for writing to prevent other users from accessing data being while it is being updated. Other techniques are table locking and MVCC.
sandwich compound — any of a class of organometallic compounds whose molecules have a metal atom or ion bound between two plane parallel organic rings
sawatch mountains — range of the Rocky Mountains, in central Colo.: highest peak, Elbert
sb could do worse — If you tell someone that they could do worse than do a particular thing, you are advising them that it would be quite a good thing to do.
scattered showers — showers that are scattered across an area, or that occur at intervals throughout the day
second balkan war — Balkan War (def 2).
secondary rainbow — a faint rainbow formed by light rays that undergo two internal reflections in drops of rain, appearing above the primary rainbow and having its colors in the opposite order.
secondary winding — A secondary winding is the winding of a transformer that receives its energy by electromagnetic induction from the primary winding.
self-acknowledged — widely recognized; generally accepted: an acknowledged authority on Chinese art.
shower attachment — a device fixed to taps to make a shower
six o'clock swill — a period of heavy drinking, esp during the years when hotels had to close their bars at 6.00 p.m.
social networking — the development of social and professional contacts; the sharing of information and services among people with a common interest.
social notworking — the practice of spending time unproductively on social networking websites, esp when one should be working
south west africa — a former name of Namibia.

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