8-letter words containing c, w
- cyberwar — The use of computers to disrupt the activities of an enemy country, especially the deliberate attacking of communication systems.
- cycleway — A cycleway is a road, route, or path for cyclists.
- cynewulf — ?8th century ad, Anglo-Saxon poet; author of Juliana, The Ascension, Elene, and The Fates of the Apostles
- dec wars — A 1983 Usenet posting by Alan Hastings and Steve Tarr spoofing the "Star Wars" movies in hackish terms. Some years later, ESR (disappointed by Hastings and Tarr's failure to exploit a great premise more thoroughly) posted a 3-times-longer complete rewrite called "Unix WARS"; the two are often confused.
- declawed — Simple past tense and past participle of declaw.
- decwrite — DEC's CDA-based, WYSIWYG document processing application. It can generate and import SGML marked-up documents.
- dew cell — an electrical instrument for measuring the dew point.
- dew claw — a functionless claw of some dogs, not reaching the ground in walking.
- dewclaws — Plural form of dewclaw.
- discrown — to deprive of a crown; dethrone; depose.
- doctorow — E(dgar) L(aurence) born 1931, U.S. author and editor.
- dogwatch — Nautical. either of two two-hour watches, the first from 4 to 6 p.m., the latter from 6 to 8 p.m.
- downcast — directed downward, as the eyes.
- downcome — a downcomer.
- downtick — a decline or deterioration in business activity, in mood, etc.
- drawback — a hindrance or disadvantage; an undesirable or objectionable feature.
- drawcard — drawing card.
- duckwalk — Walk with the body in a squatting posture.
- duckweed — any plant of the family Lemnaceae, especially of the genus Lemna, comprising small aquatic plants that float free on still water.
- ductwork — a system of ducts used for a particular purpose, as in a ventilation or heating system.
- each way — If you bet money each way on the result of a horse race or a dog race, you will win some money if the animal you bet on comes first, second, third, or sometimes fourth.
- eat crow — any of several large oscine birds of the genus Corvus, of the family Corvidae, having a long, stout bill, lustrous black plumage, and a wedge-shaped tail, as the common C. brachyrhynchos, of North America.
- eelwrack — eelgrass
- eschewal — The act of eschewing.
- eschewed — Deliberately avoid using; abstain from.
- eschewer — One who eschews.
- escrowed — Simple past tense and past participle of escrow.
- ewe-neck — a condition in horses in which the neck is straight and sagging rather than arched
- face bow — a device for determining the relationship of the maxillae to the mandibular joint.
- face-bow — a device for determining the relationship of the maxillae to the mandibular joint.
- facedown — with the face or the front or upper surface downward: He was lying facedown on the floor. Deal the cards facedown on the table.
- faceward — Toward the face.
- facework — The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building.
- fencerow — the uncultivated land on each side of and below a fence.
- fitchews — Plural form of fitchew.
- flowback — return or redistribution of something that has been received or acquired.
- forcetwo — An unofficial successor to ForceOne by Andrew K. Wright.
- gun crew — the sailors and petty officers in charge of a gun on a ship.
- gw-basic — (language) An early version of MS-BASIC.
- gwich'in — a member of a North American Indian people from northwest Canada and northeast Alaska
- hackwork — writing, painting, or any professional work done for hire and usually following a formula rather than being motivated by any creative impulse.
- hangchow — Older Spelling. Hangzhou.
- hardwick — Elizabeth, 1916–2007, U.S. novelist and critic.
- hatchway — Nautical. hatch2 (def 1a).
- hawfinch — a European grosbeak, Coccothraustes coccothraustes.
- herdwick — a hardy breed of coarse-woolled sheep from NW England
- hickwall — any of certain European woodpeckers, especially the green woodpecker.
- holy cow — astonishment
- how come — in what way or manner; by what means?: How did the accident happen?
- ice show — entertainment in which a company of ice skaters exhibit their skills to musical accompaniment.