16-letter words containing e, s, c, r, o, w
- tower of silence — a circular stone platform, typically 30 feet (9.1 meter) in height, on which the Parsees of India leave their dead to be devoured by vultures.
- two-pot screamer — a person easily influenced by alcohol
- two-stroke cycle — See under two-cycle.
- twofold purchase — a purchase using a double standing block and a double running block so as to give a mechanical advantage of four or five, neglecting friction, depending on whether the hauling is on the standing block or the running block.
- walrus moustache — a long thick moustache drooping at the ends
- war of secession — American Civil War.
- waterless cooker — a tight-lidded kitchen utensil in which food can be cooked using only a small amount of water or only the juices emitted while cooking.
- way of the cross — stations of the cross.
- weather forecast — meteorological prediction
- well-constructed — to build or form by putting together parts; frame; devise.
- white rhinoceros — an African rhinoceros, Diceros simus, having two horns on the nose
- without recourse — a qualified endorsement on such a negotiable instrument, by which the endorser protects himself or herself from liability to subsequent holders
- worcester oyster — a drink consisting of raw unbeaten egg, Worcester sauce, salt, and pepper: a supposed cure for a hangover