11-letter words containing e, w, r
- crown ether — a type of cyclic ether consisting of a ring of carbon and oxygen atoms, with two or more carbon atoms between each oxygen atom
- crown green — a type of bowling green in which the sides are lower than the middle
- crown jewel — The Crown Jewels are the crown, sceptre, and other precious objects which are used on important official occasions by the King or Queen.
- crown vetch — a trailing leguminous European plant, Coronilla varia, with clusters of white or pink flowers: cultivated in North America as a border plant
- crown wheel — the wheel next to the winding knob that has one set of teeth at right angles to the other
- crownpieces — Plural form of crownpiece.
- crowstepped — (of a gable) having crow steps
- culture war — conflict of values
- curb weight — the weight of an automotive vehicle including fuel, coolant, and lubricants but excluding occupants and cargo.
- curie's law — the principle that the magnetic susceptibility of a paramagnetic substance is inversely proportional to its thermodynamic temperature
- dawn raider — a person or company that mounts a dawn raid
- deflowering — Present participle of deflower.
- dewar flask — a type of vacuum flask, esp one used in scientific experiments to keep liquid air, helium, etc; Thermos
- die walküre — an opera by Wagner (1870), one of four in a cycle based on the German myth of the Ring of the Nibelung
- dietary law — law dealing with foods permitted to be eaten, food preparation and combinations, and the utensils and dishes coming into contact with food.
- digger wasp — any of numerous solitary wasps of the family Sphecidae, which excavate nests in soil, wood, etc., and provision them with prey paralyzed by stinging.
- dinnerwares — china, glasses, and silver used for table service.
- dirty power — Electrical mains voltage that is unfriendly to the delicate innards of computers. Spikes, drop-outs, average voltage significantly higher or lower than nominal, or just plain noise can all cause problems of varying subtlety and severity (these are collectively known as power hits).
- disempowers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disempower.
- dishwashers — Plural form of dishwasher.
- disk flower — one of a number of small tubular flowers composing the disk of certain composite plants.
- dock worker — A dock worker is a person who works in the docks, loading and unloading ships.
- dockworkers — Plural form of dockworker.
- donkey work — Informal. tedious, repetitious work; drudgery.
- donkey-work — Informal. tedious, repetitious work; drudgery.
- dorset down — a breed of stocky hornless sheep having a broad head, dark face, and a dense fleece: kept for lamb production
- dower chest — a Pennsylvania Dutch hope chest bearing the initials of the owner.
- dower house — the dwelling that is intended for or occupied by the widowed mother of the owner of an ancestral estate.
- down-easter — a full-rigged ship built in New England in the late 19th century, usually of wood and relatively fast.
- down-market — appealing or catering to lower-income consumers; widely affordable or accessible.
- downhearted — dejected; depressed; discouraged.
- downlighter — Downlight.
- downloaders — Plural form of downloader.
- downriggers — Plural form of downrigger.
- downstrokes — Plural form of downstroke.
- downtrodden — tyrannized over; oppressed: the downtrodden plebeians of ancient Rome.
- draftswomen — Plural form of draftswoman.
- drainageway — a conduit, ditch, or the like, for draining water from an area.
- draw a line — If you draw a line between two things, you make a distinction between them.
- draw runner — loper.
- draw weight — the measured force, in foot-pounds, stored by an archery bow when fully drawn.
- drawbridges — Plural form of drawbridge.
- drawing pen — a pen with a fine nib used for drawing
- dream world — the world of imagination or illusion rather than of objective reality.
- drill tower — a structure, usually of concrete and steel, that resembles a building and is used by firefighters for practicing and improving firefighting techniques.
- drive screw — a fastener with a helical thread of coarse pitch that can be driven into wood with a hammer and removed with a screwdriver.
- drudge-work — work that is menial and tedious and therefore distasteful; drudgery.
- dumb waiter — A dumb waiter is a lift used to carry food and dishes from one floor of a building to another.
- dumbwaiters — Plural form of dumbwaiter.
- durum wheat — a wheat, Triticum turgidum, the grain of which yields flour used in making pasta.