10-letter words containing i, a, w
- bridgwater — a town in SW England, in central Somerset. Pop: 36 563 (2001)
- cabin crew — The cabin crew on an aircraft are the people whose job is to look after the passengers.
- caddisworm — the aquatic larva of a caddis fly, which constructs a protective case around itself made of silk, sand, stones, etc
- campuswide — Throughout a campus.
- can't wait — be impatient for
- candlewick — unbleached cotton or muslin into which loops of yarn are hooked and then cut to give a tufted pattern. It is used for bedspreads, dressing gowns, etc
- carl lewis — Carl (Frederick Carlton Lewis) born 1961, U.S. track and field athlete.
- cartwright — a person who makes carts
- catwhisker — a sharply pointed, flexible wire used to make contact with a specific point on a semiconductor or a crystal detector
- chain-work — any decorative product, handiwork, etc., in which parts are looped or woven together, like the links of a chain.
- chainwheel — a toothed wheel that meshes with a roller chain to transmit motion
- chairwoman — The chairwoman of a meeting, committee, or organization is the woman in charge of it.
- chairwomen — Plural form of chairwoman.
- chilliwack — city in S British Columbia, Canada: pop. 60,000
- china-ware — dishes, ornaments, etc., made of china.
- chinawares — dishes, ornaments, etc., made of china.
- chinwagged — Simple past tense and past participle of chinwag.
- chip wagon — a small van in which chips are cooked and sold
- chowkidars — Plural form of chowkidar.
- clausewitz — Karl von (karl fɔn). 1780–1831, Prussian general, noted for his works on military strategy, esp Vom Kriege (1833)
- clearwings — Plural form of clearwing.
- click-wrap — a license agreement that appears as an icon during the setup of a software program or online service and must be clicked on to agree to its terms.
- coping saw — a handsaw with a U-shaped frame used for cutting curves in a material too thick for a fret saw
- cordwainer — a shoemaker or worker in cordovan leather
- cornwallis — Charles, 1st Marquis Cornwallis. 1738–1805, British general in the War of American Independence: commanded forces defeated at Yorktown (1781): defeated Tipu Sahib (1791): governor general of Bengal (1786–93, 1805): negotiated the Treaty of Amiens (1801)
- cowfeteria — a calf feeder with multiple teats
- crack wise — to joke or gibe
- crawfished — Simple past tense and past participle of crawfish.
- crime wave — When more crimes than usual are committed in a particular place, you can refer to this as a crime wave.
- cruisewear — clothing which is suitable for wearing while on a cruise
- dairywoman — a woman who owns, manages, or works in a dairy.
- dairywomen — Plural form of dairywoman.
- daisywheel — a component of a computer printer in the shape of a wheel with many spokes that prints characters using a disk with characters around the circumference as the print element
- deadweight — (of a shot) leaving the other balls in the ideal position
- death wish — A death wish is a conscious or unconscious desire to die or be killed.
- delta wing — a triangular sweptback aircraft wing
- despawning — Present participle of despawn.
- dewatering — the act of removing water
- dinnerware — china, glasses, and silver used for table service.
- disallowed — Forbidden.
- disavowing — Present participle of disavow.
- dishwasher — a person who washes dishes.
- ditchwater — water, especially stagnant and dirty water, that has collected in a ditch.
- dollarwise — as expressed in dollars; in dollars and cents: How much does a million francs amount to, dollarwise?
- downstairs — down the stairs.
- draw slide — dark slide (def 1).
- draw-slide — Also called draw slide. a black plastic, metal, or fabric sheet that is inserted into a film holder to protect the film from light.
- drawbridge — a bridge of which the whole or a section may be drawn up, let down, or drawn aside, to prevent access or to leave a passage open for boats, barges, etc.
- drawing-in — the act or process of threading warp ends through the heddle eyes of the harness and the dents of the reed according to a given plan for weaving a fabric.
- drawknives — Plural form of drawknife.