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13-letter words containing n, w, o, r

  • corn rootworm — the larva of any of several leaf beetles of the genus Diabrotica that feeds on roots and underground stems: an agricultural pest, especially of corn.
  • count towards — If something counts towards or counts toward an achievement or right, it is included as one of the things that give you the right to it.
  • counter-power — ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.
  • counterweighs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterweigh.
  • counterweight — A counterweight is an action or proposal that is intended to balance or counter other actions or proposals.
  • covered wagon — A covered wagon is a wagon that has an arched canvas roof and is pulled by horses. Covered wagons were used by the early American settlers as they travelled across the country.
  • crack of dawn — the very instant that the sun rises
  • crow-pheasant — a large coucal, Centropus sinensis, of Asia, having black and brown plumage and a long tail.
  • crowd control — the management of crowds at sporting events, demonstrations, etc, to prevent trouble
  • crowd on sail — to hoist as much sail as possible
  • crowd surfing — the practice of being passed over the top of a crowd of people such as an audience at a pop concert
  • crowdsourcing — Crowdsourcing is the practice of getting ideas or help on a project from a large number of people, usually through the Internet.
  • crown molding — decorative ceiling trim
  • darling downs — a plateau in NE Australia, in SE Queensland: a vast agricultural and stock-raising area
  • disempowering — Present participle of disempower.
  • dormer window — in sloping roof
  • down syndrome — Down syndrome is a disorder that some people are born with. People who have Down syndrome have physical differences, such as shorter stature, and learning difficulties.
  • down the road — a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
  • down to earth — practical and realistic: a down-to-earth person.
  • down-to-earth — practical and realistic: a down-to-earth person.
  • downconverter — A device that converts a signal to a lower frequency, especially in television reception.
  • downers grove — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
  • downheartedly — In a downhearted manner.
  • downhill race — a competitive event in which skiers are timed in a downhill run
  • downregulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downregulate.
  • downrightness — The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner.
  • downside risk — an estimate of the potential loss of value of an investment in a falling market
  • draughtswoman — Alternative spelling of draftswoman.
  • drawing board — a rectangular board on which paper is placed or mounted for drawing or drafting.
  • dressing down — an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
  • dressing gown — a tailored robe worn for lounging or for grooming, applying makeup, etc.
  • dressing-down — a severe reprimand; scolding.
  • drownproofing — a survival technique, for swimmers or nonswimmers, in which the body is allowed to float vertically in the water, with the head submerged, the lungs filled with air, and the arms and legs relaxed, the head being raised to breathe every ten seconds or so.
  • earning power — business: ability to profit
  • edward gibbon — Edward, 1737–94, English historian.
  • edward lorenz — (person)   A mathematical meteorologist who discovered the Lorenz attractor in the 1960s.
  • european wasp — a large black-and-yellow banded wasp, Vespula germanica, native to Europe, North Africa, and Asia, now established in Australasia and the US
  • fighting word — Usually, fighting words. language that arouses rage in an antagonist.
  • flaming sword — a cultivated bromeliad, Vriesea splendens, native to French Guiana, having long, red bracts and yellow flowers.
  • flower garden — plot for flowers
  • flowering ash — a variety of ash tree that produces conspicuous flowers
  • foreign-owned — owned by an individual who is resident in a different country or by a company whose headquarters are in a different country
  • foreknowledge — knowledge of something before it exists or happens; prescience: Did you have any foreknowledge of the scheme?
  • foreshadowing — to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure: Political upheavals foreshadowed war.
  • forge welding — the welding of pieces of hot metal with pressure or blows.
  • four-wheeling — traveling in a vehicle using four-wheel drive.
  • french window — a pair of casement windows extending to the floor and serving as portals, especially from a room to an outside porch or terrace.
  • frozen wastes — vast parts of land covered by snow and ice and usually uninhabited by people
  • function word — a word, as a preposition, article, auxiliary, or pronoun, that chiefly expresses grammatical relationships, has little semantic content of its own, and belongs to a small, closed class of words whose membership is relatively fixed (distinguished from content word).
  • garret window — a skylight that lies along the slope of the roof
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