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11-letter words containing o, r, w

  • oxbow front — a front, as of a chest of drawers, having a curve with a concave section between two convex ones.
  • oxford-down — 1st Earl of, Harley, Robert.
  • oyster stew — a stew containing oysters
  • oysterwoman — a woman who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters.
  • pace bowler — a bowler who characteristically delivers the ball rapidly
  • paddle worm — any of a family of green-blue faintly iridescent active marine polychaete worms of the genus Phyllodoce, having paddle-shaped swimming lobes, found under stones on the shore
  • palmer worm — the hairy black and white caterpillar of the goldtail moth
  • palolo worm — a polychaete worm, Eunice viridis, that lives in burrows among the coral reefs of several South Pacific islands, producing sperm or eggs in posterior segments that are cast off periodically in enormous numbers.
  • paper towel — absorbent kitchen tissue
  • passagework — writing that is often extraneous to the thematic material of a work and is typically of a virtuosic or decorative character: passagework consisting of scales, arpeggios, trills, and double octaves.
  • patrolwoman — a policewoman who is assigned to patrol a specific district, route, etc.
  • pawnbroking — the business of a pawnbroker.
  • peanut worm — any small, unsegmented, marine worm of the phylum Sipuncula, that when disturbed retracts its anterior portion into the body, giving the appearance of a peanut seed.
  • pedal power — use of a cycle
  • personpower — the power or influence of a person
  • pieceworker — someone who does work paid for according to the quantity produced
  • plasterwork — finish or ornamental work done in plaster.
  • police work — the everyday duties of police officers, esp the investigation of criminal activities
  • policyowner — policyholder.
  • polonnaruwa — a town in E central Sri Lanka: Buddhist ruins.
  • potato worm — tomato hornworm.
  • potter wasp — any of several mason wasps, especially of the genus Eumenes, that construct a juglike nest of mud.
  • potwalloper — (in some boroughs before the Reform Bill of 1832) a man who qualified as a householder, and therefore a voter, by virtue of ownership of his own fireplace at which to boil pots.
  • powder blue — a pale blue diluted with gray.
  • powder burn — a skin burn caused by exploding gunpowder.
  • powder down — modified down feathers that continually crumble at the tips, producing a fine powder that forms a bloom on the plumage of certain birds, as pigeons and herons.
  • powder flag — red flag (def 4).
  • powder horn — a powder flask made from the horn of a cow or ox.
  • powder mill — a mill in which gunpowder is made.
  • powder puff — fluffy pad for applying powder
  • powder room — a room containing a toilet and washing facilities for women; lavatory.
  • powder snow — powder1 (def 3).
  • powder-puff — limited to participation by women or girls: She plays on the powder-puff touch football team.
  • power ahead — If an economy or company powers ahead, it becomes stronger and more successful.
  • power alley — either of the two areas in the outfield between the outfielders
  • power brake — an automotive brake set by pressure from some power source, as a compressed-air reservoir, in proportion to a smaller amount of pressure on the brake pedal.
  • power brand — a brand of product that is a household name associated with a successful company
  • power cable — cable for conducting electric power.
  • power chain — an endless chain for transmitting motion and power between sprockets on shafts with parallel axes.
  • power cycle — (hardware)   (Or "cycle power", "cycle") To turn a machine's power off and on, with the intention of clearing some kind of hung or gronked state. Synonym 120 reset; see also Big Red Switch. Compare Vulcan nerve pinch, bounce and boot, and see the AI Koan about Tom Knight and the novice.
  • power drill — a drill operated by a motor.
  • power elite — a closely knit alliance of military, government, and corporate officials perceived as the center of wealth and political power in the U.S.
  • power lunch — ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.
  • power mower — a lawn mower that is powered and propelled by an electric motor or gasoline engine (distinguished from hand mower).
  • power plant — a plant, including engines, dynamos, etc., and the building or buildings necessary for the generation of power, as electric or nuclear power.
  • power point — electrical socket
  • power press — a press operated by a mechanical, hydraulic, or pneumatic device.
  • power surge — an unexpected, temporary increase in the current or voltage of an electrical circuit
  • power train — a train of gears and shafting transmitting power from an engine, motor, etc., to a mechanism being driven.
  • powerboater — a powerboat owner or operator.
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