10-letter words containing o, w
- colwyn bay — a town and resort in N Wales, in Conwy county borough. Pop: 30 269 (2001)
- common law — the body of law based on judicial decisions and custom, as distinct from statute law
- common-law — of, relating to, or established by common law: a common-law spouse.
- commonweal — the good of the community
- coneflower — any North American plant of the genera Rudbeckia, Ratibida, and Echinacea, which have rayed flowers with a conelike centre: family Asteraceae (composites)
- contraflow — A contraflow is a situation in which vehicles travelling on a main road in one direction have to use lanes that are normally used by traffic travelling in the opposite direction, because the road is being repaired.
- coping saw — a handsaw with a U-shaped frame used for cutting curves in a material too thick for a fret saw
- copperware — Articles made from copper.
- copperwork — a place where copper is worked
- copperworm — a shipworm, Teredo navalis
- copywriter — A copywriter is a person whose job is to write the words for advertisements.
- cordwainer — a shoemaker or worker in cordovan leather
- corkscrews — Plural form of corkscrew.
- corkscrewy — Resembling the worm of a corkscrew in shape.
- cornerwise — with a corner in front; diagonally
- cornflower — Cornflowers are small plants with flowers that are usually blue.
- 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)
- cosmic web — a network of filaments of dark matter, believed by many astronomers to form the basis of the universe
- cottonweed — a downy perennial plant, Otanthus maritimus, of European coastal regions, having small yellow flowers surrounded by large hairy bracts: family Asteraceae (composites)
- cottonwick — a grunt, Haemulon melanurum, of warm Atlantic seas.
- cottonwood — A cottonwood or a cottonwood tree is a kind of tree that grows in North America and has seeds that are covered with hairs that look like cotton.
- cottonwool — Alternative form of cotton wool.
- count down — to check over (the separate units or groups of a collection) one by one to determine the total number; add up; enumerate: He counted his tickets and found he had ten.
- countdowns — Plural form of countdown.
- counterwar — War waged in response to another war.
- countywide — Occurring or extending throughout a county.
- courseware — computer software designed to be used in an educational course
- coursework — written or oral work completed by a student within a given period, which is assessed as an integral part of an educational course
- cow killer — a large velvet ant (Dasymutilla occidentalis) of the S and E U.S.: the wingless female has a powerful sting
- cow pillow — (in India) a large cylindrical pillow stuffed with cotton and used for reclining rather than sleeping
- cowardness — Synonym of cowardice.
- cowberries — Plural form of cowberry.
- cowboy hat — a wide-brimmed hat as worn by cowboys
- cowcatcher — a metal frame on the front of a locomotive to clear the track of animals or other obstructions
- coweringly — in a cowering manner
- cowfeteria — a calf feeder with multiple teats
- cowpersons — Plural form of cowperson.
- cowpuncher — cowboy
- crack down — If people in authority crack down on a group of people, they become stricter in making the group obey rules or laws.
- crackdowns — Plural form of crackdown.
- crewelwork — embroidery done with crewel
- cross wind — a wind blowing across the course or path of a ship, aircraft, etc.
- cross wire — cross hair (def 1).
- cross-town — going across or following a route across a town
- crosswalks — Plural form of crosswalk.
- crosswinds — Plural form of crosswind.
- crosswords — Plural form of crossword.
- crotchwood — wood from a tree crotch, characterized by a swirling, irregular figure and used for furniture and veneers.
- crowd surf — to engage in crowd surfing.
- crowd-surf — to engage in crowd surfing.