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9-letter words containing o, w

  • by way of — You use by way of when you are explaining the purpose of something that you have said or are about to say. For example, if you say something by way of an introduction, you say it as an introduction.
  • byrewoman — a woman who works in a byre
  • bytownite — a rare plagioclase found in alkaline igneous rocks
  • call down — to request or invoke
  • call-down — to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home.
  • callowest — Superlative form of callow.
  • calm down — If you calm down, or if someone calms you down, you become less angry, upset, or excited.
  • canon law — Canon law is the law of the Christian church. It has authority only for that church and its members.
  • cape town — the legislative capital of South Africa and capital of Western Cape province, situated in the southwest on Table Bay: founded in 1652, the first White settlement in southern Africa; important port. Pop: 3 740 026 (2011)
  • cape work — the skillful practice of a bullfighter in using a cape to maneuver a bull.
  • case-work — the work of investigation, advice, supervision, etc., by social workers or the like, in cases handled by them.
  • caseworms — Plural form of caseworm.
  • cash flow — The cash flow of a firm or business is the movement of money into and out of it.
  • cassowary — any large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius, inhabiting forests in NE Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, having a horny head crest, black plumage, and brightly coloured neck and wattles: order Casuariiformes
  • cast down — If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.
  • catchword — A catchword is a word or phrase that becomes popular or well-known, for example, because it is associated with a political campaign.
  • catchwork — A simple irrigation system, used on sloping land, in which water from a stream or spring is fed in at the top and allowed to trickle down over a number of artificial terraces.
  • cavewoman — A prehistoric woman who lived in caves.
  • cavewomen — Plural form of cavewoman.
  • cedarwood — the wood of a cedar tree
  • cetshwayo — ?1826–84, king of the Zulus (1873–79): defeated the British at Isandhlwana (1879) but was overwhelmed by them at Ulundi (1879); captured, he stated his case in London, and was reinstated as ruler of part of Zululand (1883)
  • chainwork — any work linked or looped in the manner of or resembling a chain or chains
  • changchow — a city in S Fujian province, in SE China.
  • charwoman — A charwoman is a woman who is employed to clean houses or offices.
  • charwomen — Plural form of charwoman.
  • chat show — A chat show is a television or radio show in which people talk in a friendly, informal way about different topics.
  • chawbacon — an unsophisticated person of low intellect
  • chengchow — Zhengzhou
  • chew over — If you chew something over, you keep thinking about it.
  • chinatown — Chinatown is the name given to the area in a city where there are many Chinese shops and restaurants, and which is a social centre for the Chinese community in the city.
  • chop down — If you chop down a tree, you cut through its trunk with an axe so that it falls to the ground.
  • chordwise — in the direction of an aerofoil chord
  • chow down — If you chow down on something, you eat a large amount of it quickly and with enthusiasm.
  • chow hall — canteen, refectory
  • chow mein — Chow mein is a Chinese-style dish that consists of fried noodles, cooked meat, and vegetables.
  • chow-chow — a thick-coated breed of the spitz type of dog with a curled tail and a characteristic blue-black tongue; it came originally from China
  • chowhound — a greedy person or a person who loves eating
  • chowkidar — (in India) a watchman or gatekeeper.
  • chuanchow — a seaport in SE Fujian province, in SE China, on Taiwan Strait.
  • cis woman — an adult who was born female and whose gender identity is female.
  • clampdown — A clampdown is a sudden restriction on a particular activity by a government or other authority.
  • classwork — school assignments done in the classroom
  • claw foot — a foot with claws.
  • climbdown — A retreat or withdrawal from an earlier position or opinion; a backdown.
  • clockwise — When something is moving clockwise, it is moving in a circle in the same direction as the hands on a clock.
  • clockwork — A clockwork toy or device has machinery inside it which makes it move or operate when it is wound up with a key.
  • closedown — a termination or suspension of operations; shutdown: a temporary closedown of a factory.
  • cloudware — software that runs and is accessed on remote Internet servers rather than on local servers or personal computers; web-based applications and services.
  • clownfish — any of several brightly coloured striped fish of the subfamily Amphiprioninae of the Pacific and Indian Oceans
  • clownlike — Resembling a clown or some aspect of clowns.
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