13-letter words containing r, w
- caraway seeds — the pungent aromatic one-seeded fruit of the caraway plant, used in cooking and in medicine
- card walloper — (jargon) An EDP programmer who grinds out batch programs that do things like print people's paychecks. Compare code grinder. See also punched card, eighty-column mind.
- carolina wren — a large wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus, of the U.S., having a musical call.
- carpenterworm — the larva of the carpenterworm moth.
- carpet-weaver — a person who weaves carpets
- carry forward — to transfer (a balance) to the next page, column, etc
- castle howard — a mansion near York in Yorkshire: designed in 1700 by Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor; the grounds include the Temple of the Four Winds and a mausoleum
- casual worker — a person who has temporary, as opposed to permanent or regular, employment
- casualty ward — a ward which temporarily accommodates patients who have been treated in the casualty department and who need to stay in hospital
- cat's whisker — a pointed wire used to make contact with the crystal in a crystal radio receiver
- caulifloweret — an individual floret from a cauliflower
- cavalry twill — a strong woollen twill fabric used for trousers, etc
- cd-read-write — Compact Disc Rewritable
- cd-rewritable — Compact Disc Rewritable
- cedar waxwing — a brownish-gray, crested American waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum), with red, waxlike tips on its secondary wing feathers
- cedarwood oil — an aromatic oil obtained from the wood of the red cedar and used in the manufacture of soaps, perfumes, and insecticides.
- charles swart — Charles Robberts [rob-erts] /ˈrɒb ərts/ (Show IPA), 1894–1982, South African statesman: president 1961–67.
- charles's law — the statement that for a body of ideal gas at constant pressure the volume is directly proportional to the absolute temperature
- charlottetown — a port in SE Canada, capital of the province of Prince Edward Island. Pop: 34 562 (2011)
- chester white — a variety of large, white hog
- child welfare — social work and services aimed at insuring the welfare of children
- childrenswear — clothing for children
- chilli powder — Chilli powder is a very hot-tasting powder made mainly from dried chillies. It is used in cooking.
- chowderheaded — like a chowderhead; foolish
- christ within — (in Quakerism) the light of Christ in the soul of every person, considered as a guiding force.
- chrome yellow — any yellow pigment consisting of lead chromate mixed with lead sulphate
- churchwardens — Plural form of churchwarden.
- class warfare — conflict, tension between social classes
- class-warfare — Also called class conflict. conflict between different classes in a community resulting from different social or economic positions and reflecting opposed interests.
- cliff dweller — (usually initial capital letter) a member of a prehistoric people of the southwestern U.S., who were ancestors of the Pueblo Indians and built shelters in caves or on the ledges of cliffs.
- cliff-dweller — a member of a prehistoric people of the southwestern US who built shelters on the ledges of cliffs or in caves
- clock watcher — an employee who demonstrates lack of interest in a job by watching the time closely to be sure to stop work as soon as the workday or shift is over.
- clock-watcher — an employee who checks the time in anticipation of a break or of the end of the working day
- coast redwood — the redwood, Sequoia sempervirens.
- cobbler's wax — a resin used for waxing thread
- coconut water — the watery, drinkable liquid inside an immature coconut.
- cologne brown — Vandyke brown.
- comfort woman — a girl or woman forced into prostitution by Japanese soldiers during World War II.
- commuter town — a town that is home mainly to commuters
- concertgebouw — a concert hall in Amsterdam, inaugurated in 1888: the Concertgebouw Orchestra established in 1888, has been independent of the hall since World War II
- congresswoman — A Congresswoman is a female member of the US Congress, especially of the House of Representatives.
- congresswomen — Plural form of congresswoman.
- connate water — Connate water is water which is trapped in rock pores.
- conning tower — a superstructure of a submarine, used as the bridge when the vessel is on the surface
- contract work — the work specified in a short-term contract, esp as opposed to regular employment
- control tower — A control tower is a building at an airport from which instructions are given to aircraft when they are taking off or landing. You can also refer to the people who work in a control tower as the control tower.
- cooling tower — A cooling tower is a very large, round, high building which is used to cool water from factories or power stations.
- cooper's hawk — a small North American hawk, Accipiter cooperii, having a bluish-grey back and wings and a reddish-brown breast
- corkscrewlike — Resembling a corkscrew, usually specifically the worm of a corkscrew.
- 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.