11-letter words containing s, w, a, r
- casual work — temporary, as opposed to permanent or regular, employment
- casual-wear — clothing designed for wear on informal occasions.
- charlestown — oldest part of Boston, at the mouth of the Charles River: site of the battle of Bunker Hill
- churchwards — in the direction of the church
- coach screw — a large screw with a square head used in timber work in buildings, etc
- contraflows — Plural form of contraflow.
- cow parsley — a common Eurasian umbelliferous hedgerow plant, Anthriscus sylvestris, having umbrella-shaped clusters of white flowers
- cow parsnip — any tall coarse umbelliferous plant of the genus Heracleum, such as H. sphondylium of Europe and Asia, having thick stems and flattened clusters of white or purple flowers
- cow-spanker — a dairy farmer
- cowardliest — Superlative form of cowardly.
- cowcatchers — Plural form of cowcatcher.
- craftswoman — A craftswoman is a woman who makes things skilfully with her hands.
- craftswomen — Plural form of craftswoman.
- crashworthy — (of a vehicle) Capable of withstanding a crash.
- crawl space — A crawl space is a narrow space under the roof or floor of a building that provides access to the wiring or plumbing.
- credit swap — A credit swap is a kind of insurance against credit risk where a third party agrees to pay a lender if the loan defaults, in exchange for receiving payments from the lender.
- crossbowman — (in medieval warfare) a soldier armed with a crossbow.
- crown daisy — a garden plant, Chrysanthemum coronarium, of the composite family, native to southern Europe, having numerous yellowish-white flower heads.
- crown glass — an old form of window glass made by blowing a globe and spinning it until it formed a flat disc
- crown roast — a roast consisting of ribs of lamb or pork arranged in a crown shape
- curie's law — the principle that the magnetic susceptibility of a paramagnetic substance is inversely proportional to its thermodynamic temperature
- darwinistic — the Darwinian theory that species originate by descent, with variation, from parent forms, through the natural selection of those individuals best adapted for the reproductive success of their kind.
- dawn chorus — The dawn chorus is the singing of birds at dawn.
- dewar flask — a type of vacuum flask, esp one used in scientific experiments to keep liquid air, helium, etc; Thermos
- digger wasp — any of numerous solitary wasps of the family Sphecidae, which excavate nests in soil, wood, etc., and provision them with prey paralyzed by stinging.
- dinnerwares — china, glasses, and silver used for table service.
- disc harrow — a harrow with sharp-edged slightly concave discs mounted on horizontal shafts and used to cut clods or debris on the surface of the soil or to cover seed after planting
- dishwashers — Plural form of dishwasher.
- disk harrow — a harrow having a number of sharp-edged, concave disks set at such an angle that as the harrow is drawn along the ground they turn the soil, pulverize it, and destroy weeds.
- down-easter — a full-rigged ship built in New England in the late 19th century, usually of wood and relatively fast.
- downloaders — Plural form of downloader.
- draftswoman — a woman employed in making mechanical drawings.
- draftswomen — Plural form of draftswoman.
- draw straws — a single stalk or stem, especially of certain species of grain, chiefly wheat, rye, oats, and barley.
- draw stumps — to close play, as by pulling out the stumps
- draw trumps — to play the trump suit until the opponents have none left
- drawbridges — Plural form of drawbridge.
- drawstrings — Plural form of drawstring.
- dumbwaiters — Plural form of dumbwaiter.
- dwarf shoot — a very thin lateral branch in certain trees.
- dwarf sumac — a shrub or small tree, Rhus copallina, of the cashew family, native to the eastern U.S., having shiny, pinnate leaves, greenish flowers, and clusters of red, berrylike fruit.
- easter week — the week that begins with Easter Day and ends the following Saturday
- ecowarriors — Plural form of ecowarrior.
- enwrappings — any hidden things, both tangible and intangible
- expressways — Plural form of expressway.
- farawayness — the state of being faraway
- farmworkers — Plural form of farmworker.
- fast bowler — a bowler who characteristically delivers the ball rapidly
- fast worker — a person who is quick and shrewd in gaining personal advantage: A fast worker, he soon knew everyone who had any pull.
- fiesta ware — molded, opaque-glazed earthenware produced in a wide range of colors from 1936 to 1969.