15-letter words containing s, w
- cloak-and-sword — (of a drama or work of fiction) dealing with characters who wear cloaks and swords; concerned with the customs and romance of the nobility in bygone times.
- coachwhip snake — a slender nonvenomous snake, Masticophis flagellum, of the US
- collected works — the works of a particular writer brought together into one volume or a set of volumes
- conestoga wagon — a large heavy horse-drawn covered wagon used in the 19th century
- conjoined twins — twin babies born joined together at some point, such as at the hips. Some have lived for many years without being surgically separated
- continuous wave — an electromagnetic wave, esp. a radio wave, with a constant amplitude and frequency
- contraclockwise — Counterclockwise.
- corkscrew curls — locks of hair curled to hang in a spiral shape
- corkscrew grass — a variety of spear grass, Austrostipa scabra, native to Australia, having very fine foliage, an erect seed head, and awns that twist up the seed head: family Poaceae
- costume jewelry — Costume jewelry is jewelry made from cheap materials.
- country western — country music
- cowper's glands — two small yellowish glands near the prostate that secrete a mucous substance into the urethra during sexual stimulation in males
- craftswomanship — The body of skills, techniques, and expertise of (a) feminine craft(s).
- crashworthiness — the ability of a vehicle structure to withstand a crash
- crescent wrench — a wrench with a head shaped like a crescent, having one movable jaw, adjusted by a screw to fit various sizes of nuts, bolts, etc.
- crisis software — A small UK company producing software for the Acorn Archimedes range of computers.
- cross-ownership — ownership of two or more similar or related businesses, as communications media, especially in the same locality: to forbid cross-ownership of newspapers and TV or radio stations in the same city.
- crown of thorns — a climbing spurge, Euphorbia milii splendens, of Madagascar, having stems covered with spines.
- crown-of-jewels — an annual herb, Lopezia coronata, of Mexico, having lilac-colored flowers with a red base.
- crown-of-thorns — a starfish, Acanthaster planci, that has a spiny test and feeds on living coral in coral reefs
- curie-weiss law — the principle that the magnetic susceptibility of a paramagnetic substance is inversely proportional to the difference between its temperature and its Curie point
- daily newspaper — A daily newspaper is a newspaper that is published every day of the week except Sunday.
- dishwasherproof — (of dishes, cooking utensils, etc.) able to withstand washing in an automatic dishwasher without breaking, chipping, fading, etc.
- dissolving view — an effect created by the projection of slides on a screen in such a way that each picture seems to dissolve into the succeeding one without an interval in between.
- distilled water — water from which impurities, as dissolved salts and colloidal particles, have been removed by one or more processes of distillation; chemically pure water.
- do oneself well — to achieve success for oneself
- doomsday weapon — any weapon of extreme lethal or destructive power; superweapon
- down's syndrome — a genetic disorder, associated with the presence of an extra chromosome 21, characterized by mild to severe mental impairment, weak muscle tone, shorter stature, and a flattened facial profile.
- downheartedness — The characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.
- downhill skiing — the sport of skiing down a slope, usually making turns and various maneuvers.
- downward closed — closure
- draw oneself up — to assume a straighter posture; stand or sit straight
- dyer's woodruff — a European plant, Asperula tinctoria, of the madder family, having red or pinkish-white flowers and red roots.
- east longmeadow — a city in SW Massachusetts.
- eat one's words — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
- edwards plateau — a highland area in SW Texas. 2000–5000 feet (600–1500 meters) high.
- english sparrow — a small Eurasian weaverbird, Passer domesticus, now established in North America and Australia. It has a brown streaked plumage with grey underparts
- ewing's sarcoma — a form of malignant bone tumour most commonly found in children and young people
- ex-servicewoman — a woman who has served in the army, navy, or air force
- faithworthiness — the quality of being faithworthy
- false miterwort — foamflower.
- fashion-forward — relating to, anticipating, or reflecting the most up-to-date fashion trends
- fight windmills — to fight imaginary evils or opponents
- finno-russo war — the war (1939–40) between Finland and the Soviet Union.
- first world war — World War I.
- fish and brewis — a Newfoundland dish of cooked salt cod and soaked hard bread
- flow of spirits — natural happiness
- flowerhorn fish — a brightly coloured cichlid fish with a large protuberance on the head
- flowering shrub — any shrub that produces flowers
- flowers of zinc — a white or yellowish-white, amorphous, odorless, water-insoluble powder, ZnO, used chiefly as a paint pigment, in cosmetics, dental cements, matches, white printing inks, and opaque glass, and in medicine in the treatment of skin conditions.