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13-letter words containing t, o, w

  • 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
  • caulifloweret — an individual floret from a cauliflower
  • charlottetown — a port in SE Canada, capital of the province of Prince Edward Island. Pop: 34 562 (2011)
  • 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.
  • cobalt yellow — aureolin.
  • coconut water — the watery, drinkable liquid inside an immature coconut.
  • codeswitching — Alternative form of code-switching.
  • come out with — If you come out with a remark, especially a surprising one, you make it.
  • come to blows — to fight
  • come what may — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
  • comfort woman — a girl or woman forced into prostitution by Japanese soldiers during World War II.
  • commonwealths — Plural form of commonwealth.
  • commuter town — a town that is home mainly to commuters
  • complete with — If one thing comes complete with another, it has that thing as an extra or additional part.
  • 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
  • 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
  • constablewick — the area of land under the charge of a constable
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • corporate law — law that relates to corporations and to business activities in general
  • could do with — If you say that you could do with something, you mean that you need it or would benefit from it.
  • count towards — If something counts towards or counts toward an achievement or right, it is included as one of the things that give you the right to it.
  • counter-power — ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.
  • counterweighs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterweigh.
  • counterweight — A counterweight is an action or proposal that is intended to balance or counter other actions or proposals.
  • cowboy outfit — an outfit consisting of a cowboy hat, fringed waistcoat, trousers, scarf etc, worn either by children or adults
  • crow-pheasant — a large coucal, Centropus sinensis, of Asia, having black and brown plumage and a long tail.
  • crowd control — the management of crowds at sporting events, demonstrations, etc, to prevent trouble
  • crowd trouble — bad behaviour by fans at a sports match
  • customer flow — Customer flow is the movement of customers around a store.
  • cut both ways — to have both good and bad effects
  • cut-away coat — Also called cutaway coat. a man's formal daytime coat having the front portion of the skirt cut away from the waist so as to curve or slope to the tails at the back.
  • cut-card work — silver leaf cut in shapes and soldered to a silver vessel.
  • domestic fowl — a chicken.
  • double wicket — cricket in which two wickets are used, being the usual form of the game.
  • down the line — complete, full, unreserved, or whole-hearted: a down-the-line endorsement.
  • down the road — a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
  • down the tube — a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
  • down to earth — practical and realistic: a down-to-earth person.
  • down-the-line — complete, full, unreserved, or whole-hearted: a down-the-line endorsement.
  • down-to-earth — practical and realistic: a down-to-earth person.
  • downconverter — A device that converts a signal to a lower frequency, especially in television reception.
  • downheartedly — In a downhearted manner.
  • downregulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downregulate.
  • downrightness — The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner.
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