11-letter words containing t, w, a
- breastworks — a defensive work, usually breast high.
- bridewealth — (in some nonindustrial societies) the money or goods given to the family of a bride by the bridegroom or his family.
- bridgewater — a town in E Massachusetts.
- brow antler — the first prong from the base of a stag's antler.
- browbeating — to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully: They browbeat him into agreeing.
- brown earth — an intrazonal soil of temperate humid regions typically developed under deciduous forest into a dark rich layer (mull): characteristic of much of southern and central England
- brown heart — a brown discoloration of the flesh of stored apples, resulting from high concentrations of carbon dioxide.
- brown patch — a fungus disease of turf grass that results in circular areas of brown, dead grass.
- brown toast — toasted wholemeal bread
- brown water — shallow water, as opposed to deep (blue) water.
- brown-state — (of linen and lace fabrics) undyed
- cabbagetown — a former slum area of Toronto, now known for its Victorian architecture and thriving arts community
- cabinetwood — any wood suitable for use in cabinetwork.
- cabinetwork — the making of furniture, esp of fine quality
- cactus wren — any American wren of the genus Campylorhynchus, of arid regions, especially C. brunneicapillus, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- campbeltown — a seaport on the Kintyre peninsula, in SW Scotland: resort.
- cartwheeled — Simple past tense and past participle of cartwheel.
- cartwheeler — a person who performs cartwheels
- castle walk — a ballroom dance of the pre–World War I era, consisting of a sedate step to each beat.
- catchweight — of or relating to a contest in which normal weight categories have been waived by agreement
- caterwauled — Simple past tense and past participle of caterwaul.
- caterwauler — to utter long wailing cries, as cats in rutting time.
- cattle show — a competitive event at which farmers show their best cattle
- cattlewoman — A woman who raises or tends cattle.
- cattlewomen — Plural form of cattlewoman.
- cattywampus — catawampus
- cavity wall — A cavity wall is a wall that consists of two separate walls with a space between them. Cavity walls help to keep out noise and cold.
- charge with — to impose or ask as a price or fee: That store charges $25 for leather gloves.
- charityware — careware
- charlestown — oldest part of Boston, at the mouth of the Charles River: site of the battle of Bunker Hill
- cheektowaga — a town in NW New York, near Buffalo.
- china white — a very potent form of synthetic heroin.
- chinwangtao — Qinhuangdao
- chittamwood — American smoke tree.
- clear water — a city in W Florida.
- clock watch — a watch that strikes the hours. Compare repeater (def 3).
- coat flower — a plant, Petrorhagia saxifraga, of the pink family, native to Eurasia, having pink or white flowers in terminal branching clusters.
- contraflows — Plural form of contraflow.
- cotton swab — A cotton swab is the same as a swab.
- counterdraw — to copy (a painting, etc) by tracing it onto a transparent material, such as oiled paper
- 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.
- 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.
- crown agent — a member of a board appointed by the Minister for Overseas Development to provide financial, commercial, and professional services for a number of overseas governments and international bodies
- crown graft — a type of graft in which the scion is inserted at the crown of the stock
- crown roast — a roast consisting of ribs of lamb or pork arranged in a crown shape
- culture war — conflict of values