11-letter words containing t, w, o, c, e
- open switch — (IBM, probably from railways) An unresolved question, issue, or problem.
- oxbow chest — a chest of drawers having a front convex at the sides and concave in the center without vertical divisions.
- reckon with — to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
- screw joint — a type of joint that is fastened by means of screws
- sketch show — a show, such as a TV show or public performance, consisting of a variety of short comedy scenes
- stock power — a power of attorney permitting a person other than the owner of stock in a corporation to transfer the title of ownership to a third party.
- sweatercoat — a coat knitted like a bulky sweater.
- switch over — If you switch over when you are watching television, you change to another channel.
- switched on — turned-on (def 1).
- switched-on — turned-on (def 1).
- to eat crow — If someone eats crow, they admit that they have been wrong and apologize, especially in situations where this is humiliating or embarrassing for them.
- tonic water — drink: carbonated water
- tower block — a high-rise building.
- tower crane — a rotatable cantilever jib on top of a steelwork tower used on building sites where the operator needs to command a good view of the site
- town centre — the most important commercial or business area of a town, containing most of the shops, banks, restaurants etc
- toxic waste — waste material that can be harmful or deadly to living creatures and the environment
- trickledown — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- tweetcation — a short break from posting on the Twitter website
- view factor — The view factor is the degree to which heat carried by radiation can be passed between two surfaces.
- wainscotted — Having a wainscot.
- waistcoated — Wearing a waistcoat.
- wall rocket — any of several yellow-flowered European plants of the genus Diplotaxis, such as D. muralis, that grow on old walls and in waste places: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- wall socket — socket (def 2b).
- warm sector — the region of warmest air bounded by the cold and warm fronts of a cyclone.
- watchdogged — characteristic of a watchdog
- watchtowers — Plural form of watchtower.
- water clock — a device, as a clepsydra, for measuring time by the flow of water.
- watercolors — Plural form of watercolor.
- watercolour — A water-soluble pigment.
- watercooler — Alternative spelling of water cooler.
- watercourse — a stream of water, as a river or brook.
- waterlocked — enclosed entirely, or almost entirely, by water: a waterlocked nation.
- waterlocust — a thorny honeylocust (Gleditsia aquatica), native to the SE U.S., with a dark, heavy wood that takes a high polish
- watt-second — a unit of energy equal to the energy of one watt acting for one second; the equivalent of one joule.
- weathercoat — Also, weathercoating. a weatherproof coating, applied especially to the exterior of a building.
- weathercock — a weather vane with the figure of a rooster on it.
- welcome mat — a doormat, especially one with the word “welcome” printed on it.
- west covina — a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.
- wet compass — a compass having a compass card floating in a liquid.
- wet contact — a contact through which direct current flows.
- whacked out — tired; exhausted; worn-out.
- whacked-out — tired; exhausted; worn-out.
- whenceforth — from which time or place forward
- white bacon — bacon (def 2).
- white cloud — a small, brightly colored freshwater fish, Tanichthys albonubes, native to China: popular in home aquariums.
- white stock — a stock of veal bones, vegetables, herbs, and seasonings: used as the basis for sauces and soups.
- whole cloth — pure fabrication: fiction, invention
- wholestitch — a type of stitch producing an effect similar to woven cloth
- wing covert — any of the feathers concealing the bases of a bird's wing feathers.
- woodcrafter — a person who makes or carves wooden objects.