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11-letter words containing w, a, i, c

  • downscaling — Present participle of downscale.
  • eco-warrior — An eco-warrior is someone who spends a lot of time working actively for environmental causes.
  • ecowarriors — Plural form of ecowarrior.
  • excise laws — laws relating to taxes on dutiable items
  • facial wash — a beauty product which cleanses the skin of the face
  • fast-twitch — of or relating to muscle fiber that contracts relatively rapidly, utilized especially in actions requiring maximum effort of short duration, as sprinting (distinguished from slow-twitch).
  • firewatcher — A person who looks for the onset of fires, normally from a high vantage point.
  • gang switch — a collection of switches connected to separate circuits and operating simultaneously.
  • hack writer — a writer of undistinguished literary work produced to order
  • include war — Excessive multi-leveled including within a discussion thread, a practice that tends to annoy readers. In a forum with high-traffic newsgroups, such as Usenet, this can lead to flames and the urge to start a kill file.
  • kitchenware — cooking equipment or utensils.
  • lace pillow — pillow (def 3).
  • latticework — work consisting of crossed strips usually arranged in a diagonal pattern of open spaces.
  • law society — association of lawyers
  • low-calorie — containing relatively fewer calories than comparable foods, diets, etc
  • mexican war — the war between the U.S. and Mexico, 1846–48.
  • microwaving — Present participle of microwave.
  • musical saw — a handsaw played as a musical instrument with a violin bow or a hammer while the saw is bent with varying tension to change the pitch.
  • new castile — a region in central Spain: formerly a province. 27,933 sq. mi. (72,346 sq. km).
  • new mexican — a state in the SW United States. 121,666 sq. mi. (315,115 sq. km). Capital: Santa Fe. Abbreviation: NM (for use with zip code), N. Mex., N.M.
  • newscasting — a broadcast of news on radio or television.
  • nicht wahr? — isn't that so?
  • night watch — a painting (1642) by Rembrandt.
  • night-watch — a painting (1642) by Rembrandt.
  • pawn ticket — a receipt given for goods left with a pawnbroker.
  • pickwickian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Mr. Pickwick, central character of The Pickwick Papers.
  • pillow lace — bobbin lace.
  • plasticware — knives, forks, spoons, cups, etc., made of plastic: a picnic hamper with plasticware for six.
  • policewoman — a female member of a police force or body.
  • power chain — an endless chain for transmitting motion and power between sprockets on shafts with parallel axes.
  • racewalking — the activity of racing by walking fast rather than running
  • sacred writ — Scripture.
  • sandwiching — two or more slices of bread or the like with a layer of meat, fish, cheese, etc., between each pair.
  • schwarmerei — excessive enthusiasm or sentimentality.
  • scratch wig — a short wig, especially one that covers only part of the head.
  • scrawlingly — in a scrawling manner
  • slow-acting — working or acting slowly, not immediately
  • snow chains — device that gives tyres extra grip
  • social wasp — any of several wasps, as the hornets or yellowjackets, that live together in a community.
  • social work — organized work directed toward the betterment of social conditions in the community, as by seeking to improve the condition of the poor, to promote the welfare of children, etc.
  • swing space — a temporary working environment, used esp while renovations are being carried out
  • swiss chard — chard.
  • switch cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
  • switch yard — a railroad yard in which rolling stock is distributed or made up into trains.
  • switchblade — a pocketknife, the blade of which is held by a spring and can be released suddenly, as by pressing a button.
  • switchboard — a structural unit on which are mounted switches and instruments necessary to complete telephone circuits manually.
  • switchgrass — a North American prairie grass
  • tonic water — drink: carbonated water
  • townscaping — the act of designing a town
  • toxic waste — waste material that can be harmful or deadly to living creatures and the environment
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