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11-letter words containing w, a, n

  • churchwoman — a female practising member of a church
  • clean sweep — an overwhelming victory
  • clergywoman — a female member of the clergy
  • company law — the area of law that deals with business enterprises
  • companywide — Extending throughout a company.
  • contraflows — Plural form of contraflow.
  • cordwainery — Shoemaking.
  • 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
  • cow parsnip — any tall coarse umbelliferous plant of the genus Heracleum, such as H. sphondylium of Europe and Asia, having thick stems and flattened clusters of white or purple flowers
  • cow-spanker — a dairy farmer
  • cowansville — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
  • craftswoman — A craftswoman is a woman who makes things skilfully with her hands.
  • craftswomen — Plural form of craftswoman.
  • crimean war — the war fought mainly in the Crimea between Russia on one side and Turkey, France, Sardinia, and Britain on the other (1853-56)
  • cromwellian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the politics, practices, etc., of Oliver Cromwell or of the Commonwealth and Protectorate.
  • crossbowman — (in medieval warfare) a soldier armed with a crossbow.
  • 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 daisy — a garden plant, Chrysanthemum coronarium, of the composite family, native to southern Europe, having numerous yellowish-white flower heads.
  • crown glass — an old form of window glass made by blowing a globe and spinning it until it formed a flat disc
  • 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
  • currantworm — the larva of any of several insects, as a sawfly, Nematus ribesii (imported currantworm) which infests and feeds on the leaves and fruit of currants.
  • curtainwall — Storm shutters or other removable protection for all windows and doors in a residence or building against the effects of high winds, rain and flying objects during a hurricane. They can be made of a variety of materials such as aluminum panels, iron or even wood.
  • darwinistic — the Darwinian theory that species originate by descent, with variation, from parent forms, through the natural selection of those individuals best adapted for the reproductive success of their kind.
  • dawn chorus — The dawn chorus is the singing of birds at dawn.
  • dawn patrol — a flight, especially during the early days of military aviation, undertaken at dawn or early morning in order to reconnoiter enemy positions.
  • dawn raider — a person or company that mounts a dawn raid
  • deganawidah — ("The Peacemaker") flourished 1550–1600, Huron prophet, cofounder of the Iroquois Confederacy.
  • dinnerwares — china, glasses, and silver used for table service.
  • disallowing — Present participle of disallow.
  • dishwashing — the act of washing dishes.
  • down-ballot — relating to or noting a candidate or political contest that is relatively low-profile and local compared to one listed in a higher place on the ballot: Very popular presidential nominees often cause down-ballot candidates to win.
  • down-easter — a full-rigged ship built in New England in the late 19th century, usually of wood and relatively fast.
  • down-market — appealing or catering to lower-income consumers; widely affordable or accessible.
  • downdraught — Alternative spelling of downdraft.
  • downgrading — Present participle of downgrade.
  • downhearted — dejected; depressed; discouraged.
  • downloaders — Plural form of downloader.
  • downloading — download
  • downpatrick — a market town in Northern Ireland: reputedly the burial place of Saint Patrick. Pop: 10 316 (2001)
  • downpayment — an initial amount paid at the time of purchase, in installment buying, time sales, etc.
  • downplaying — Present participle of downplay.
  • downscaling — Present participle of downscale.
  • draftswoman — a woman employed in making mechanical drawings.
  • draftswomen — Plural form of draftswoman.
  • drainageway — a conduit, ditch, or the like, for draining water from an area.
  • draw a line — If you draw a line between two things, you make a distinction between them.
  • draw runner — loper.
  • drawing pen — a pen with a fine nib used for drawing
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