11-letter words containing w, c, t
- watchmakers — Plural form of watchmaker.
- watchmaking — The making (and repairing) of watches.
- watchspring — the main spring inside a watch
- watchstraps — Plural form of watchstrap.
- watchtowers — Plural form of watchtower.
- water clock — a device, as a clepsydra, for measuring time by the flow of water.
- water cycle — the natural sequence through which water passes into the atmosphere as water vapor, precipitates to earth in liquid or solid form, and ultimately returns to the atmosphere through evaporation.
- water witch — a person who claims the ability to detect water underground by means of a divining rod
- water-witch — to practice water witching; work as a water witch.
- 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
- waterscapes — Plural form of waterscape.
- watt-second — a unit of energy equal to the energy of one watt acting for one second; the equivalent of one joule.
- weathercast — a forecast of weather conditions, especially on radio or television.
- 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.
- weed cutter — a hand implement, often powered by electricity or a gasoline motor, for cutting weeds or trimming grass and often utilizing a rotating nylon cord as the cutting blade.
- welcome mat — a doormat, especially one with the word “welcome” printed on it.
- welfaristic — characterized by welfarism
- weltschmerz — sorrow that one feels and accepts as one's necessary portion in life; sentimental pessimism.
- welwitschia — A gymnospermous plant of desert regions in southwestern Africa that has a dwarf, massive trunk, two long strap-shaped leaves, and male and female flowers in the scales of scarlet cones. It is remarkable for its ability to extract moisture from fog.
- west africa — most westerly part of Africa
- west covina — a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.
- west seneca — a city in NW New York, near Buffalo.
- west-facing — orientated towards the west
- westchester — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- westermarck — Edward Alexander [ed-werd al-ig-zan-der,, -zahn-;; Finnish ed-vahrd ah-lek-sahn-duh r] /ˈɛd wərd ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər,, -ˈzɑn-;; Finnish ˈɛd vɑrd ˌɑ lɛkˈsɑn dər/ (Show IPA), 1862–1939, Finnish sociologist.
- wet compass — a compass having a compass card floating in a liquid.
- wet contact — a contact through which direct current flows.
- wet machine — a machine for dewatering pulp.
- whacked out — tired; exhausted; worn-out.
- whacked-out — tired; exhausted; worn-out.
- whale watch — trip to observe sea mammals
- whenceforth — from which time or place forward
- white bacon — bacon (def 2).
- white birch — the European birch, Betula pendula, yielding a hard wood.
- white cedar — any of several chiefly coniferous trees valued for their wood, especially Chamaecyparis thyoides, of the eastern U.S., or Thuja occidentalis (northern white cedar) of northeastern North America.
- white cloud — a small, brightly colored freshwater fish, Tanichthys albonubes, native to China: popular in home aquariums.
- white magic — magic used for good purposes, especially to counteract evil (contrasted with black magic).
- white perch — a small game fish, Morone americana, greenish-gray above and silvery below, inhabiting streams along the Atlantic coast of the U.S.
- white sauce — a sauce made of butter, flour, seasonings, and milk or sometimes chicken or veal stock; béchamel.
- white space — the unprinted area of a piece of printing, as of a poster or newspaper page, or of a portion of a piece of printing, as of an advertisement; blank space: White space is as effective in a layout as type.
- white stick — a walking stick used by a blind person for feeling the way: painted white as a sign to others that the person is blind
- white stock — a stock of veal bones, vegetables, herbs, and seasonings: used as the basis for sauces and soups.
- white witch — a witch who uses magic for benevolent purposes or without malicious intent
- white-faced — having a white or pale face.