10-letter words containing w, c
- can't wait — be impatient for
- candlewick — unbleached cotton or muslin into which loops of yarn are hooked and then cut to give a tufted pattern. It is used for bedspreads, dressing gowns, etc
- candlewood — the resinous wood of any of several trees, used for torches and candle substitutes
- cankerworm — the larva of either of two geometrid moths, Paleacrita vernata or Alsophila pometaria, which feed on and destroy fruit and shade trees in North America
- cape wrath — a promontory at the NW extremity of the Scottish mainland
- cape-wrath — Cape, a high promontory in NW Scotland: most NW point on mainland.
- car-worker — a person who works in the car industry
- carl lewis — Carl (Frederick Carlton Lewis) born 1961, U.S. track and field athlete.
- carpetweed — an annual weed, Mollugo verticillata, native to North America, which produces small white flowers
- carry away — to remove forcefully
- cartwheels — Plural form of cartwheel.
- cartwright — a person who makes carts
- caseworker — A caseworker is someone who does casework.
- cashdrawer — a drawer, as in a cash register, that has separate compartments for coins and bills of different denominations.
- cashew nut — edible nut
- casualwear — clothing designed for wear on informal occasions.
- cat's meow — Slang. someone or something wonderful or remarkable.
- cat's-claw — an acacia shrub (Acacia greggii) native to the Southwest and northern Mexico, having spikes of yellow flowers and thorns resembling claws
- catawampus — askew; awry
- catchwater — a drain or ditch which catches water
- catchwords — Plural form of catchword.
- caterwauls — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caterwaul.
- catwhisker — a sharply pointed, flexible wire used to make contact with a specific point on a semiconductor or a crystal detector
- censorware — (computing) Software or hardware used to filter content on the Internet or block Internet access or restrict the running of applications or computer usage. Content filtering software, or a component in an operating system or console used to disable reception of media on the basis of content believed to be objectionable.
- chain-work — any decorative product, handiwork, etc., in which parts are looped or woven together, like the links of a chain.
- chainwheel — a toothed wheel that meshes with a roller chain to transmit motion
- chairwoman — The chairwoman of a meeting, committee, or organization is the woman in charge of it.
- chairwomen — Plural form of chairwoman.
- chase away — If someone or something chases away worries, fears, or other bad feelings, they cause those feelings to change and become happier.
- chase down — If you chase someone down, you run after them or follow them quickly and catch them.
- cheesewire — a piece of wire used for cutting cheese
- cheesewood — the tough yellowish wood of Australian trees of the genus Pittosporum: family Pittosporaceae
- chief town — a town or city that is the administrative centre of a region
- chief whip — the highest-ranking or principal whip in a legislature or parliamaent
- child wife — a very young wife.
- chilliwack — city in S British Columbia, Canada: pop. 60,000
- china-ware — dishes, ornaments, etc., made of china.
- chinawares — dishes, ornaments, etc., made of china.
- chinwagged — Simple past tense and past participle of chinwag.
- chip wagon — a small van in which chips are cooked and sold
- choke down — to swallow with difficulty
- chow hound — a person who eats food in large quantities or with great gusto; glutton.
- chowkidars — Plural form of chowkidar.
- chuck away — If you chuck something away, you throw it away or waste it.
- chuckwagon — A wagon equipped with food and cooking utensils, as on a ranch or in a lumber camp.
- chuckwalla — a lizard, Sauromalus obesus, that has an inflatable body and inhabits desert regions of the southwestern US: family Iguanidae (iguanas)
- churchward — in the direction of the church
- chwang-tse — Chuang-tzu (def 1).
- clamp down — To clamp down on people or activities means to take strong official action to stop or control them.
- clamp-down — a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.