11-letter words containing w, e, a, n
- brown water — shallow water, as opposed to deep (blue) water.
- brown-state — (of linen and lace fabrics) undyed
- bushelwoman — a woman who alters clothes
- cabbagetown — a former slum area of Toronto, now known for its Victorian architecture and thriving arts community
- cabinetwood — any wood suitable for use in cabinetwork.
- cabinetwork — the making of furniture, esp of fine quality
- cactus wren — any American wren of the genus Campylorhynchus, of arid regions, especially C. brunneicapillus, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- cakewalking — Present participle of cakewalk.
- camerawoman — a woman who operates a film or television camera
- camerawomen — Plural form of camerawoman.
- campbeltown — a seaport on the Kintyre peninsula, in SW Scotland: resort.
- candlepower — the luminous intensity of a source of light in a given direction: now expressed in candelas but formerly in terms of the international candle
- caneworking — A glassblowing technique that uses rods of coloured glass to add intricate patterns and stripes to blown glass objects.
- cankerworms — Plural form of cankerworm.
- capped pawn — a pawn that has been singled out or marked by a strong player as the one with which he or she intends to effect checkmate in giving a weaker opponent odds.
- cattlewoman — A woman who raises or tends cattle.
- cattlewomen — Plural form of cattlewoman.
- chain wheel — sprocket (def 1).
- change down — When you change down, you move the gear lever in the vehicle you are driving in order to use a lower gear.
- charlestown — oldest part of Boston, at the mouth of the Charles River: site of the battle of Bunker Hill
- chickenhawk — Also called hen hawk. (not used scientifically) any of various hawks said to prey on poultry.
- china white — a very potent form of synthetic heroin.
- chinese wax — a yellowish wax secreted by an oriental scale insect, Ceroplastes ceriferus, and used commercially
- clean sweep — an overwhelming victory
- clergywoman — a female member of the clergy
- companywide — Extending throughout a company.
- cordwainery — Shoemaking.
- counterdraw — to copy (a painting, etc) by tracing it onto a transparent material, such as oiled paper
- cow-spanker — a dairy farmer
- cowansville — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- downhearted — dejected; depressed; discouraged.
- downloaders — Plural form of downloader.
- downpayment — an initial amount paid at the time of purchase, in installment buying, time sales, etc.
- 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
- duniewassal — a gentleman, especially a cadet of a ranking family, among the Highlanders of Scotland.
- dwell angle — Dwell angle is the amount of time, measured as degrees of rotation, that contact breakers close in a distributor.
- earl warren — Earl, 1891–1974, U.S. lawyer and political leader: chief justice of the U.S. 1953–69.