11-letter words containing w, e, c, k
- lock washer — a washer placed under a nut on a bolt or screw, so made as to prevent the nut from shaking loose.
- luckengowan — a daisy or other flower having petals drawn together similar to a bud
- objectworks — An object-oriented development environment developed by ParcPlace, available under Smalltalk and C++.
- office work — work normally carried out in an office, for example clerical or administrative work for an organization
- pawn ticket — a receipt given for goods left with a pawnbroker.
- pieceworker — someone who does work paid for according to the quantity produced
- police work — the everyday duties of police officers, esp the investigation of criminal activities
- quickwitted — Alternative spelling of quick-witted.
- racewalking — the activity of racing by walking fast rather than running
- reckon with — to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
- rock flower — any shrub of the genus Crossosoma, native to the arid regions of the southwestern U.S., having thick, narrow leaves and solitary flowers.
- sheriffwick — shrievalty.
- shipwrecked — the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking.
- sienkiewicz — Henryk [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1846–1916, Polish novelist: Nobel prize 1905.
- sketch show — a show, such as a TV show or public performance, consisting of a variety of short comedy scenes
- slack water — a period when a body of water is between tides.
- slack-jawed — having the mouth open, especially as an indication of astonishment, bewilderment, etc.
- slow cooker — an electric cooking pot with a tight-fitting lid for cooking meats, casseroles, etc., for several hours at relatively low temperatures, usually around 200° F (93.3° C).
- spacewalker — a person who manoeuvres in space while outside but attached to a spacecraft
- stock power — a power of attorney permitting a person other than the owner of stock in a corporation to transfer the title of ownership to a third party.
- swage block — an iron block containing holes and grooves of various sizes, used for heading bolts and shaping objects not easily worked on an anvil.
- swan's neck — a shallow S-curve used in decorative work.
- swan-necked — having a neck that is long and elegant like that of a swan
- swashbuckle — to work, behave, or perform as a swashbuckler.
- sweep check — a maneuver for depriving an opponent of the puck by seizing it in the crook of one's stick and pulling it away with a movement in a long arc, the stick being held level or nearly level with the ice. Compare check1 (def 37).
- swivelblock — a block that supports a swivel
- think twice — to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational decisions, etc.
- tower block — a high-rise building.
- trackwalker — a person employed to walk over and inspect a certain section of railroad track at intervals.
- train wreck — an accident in which a train or trains are severely damaged.
- trickledown — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- wackadoodle — (slang, pejorative) Crazy, irrational, or eccentric.
- wage packet — regular pay from an employer
- wages clerk — a worker in an office who calculates staff wages
- wall rocket — any of several yellow-flowered European plants of the genus Diplotaxis, such as D. muralis, that grow on old walls and in waste places: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- wall socket — socket (def 2b).
- watchmakers — Plural form of watchmaker.
- water clock — a device, as a clepsydra, for measuring time by the flow of water.
- waterlocked — enclosed entirely, or almost entirely, by water: a waterlocked nation.
- weathercock — a weather vane with the figure of a rooster on it.
- well-cooked — having been cooked with skill so as to be pleasant to eat
- well-packed — filled to capacity; full: They've had a packed theater for every performance.
- welsh black — a breed of black cattle originally from N Wales that are bred for both meat and milk
- 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.
- whacked out — tired; exhausted; worn-out.
- whacked-out — tired; exhausted; worn-out.
- whalesucker — a large, blue remora, Remora australis, that attaches itself to whales and dolphins.
- whiskeyjack — (US) Alternative form of whisky jack (gray jay, Canada jay).
- 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.