13-letter words containing w, e, r
- class-warfare — Also called class conflict. conflict between different classes in a community resulting from different social or economic positions and reflecting opposed interests.
- cliff dweller — (usually initial capital letter) a member of a prehistoric people of the southwestern U.S., who were ancestors of the Pueblo Indians and built shelters in caves or on the ledges of cliffs.
- cliff-dweller — a member of a prehistoric people of the southwestern US who built shelters on the ledges of cliffs or in caves
- clock watcher — an employee who demonstrates lack of interest in a job by watching the time closely to be sure to stop work as soon as the workday or shift is over.
- clock-watcher — an employee who checks the time in anticipation of a break or of the end of the working day
- coast redwood — the redwood, Sequoia sempervirens.
- cobbler's wax — a resin used for waxing thread
- coconut water — the watery, drinkable liquid inside an immature coconut.
- cologne brown — Vandyke brown.
- commuter town — a town that is home mainly to commuters
- concertgebouw — a concert hall in Amsterdam, inaugurated in 1888: the Concertgebouw Orchestra established in 1888, has been independent of the hall since World War II
- congresswoman — A Congresswoman is a female member of the US Congress, especially of the House of Representatives.
- congresswomen — Plural form of congresswoman.
- connate water — Connate water is water which is trapped in rock pores.
- conning tower — a superstructure of a submarine, used as the bridge when the vessel is on the surface
- control tower — A control tower is a building at an airport from which instructions are given to aircraft when they are taking off or landing. You can also refer to the people who work in a control tower as the control tower.
- cooling tower — A cooling tower is a very large, round, high building which is used to cool water from factories or power stations.
- cooper's hawk — a small North American hawk, Accipiter cooperii, having a bluish-grey back and wings and a reddish-brown breast
- corkscrewlike — Resembling a corkscrew, usually specifically the worm of a corkscrew.
- corporate law — law that relates to corporations and to business activities in general
- counter-power — ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.
- counterweighs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterweigh.
- counterweight — A counterweight is an action or proposal that is intended to balance or counter other actions or proposals.
- covered wagon — A covered wagon is a wagon that has an arched canvas roof and is pulled by horses. Covered wagons were used by the early American settlers as they travelled across the country.
- coxwell chair — Cogswell chair.
- cracked wheat — whole wheat cracked between rollers so that it will cook more quickly
- creepy-crawly — You can refer to insects as creepy-crawlies when they give you a feeling of fear or disgust. This word is mainly used by children.
- crested swift — any of several birds of the family Hemiprocnidae, of southeast Asia and the East Indies, related to the true swifts but differing in having erectile crests and the habit of perching in trees.
- crow-pheasant — a large coucal, Centropus sinensis, of Asia, having black and brown plumage and a long tail.
- crowd pleaser — a person, performance, etc., having great popular appeal.
- crowd trouble — bad behaviour by fans at a sports match
- crowd-pleaser — If you describe a performer, politician, or sports player as a crowd-pleaser, you mean they always please their audience. You can also describe an action or event as a crowd-pleaser.
- cruiserweight — A cruiserweight is another name for a light heavyweight.
- cuckoo wrasse — a fish, Labrus mixtus
- cuckooflowers — Plural form of cuckooflower.
- customer flow — Customer flow is the movement of customers around a store.
- death warrant — A death warrant is an official document which orders that someone is to be executed as a punishment for a crime.
- devil worship — the worship of Satan or of a demon
- dewar (flask) — a double-walled flask with a vacuum between the walls, which are silvered on the inside, used esp. for storage of liquefied gases
- dick size war — penis war
- dimmer switch — A dimmer switch is an electrical switch which turns off the full beam of a headlamp and turns on the low beam.
- dimmer-switch — a person or thing that dims.
- dirty weekend — A dirty weekend is a weekend during which two people go away together, mainly in order to have sex.
- disempowering — Present participle of disempower.
- dock-walloper — a casual laborer about docks or wharves.
- dormer window — in sloping roof
- down syndrome — Down syndrome is a disorder that some people are born with. People who have Down syndrome have physical differences, such as shorter stature, and learning difficulties.
- down the road — a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- down to earth — practical and realistic: a down-to-earth person.
- down-to-earth — practical and realistic: a down-to-earth person.