12-letter words containing w, i
- claw setting — a jewellery setting with clawlike prongs
- clownishness — The state of being clownish.
- co-ownership — the fact or state of being one of the joint owners of something
- cochairwoman — a woman who cochairs an organization
- cockthrowing — the sport of knocking down, or killing, a cock that is tied to a post
- cold warrior — a person who engages in or promotes a cold war
- cold working — Cold working is a process in which metal is shaped at a fairly low temperature. This increases the metal's yield strength but makes it less ductile.
- collide with — If a vehicle collides with another vehicle or a person, it hits something or someone that is traveling in a different direction.
- collingswood — a city in SW New Jersey.
- come up with — If you come up with a plan or idea, you think of it and suggest it.
- common swift — Apus apus, a bird with long narrow wings which spends most of the time on the wing
- companionway — A companionway is a staircase or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship.
- contrariwise — from a contrasting point of view; on the other hand
- cop it sweet — to accept a penalty without complaint
- cop off with — If you cop off with someone, you meet them and start a sexual or romantic relationship with them.
- core drawing — drawing of fine tubing using wire as a mandrel.
- corn whiskey — a whisky made from maize
- cornishwoman — a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
- councilwoman — A councilwoman is a woman who is a member of a local council.
- councilwomen — Plural form of councilwoman.
- counter-view — an opposing or contrasting opinion.
- counterweigh — counterbalance
- cowardliness — lacking courage; contemptibly timid.
- crack willow — a species of commonly grown willow, Salix fragilis, with branches that snap easily
- crawling peg — a method of stabilizing exchange rates, prices, etc, by maintaining a fixed level for a specified period or until the level has persisted at an upper or lower limit for a specified period and then permitting a predetermined incremental rise or fall
- creditworthy — A creditworthy person or organization is one who can safely be lent money or allowed to have goods on credit, for example because in the past they have always paid back what they owe.
- crime writer — a writer who writes detective fiction
- criminal law — the body of law dealing with the constitution of offences and the punishment of offenders
- cringeworthy — Causing feelings of embarrassment or awkwardness.
- crowdfunding — Crowdfunding is when a large number of people each give an amount of money to pay for a project, especially by using a website to collect the money.
- crown office — (in England) an office of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court that is responsible for administration and where actions are entered for trial
- crown prince — A Crown Prince is a prince who will be king of his country when the present king or queen dies.
- curliewurlie — an extremely curled or twisted object or ornament
- curtain wall — a non-load-bearing external wall attached to a framed structure, often one that is prefabricated
- cutaway dive — a back dive in which the diver rotates the body to enter the water headfirst facing the springboard.
- cylinder saw — crown saw.
- darning wool — wool used for darning
- darwin tulip — a class of tulips having a tall stem and broad, bright-colored flowers with a flat, rectangular base.
- delta-winged — (of an aircraft) having a triangular sweptback wing
- dessert wine — A dessert wine is a sweet wine, usually a white wine, that is served with dessert.
- devon minnow — a spinning lure intended to imitate the swimming motion of a minnow
- disallowable — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- disallowance — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- disemboweled — to remove the bowels or entrails from; eviscerate.
- disempowered — Simple past tense and past participle of disempower.
- disendowment — The act of depriving of an endowment or endowments.
- disentwining — Present participle of disentwine.
- dismal swamp — a swamp in SE Virginia and NE North Carolina. About 30 miles (48 km) long; about 600 sq. mi. (1500 sq. km).
- do away with — from this or that place; off: to go away.
- donationware — (Internet) A variant of freeware that offers an option to its user to donate money to the program's author.