13-letter words containing w, o, c, a
- news blackout — a situation in which a government or other authority imposes a ban on the publication of news on a particular subject
- no-score draw — A no-score draw is the result of a football match in which neither team scores any goals.
- norway spruce — a European spruce, Picea abies, having shiny, dark-green needles, grown as an ornamental.
- nuclear power — power derived from nuclear energy.
- oak wax scale — any of various small oval-shaped homopterous insects of the family Asterolecaniidae, the female members of which have their bodies embedded in a waxy mass, as in the destructive Cerococcus quercus ((oak wax scale) or (oak scale)) or covered with a waxy film.
- once and away — conclusively
- one-punch law — a law prescribing punitive sentences for assault, including assault comprising a single blow
- open sandwich — a sandwich served on only one slice of bread, without a covering slice.
- optical crown — an optical glass of low dispersion and relatively low refractive index. It is used in the construction of lenses
- optical wedge — a wedge-shaped filter whose transmittance decreases from one end to the other: used as an exposure control device in sensitometry.
- ottawa euclid — Euclid
- outreach work — work (done by welfare workers, volunteers, etc) designed to help and encourage disadvantaged members of the community
- powder charge — propellant (def 2).
- rat claw foot — an elongated foot having the form of a thin claw grasping a ball.
- reach-me-down — a garment that is cheaply ready-made or second-hand
- research work — work concerning research into or investigation into a subject, topic, etc, particularly in the sciences
- sachet-powder — a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- sandwich coin — a coin having a layer of one metal between outside layers of another, as a quarter with a layer of copper between layers of silver.
- sandwich loaf — a loaf of the type of soft white sliced bread often used to make sandwiches
- scarlet woman — a sexually promiscuous woman, especially a prostitute or a woman who commits adultery.
- school of law — (in Chinese philosophy) a Neo-Confucian school asserting the existence of transcendent universals, which form individual objects from a primal matter otherwise formless.
- secret weapon — Someone's secret weapon is a thing or person which they believe will help them achieve something and which other people do not know about.
- shadowcasting — the enhancement of images by the casting of shadows
- shock and awe — US military: use of extreme force
- slow handclap — slow rhythmic clapping, esp used by an audience to indicate dissatisfaction or impatience
- social worker — sb who assists local community
- stock warrant — A stock warrant is the right to buy stock at a particular price on a particular date directly from the issuing company.
- sweep account — Finance. a checking account from which money in excess of a specified amount is automatically transferred to another account or to an investment that earns a higher rate of return.
- talcum powder — a powder made of purified, usually perfumed talc, for toilet purposes.
- tallow candle — a candle made from tallow
- tax allowance — amount of income left untaxed
- thenceforward — from that time or place onward.
- throw a curve — a continuously bending line, without angles.
- throw a punch — try to hit sb
- tweet-a-holic — a person who is addicted to the Twitter website
- vacation work — work undertaken by students during their vacation
- wacky tobacky — marijuana.
- wages council — (formerly, in Britain) a statutory body empowered to fix minimum wages in an industry; abolished in 1994
- wall cupboard — a cupboard that is fixed to a wall
- wallcoverings — Plural form of wallcovering.
- wanted notice — a public announcement by the police that they want to question someone in connection with a crime that has been committed
- ward of court — a person, esp a minor or one legally incapable of managing his own affairs, placed under the control or protection of a guardian or of a court
- waste product — material discarded as useless in the process of producing something.
- watch oneself — to be careful, cautious, or discreet
- watch out for — remain vigilant for, beware of
- water hemlock — any of several poisonous plants belonging to the genus Cicuta, of the parsley family, as C. virosa of Europe, and C. maculata of North America, growing in swamps and marshy places.
- watercolorist — a pigment for which water and not oil is used as the vehicle.
- waterscorpion — any of several predaceous aquatic bugs of the family Nepidae, having clasping front legs and a long respiratory tube at the rear of the abdomen: capable of biting if handled.
- wave function — a solution of a wave equation.
- waygoing crop — away-going crop.