10-letter words containing w, o, r, c
- sweet corn — any of several varieties of corn, especially Zea mays rugosa, the grain or kernels of which are sweet and suitable for eating.
- switcheroo — an unexpected or sudden change or reversal in attitude, character, position, action, etc.
- switchover — the act or process of changing from one power source, system, etc., to another.
- sword cane — a cane or walking stick having a hollow shaft that serves as a sheath for a sword or dagger.
- swordcraft — skill in or the art of swordplay.
- swordstick — a hollow walking stick containing a short sword or dagger
- throw back — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- towel rack — a rack consisting of one or more bars on which towels or washcloths are hung.
- town clerk — a town official who keeps records and issues licenses.
- town crier — (formerly) a person employed by a town to make public announcements or proclamations, usually by shouting in the streets.
- track down — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- twice over — two times
- twice-born — Hinduism. of or relating to members of the Indian castes of Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaisyas, who undergo a spiritual rebirth and initiation in adolescence.
- war clouds — sign of trouble ahead
- war office — the department of state responsible for the British Army, now part of the Ministry of Defence
- war record — the recorded achievements of a soldier, sailor, airman etc in a war
- watch over — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
- watchtower — a tower on which a sentinel keeps watch.
- watchwords — Plural form of watchword.
- water-cool — to cool by means of water, especially by water circulating in pipes or a water jacket, as an engine or machine gun.
- watercolor — a pigment for which water and not oil is used as the vehicle.
- weak force — a force between elementary particles that causes certain processes that take place with low probability, as radioactive beta-decay and collisions between neutrinos and other particles.
- white rock — a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, SE of Vancouver.
- wickerwork — material or products consisting of plaited or woven twigs or osiers; articles made of wicker.
- wire cloth — a material of wires of moderate fineness, used for making strainers, manufacturing paper, etc.
- wood screw — any of various screws that have a slotted head and a gimlet point that permit them to be driven into wood with a screwdriver.
- woodcarver — a person whose occupation is woodcarving.
- woodcutter — a person who cuts down trees for firewood.
- woodpecker — any of numerous climbing birds of the family Picidae, having a hard, chisellike bill that it hammers repeatedly into wood in search of insects, stiff tail feathers to assist in climbing, and usually more or less boldly patterned plumage.
- woodscrews — Plural form of woodscrew.
- word class — a group of words all of which are members of the same form class or part of speech.
- wordsearch — a puzzle made up of letters arranged in a grid which contains a number of hidden words running in various directions
- work ethic — a belief in the moral benefit and importance of work and its inherent ability to strengthen character.
- work force — the total number of workers in a specific undertaking: a holiday for the company's work force.
- work space — area used for work
- workaholic — a person who works compulsively at the expense of other pursuits.
- workoholic — Misspelling of workaholic.
- workpieces — Plural form of workpiece.
- workplaces — Plural form of workplace.
- workspaces — Plural form of workspace.
- worldscale — the standard scale of freight rates for oil tankers
- worm fence — Chiefly Midland U.S. snake fence.
- worst case — of the worst possibility; being the worst result that could be expected under the circumstances: a worst-case scenario.
- worst-case — of the worst possibility; being the worst result that could be expected under the circumstances: a worst-case scenario.
- wow factor — quality of being able to astound
- wristlocks — Plural form of wristlock.