11-letter words containing w, o, t, c
- crown court — In England and Wales, a Crown Court is a court in which criminal cases are tried by a judge and jury rather than by a magistrate.
- crown ether — a type of cyclic ether consisting of a ring of carbon and oxygen atoms, with two or more carbon atoms between each oxygen atom
- crown graft — a type of graft in which the scion is inserted at the crown of the stock
- crown point — town in NE N.Y., on Lake Champlain: site of a fort important in the French and Indian & the Revolutionary wars: pop. 2,100
- crown roast — a roast consisting of ribs of lamb or pork arranged in a crown shape
- crown vetch — a trailing leguminous European plant, Coronilla varia, with clusters of white or pink flowers: cultivated in North America as a border plant
- crowstepped — (of a gable) having crow steps
- crushworthy — (usually, of a, person) Suitable for a crush (infatuation): attractive.
- currantworm — the larva of any of several insects, as a sawfly, Nematus ribesii (imported currantworm) which infests and feeds on the leaves and fruit of currants.
- czestochowa — an industrial city in S Poland, on the River Warta: pilgrimage centre. Pop: 293 000 (2005 est)
- dower chest — a Pennsylvania Dutch hope chest bearing the initials of the owner.
- down ticket — relating to or noting a candidate or political contest that is relatively low-profile and local compared to one listed in a higher place on the ballot: Very popular presidential nominees often cause down-ballot candidates to win.
- downpatrick — a market town in Northern Ireland: reputedly the burial place of Saint Patrick. Pop: 10 316 (2001)
- electroweak — combining both the electromagnetic and weak forces or interactions
- front crawl — a style of swimming in which the swimmer faces downwards and moves their arms alternately in strokes
- growth cone — a flattened area at the end of a growing axon or dendrite, having radiating filopodia and lemellopodia that function as guides for the outgrowth of embryonic nerve fibers.
- knockwursts — Plural form of knockwurst.
- latticework — work consisting of crossed strips usually arranged in a diagonal pattern of open spaces.
- law society — association of lawyers
- low-context — tending to communicate by electronic methods such as e-mail, rather than in person
- low-country — Often, Low-Country. of or relating to the Low Countries.
- low-pitched — pitched in a low register or key: a low-pitched aria for the basso.
- lower court — any court other than the highest court in a jurisdiction
- microswitch — a highly sensitive switch used in automatic-control devices.
- microwriter — a small device with six keys for creating text that can be printed or displayed on a visual display unit
- new country — a style of country music that emerged in the late 1980s characterized by a more contemporary sound and down-to-earth rather than sentimental lyrics
- nimzowitsch — Aaron Isayevich (ɪˈzaɪjɛvɪtʃ) 1886–1935, Latvian chess player and theorist; influential in enunciating the principles of the hypermodern school, of which he was the main instigator
- now account — Banking. a savings account against which checks can be written.
- objectworks — An object-oriented development environment developed by ParcPlace, available under Smalltalk and C++.
- open switch — (IBM, probably from railways) An unresolved question, issue, or problem.
- oxbow chest — a chest of drawers having a front convex at the sides and concave in the center without vertical divisions.
- reckon with — to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
- scotchwoman — Scotswoman.
- screw joint — a type of joint that is fastened by means of screws
- sketch show — a show, such as a TV show or public performance, consisting of a variety of short comedy scenes
- slow-acting — working or acting slowly, not immediately
- slow-twitch — of or relating to muscle fiber that contracts relatively slowly and is resistant to fatigue (distinguished from fast-twitch).
- 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.
- storm watch — watch (def 20).
- straw color — a pale yellow similar to the color of straw.
- sweatercoat — a coat knitted like a bulky sweater.
- switch over — If you switch over when you are watching television, you change to another channel.
- switchboard — a structural unit on which are mounted switches and instruments necessary to complete telephone circuits manually.
- switched on — turned-on (def 1).
- switched-on — turned-on (def 1).
- to eat crow — If someone eats crow, they admit that they have been wrong and apologize, especially in situations where this is humiliating or embarrassing for them.
- tonic water — drink: carbonated water
- tower block — a high-rise building.
- tower crane — a rotatable cantilever jib on top of a steelwork tower used on building sites where the operator needs to command a good view of the site
- town centre — the most important commercial or business area of a town, containing most of the shops, banks, restaurants etc