10-letter words containing w, r, e, c
- screw nail — drive screw.
- screw pile — a pile that is used for the foundations of bridges, lighthouses, etc., and has a screwlike lower end for drilling through and taking firm hold in compacted material.
- screw pine — any tropical Asian tree or shrub of the genus Pandanus, having a palmlike or branched stem, long, narrow, rigid, spirally arranged leaves and aerial roots, and bearing an edible fruit.
- screwed up — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- screwiness — the state or quality of being screwy
- screwplate — a metal plate having threaded holes, used for cutting screw threads by hand.
- scrollwise — like a scroll, in a way similar to a scroll
- second row — the forwards in the second row of a scrum
- shower cap — a plastic cap worn in the shower to keep the hair dry
- snow cover — a layer of snow on the ground.
- snow-creep — a continuous, slow, downhill movement of snow.
- stockowner — stockholder (def 1).
- swarm cell — the amebalike germinated spore cell of myxomycetes.
- sweet corn — any of several varieties of corn, especially Zea mays rugosa, the grain or kernels of which are sweet and suitable for eating.
- swipe card — a plastic card with magnetically encoded data that is decoded when passed through a slotted electronic reader, especially for payment or identification purposes.
- switcheroo — an unexpected or sudden change or reversal in attitude, character, position, action, etc.
- switchgear — switching equipment used in an electric power station.
- 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.
- thumbscrew — a screw, the head of which is so constructed that it may be turned easily with the thumb and a finger.
- 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.
- 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.
- twin-screw — (of a vessel) having two screw propellers, which usually revolve in opposite directions.
- w particle — either of two types of charged intermediate vector bosons, one having a positive charge and the other a negative charge. Symbols: W + , W −.
- wackyparse — (Internet, slang) In Kibology, the practice of misreading text to humorous effect (perhaps deliberately), especially in line with traditional absurdist humor.
- wagner act — National Labor Relations Act.
- war crimes — Usually, war crimes. crimes committed against an enemy, prisoners of war, or subjects in wartime that violate international agreements or, as in the case of genocide, are offenses against humanity.
- 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
- warrandice — (legal) A form of warranty, in Scots law, in which a person conveying property was held liable for any outstanding claims on the property.
- wart cress — either of two prostrate annuals, Coronopus squamatus and C. didymus, having small white flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- watch fire — a fire maintained during the night as a signal and for providing light and warmth for guards.
- 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.
- watchmaker — a person whose occupation it is to make and repair watches.
- watchtower — a tower on which a sentinel keeps watch.
- water back — a reservoir or arrangement of tubing at the back of certain stoves or fireplaces for containing water to be heated by the fire.
- water cart — a water seller's cart
- water cure — hydropathy; hydrotherapy.
- water rice — wild rice.
- water-cool — to cool by means of water, especially by water circulating in pipes or a water jacket, as an engine or machine gun.
- water-inch — the quantity of water (approx. 500 cubic feet) discharged in 24 hours through a circular opening of one inch diameter leading from a reservoir in which the water is constantly only high enough to cover the orifice.
- water-sick — (of soil) unproductive due to excessive watering or salt residues from irrigation.
- waterbucks — Plural form of waterbuck.
- watercolor — a pigment for which water and not oil is used as the vehicle.
- watercraft — skill in boating and water sports.
- watercress — a cress, Nasturtium officinale, of the mustard family, usually growing in clear, running streams and having pungent leaves.
- watercycle — any of various small watercraft that are moved by working pedals or treadles