11-letter words containing w, r, o, n
- crown green — a type of bowling green in which the sides are lower than the middle
- crown jewel — The Crown Jewels are the crown, sceptre, and other precious objects which are used on important official occasions by the King or Queen.
- 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
- crown wheel — the wheel next to the winding knob that has one set of teeth at right angles to the other
- crownpieces — Plural form of crownpiece.
- 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.
- dawn chorus — The dawn chorus is the singing of birds at dawn.
- dawn patrol — a flight, especially during the early days of military aviation, undertaken at dawn or early morning in order to reconnoiter enemy positions.
- deflowering — Present participle of deflower.
- discrowning — Present participle of discrown.
- do up brown — to do completely or perfectly
- donkey work — Informal. tedious, repetitious work; drudgery.
- donkey-work — Informal. tedious, repetitious work; drudgery.
- dorset down — a breed of stocky hornless sheep having a broad head, dark face, and a dense fleece: kept for lamb production
- down-easter — a full-rigged ship built in New England in the late 19th century, usually of wood and relatively fast.
- down-market — appealing or catering to lower-income consumers; widely affordable or accessible.
- downdraught — Alternative spelling of downdraft.
- downgrading — Present participle of downgrade.
- downhearted — dejected; depressed; discouraged.
- downlighter — Downlight.
- downloaders — Plural form of downloader.
- downpatrick — a market town in Northern Ireland: reputedly the burial place of Saint Patrick. Pop: 10 316 (2001)
- downriggers — Plural form of downrigger.
- downstrokes — Plural form of downstroke.
- downtrodden — tyrannized over; oppressed: the downtrodden plebeians of ancient Rome.
- dowsing rod — Also called dowsing rod [dou-zing] /ˈdaʊ zɪŋ/ (Show IPA). divining rod.
- dowsing-rod — Also called dowsing rod [dou-zing] /ˈdaʊ zɪŋ/ (Show IPA). divining rod.
- draftswoman — a woman employed in making mechanical drawings.
- draftswomen — Plural form of draftswoman.
- drop window — a window with a sash that slides into a space below the sill.
- embowerment — the act of embowering
- empowerment — The granting of political, social or economic power to an individual or group.
- evergrowing — Which grows without ceasing, with no end in sight.
- field grown — (of a plant) grown in a field rather than in a pot or other artificial environment
- finger bowl — a small bowl to hold water for rinsing the fingers at table.
- fisherwoman — a woman who fishes, whether for profit or pleasure.
- fisherwomen — Plural form of fisherwoman.
- floweriness — The quality of being flowery.
- for want of — If you do something for want of something else, you do it because the other thing is not available or not possible.
- foreknowing — Present participle of foreknow.
- foreshowing — Present participle of foreshow.
- forewarning — to warn in advance.
- forswearing — Present participle of forswear.
- forty winks — a short nap.
- forwardness — overreadiness to push oneself forward; lack of appropriate modesty; presumption; boldness.
- frankenword — (neologism) A word formed by combining two (or more) other words; a portmanteau.
- frenchwoman — a woman who is a native or inhabitant of the French nation.
- friendswood — a city in SE Texas.