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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.
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