13-letter words containing w, r
- corporate law — law that relates to corporations and to business activities in general
- count towards — If something counts towards or counts toward an achievement or right, it is included as one of the things that give you the right to it.
- counter-power — ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.
- counterweighs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterweigh.
- counterweight — A counterweight is an action or proposal that is intended to balance or counter other actions or proposals.
- covered wagon — A covered wagon is a wagon that has an arched canvas roof and is pulled by horses. Covered wagons were used by the early American settlers as they travelled across the country.
- coxwell chair — Cogswell chair.
- crack of dawn — the very instant that the sun rises
- cracked wheat — whole wheat cracked between rollers so that it will cook more quickly
- creepy-crawly — You can refer to insects as creepy-crawlies when they give you a feeling of fear or disgust. This word is mainly used by children.
- crested swift — any of several birds of the family Hemiprocnidae, of southeast Asia and the East Indies, related to the true swifts but differing in having erectile crests and the habit of perching in trees.
- crow-pheasant — a large coucal, Centropus sinensis, of Asia, having black and brown plumage and a long tail.
- crowd control — the management of crowds at sporting events, demonstrations, etc, to prevent trouble
- crowd on sail — to hoist as much sail as possible
- crowd pleaser — a person, performance, etc., having great popular appeal.
- crowd surfing — the practice of being passed over the top of a crowd of people such as an audience at a pop concert
- crowd trouble — bad behaviour by fans at a sports match
- crowd-pleaser — If you describe a performer, politician, or sports player as a crowd-pleaser, you mean they always please their audience. You can also describe an action or event as a crowd-pleaser.
- crowdsourcing — Crowdsourcing is the practice of getting ideas or help on a project from a large number of people, usually through the Internet.
- crown molding — decorative ceiling trim
- cruiserweight — A cruiserweight is another name for a light heavyweight.
- cuckoo wrasse — a fish, Labrus mixtus
- cuckooflowers — Plural form of cuckooflower.
- cucurbit wilt — a disease of cucumbers and other plants of the gourd family, characterized by wilted leaves, caused by a bacterium, Erwinia tracheiphila.
- cupid's arrow — one of the arrows that Cupid is supposed to fire from his bow, which cause the person struck to fall in love
- customer flow — Customer flow is the movement of customers around a store.
- cut-card work — silver leaf cut in shapes and soldered to a silver vessel.
- darling downs — a plateau in NE Australia, in SE Queensland: a vast agricultural and stock-raising area
- death warrant — A death warrant is an official document which orders that someone is to be executed as a punishment for a crime.
- devil worship — the worship of Satan or of a demon
- dewar (flask) — a double-walled flask with a vacuum between the walls, which are silvered on the inside, used esp. for storage of liquefied gases
- dick size war — penis war
- dimmer switch — A dimmer switch is an electrical switch which turns off the full beam of a headlamp and turns on the low beam.
- dimmer-switch — a person or thing that dims.
- dirty weekend — A dirty weekend is a weekend during which two people go away together, mainly in order to have sex.
- disempowering — Present participle of disempower.
- dock-walloper — a casual laborer about docks or wharves.
- dormer window — in sloping roof
- down syndrome — Down syndrome is a disorder that some people are born with. People who have Down syndrome have physical differences, such as shorter stature, and learning difficulties.
- down the road — a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- down to earth — practical and realistic: a down-to-earth person.
- down-to-earth — practical and realistic: a down-to-earth person.
- downconverter — A device that converts a signal to a lower frequency, especially in television reception.
- downers grove — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- downheartedly — In a downhearted manner.
- downhill race — a competitive event in which skiers are timed in a downhill run
- downregulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downregulate.
- downrightness — The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner.
- downside risk — an estimate of the potential loss of value of an investment in a falling market
- drainage wind — Meteorology. gravity wind.