13-letter words containing w
- churchwardens — Plural form of churchwarden.
- clamp down on — a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- class warfare — conflict, tension between social classes
- class-warfare — Also called class conflict. conflict between different classes in a community resulting from different social or economic positions and reflecting opposed interests.
- cliff dweller — (usually initial capital letter) a member of a prehistoric people of the southwestern U.S., who were ancestors of the Pueblo Indians and built shelters in caves or on the ledges of cliffs.
- cliff swallow — an American swallow, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, that has a square-tipped tail and builds nests of mud on cliffs, walls, etc
- cliff-dweller — a member of a prehistoric people of the southwestern US who built shelters on the ledges of cliffs or in caves
- climbing wall — a specially constructed wall with recessed and projecting holds to give practice in rock climbing; a feature of many sports centres
- clock watcher — an employee who demonstrates lack of interest in a job by watching the time closely to be sure to stop work as soon as the workday or shift is over.
- clock-watcher — an employee who checks the time in anticipation of a break or of the end of the working day
- clown anemone — a widely distributed anemone fish, Amphiprion ocellaris, having broad bands of orange and white: popular in home aquariums.
- club sandwich — a sandwich consisting of three or more slices of toast or bread with a filling
- coast redwood — the redwood, Sequoia sempervirens.
- cobalt yellow — aureolin.
- cobbler's wax — a resin used for waxing thread
- coconut water — the watery, drinkable liquid inside an immature coconut.
- codeswitching — Alternative form of code-switching.
- cologne brown — Vandyke brown.
- come out with — If you come out with a remark, especially a surprising one, you make it.
- come to blows — to fight
- come what may — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
- comfort woman — a girl or woman forced into prostitution by Japanese soldiers during World War II.
- common mallow — cheese1 (def 5).
- common sallow — a small Eurasian willow tree, Salix cinerea, which has large catkins that appear before the leaves
- commonwealths — Plural form of commonwealth.
- commuter town — a town that is home mainly to commuters
- companionways — Plural form of companionway.
- company woman — a female employee whose allegiance to her employer comes before personal beliefs or loyalty to fellow workers.
- complete with — If one thing comes complete with another, it has that thing as an extra or additional part.
- concertgebouw — a concert hall in Amsterdam, inaugurated in 1888: the Concertgebouw Orchestra established in 1888, has been independent of the hall since World War II
- congresswoman — A Congresswoman is a female member of the US Congress, especially of the House of Representatives.
- congresswomen — Plural form of congresswoman.
- connate water — Connate water is water which is trapped in rock pores.
- conning tower — a superstructure of a submarine, used as the bridge when the vessel is on the surface
- constablewick — the area of land under the charge of a constable
- contract work — the work specified in a short-term contract, esp as opposed to regular employment
- control tower — A control tower is a building at an airport from which instructions are given to aircraft when they are taking off or landing. You can also refer to the people who work in a control tower as the control tower.
- conway's life — Conway's Game of Life
- cooling tower — A cooling tower is a very large, round, high building which is used to cool water from factories or power stations.
- cooper's hawk — a small North American hawk, Accipiter cooperii, having a bluish-grey back and wings and a reddish-brown breast
- corkscrewlike — Resembling a corkscrew, usually specifically the worm of a corkscrew.
- corn rootworm — the larva of any of several leaf beetles of the genus Diabrotica that feeds on roots and underground stems: an agricultural pest, especially of corn.
- corporate law — law that relates to corporations and to business activities in general
- could do with — If you say that you could do with something, you mean that you need it or would benefit from it.
- coulomb's law — the principle that the force of attraction or repulsion between two point electric charges is directly proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. A similar law holds for particles with mass
- 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.