11-letter words containing w, h
- crown ether — a type of cyclic ether consisting of a ring of carbon and oxygen atoms, with two or more carbon atoms between each oxygen atom
- 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
- crushworthy — (usually, of a, person) Suitable for a crush (infatuation): attractive.
- curb weight — the weight of an automotive vehicle including fuel, coolant, and lubricants but excluding occupants and cargo.
- czestochowa — an industrial city in S Poland, on the River Warta: pilgrimage centre. Pop: 293 000 (2005 est)
- daisy wheel — a component of a computer printer in the shape of a wheel with many spokes that prints characters using a disk with characters around the circumference as the print element
- dawn chorus — The dawn chorus is the singing of birds at dawn.
- dead weight — A dead weight is a load which is surprisingly heavy and difficult to lift.
- deganawidah — ("The Peacemaker") flourished 1550–1600, Huron prophet, cofounder of the Iroquois Confederacy.
- diddle with — Informal. to toy; fool (usually followed by with): The kids have been diddling with the controls on the television set again.
- disc harrow — a harrow with sharp-edged slightly concave discs mounted on horizontal shafts and used to cut clods or debris on the surface of the soil or to cover seed after planting
- dishwashers — Plural form of dishwasher.
- dishwashing — the act of washing dishes.
- disk harrow — a harrow having a number of sharp-edged, concave disks set at such an angle that as the harrow is drawn along the ground they turn the soil, pulverize it, and destroy weeds.
- dog whistle — Politics. a political strategy, statement, slogan, etc., that conveys a controversial, secondary message understood only by those who support the message: His criticism of welfare was a dog whistle appealing to racist voters.
- dog-whistle — Politics. a political strategy, statement, slogan, etc., that conveys a controversial, secondary message understood only by those who support the message: His criticism of welfare was a dog whistle appealing to racist voters.
- double whip — an instrument for striking, as in driving animals or in punishing, typically consisting of a lash or other flexible part with a more rigid handle.
- dower chest — a Pennsylvania Dutch hope chest bearing the initials of the owner.
- dower house — the dwelling that is intended for or occupied by the widowed mother of the owner of an ancestral estate.
- downdraught — Alternative spelling of downdraft.
- downhearted — dejected; depressed; discouraged.
- downlighter — Downlight.
- downshifted — Simple past tense and past participle of downshift.
- drag harrow — a type of harrow consisting of heavy beams, often with spikes inserted, used to crush clods, level soil, or prepare seedbeds
- draw weight — the measured force, in foot-pounds, stored by an archery bow when fully drawn.
- droolworthy — inspiring or likely to inspire excessive enthusiasm or pleasure; extremely attractive or desirable
- durum wheat — a wheat, Triticum turgidum, the grain of which yields flour used in making pasta.
- dwarf shoot — a very thin lateral branch in certain trees.
- earthenware — pottery of baked or hardened clay, especially any of the coarse, opaque varieties.
- elsewhither — Somewhither else; to some other place; in some other direction.
- emery wheel — a grinding or polishing wheel consisting of, or the surface of which is coated with, abrasive emery particles
- everywhence — from all directions
- everywheres — (nonstandard) Everywhere.
- facial wash — a beauty product which cleanses the skin of the face
- fairweather — Mount, a mountain in SE Alaska. 15,292 feet (4660 meters).
- faithworthy — worthy of faith, trustworthy
- fast-twitch — of or relating to muscle fiber that contracts relatively rapidly, utilized especially in actions requiring maximum effort of short duration, as sprinting (distinguished from slow-twitch).
- fellowships — Plural form of fellowship.
- fifth wheel — a horizontal ring or segment of a ring, consisting of two bands that slide on each other, placed above the front axle of a carriage and designed to support the forepart of the body while allowing it to turn freely in a horizontal plane.
- finish with — end relationship
- firewatcher — A person who looks for the onset of fires, normally from a high vantage point.
- fish warden — a public official who enforces game laws relating to fish.
- fisherwoman — a woman who fishes, whether for profit or pleasure.
- fisherwomen — Plural form of fisherwoman.
- fixed-width — record
- flake white — lead white.
- flesh wound — a wound that does not penetrate beyond the flesh; a slight or superficial wound.
- flight crew — the crew responsible for an aircraft during a flight
- flower head — an inflorescence consisting of a dense cluster of small, stalkless flowers; capitulum.