12-letter words containing a, l, w, e, n
- genital wart — one of a cluster of warts occurring in the genital and anal areas and spread mainly by sexual contact, sometimes affecting the cervix in women and associated with an increased risk of cervical cancer.
- haikwan tael — the customs unit in China, which is the basis for other local taels, equal to 1.20666 troy ounces of fine silver.
- half-drowned — to die under water or other liquid of suffocation.
- halfway line — a line across a sports field, such as a football pitch, that divides the playing area into two equal areas and is equidistant between the two goals
- hansa yellow — a pigment derived from coal tar, characterized chiefly by its brilliant yellow color.
- knowableness — the quality of being knowable
- knowledgable — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
- laser weapon — weapons which make use of lasers or lasers used as weapons
- laundrywomen — Plural form of laundrywoman.
- law merchant — the principles and rules, drawn chiefly from custom, determining the rights and obligations of commercial transactions; commercial law.
- law of sines — a law stating that the ratio of a side of a plane triangle to the sine of the opposite angle is the same for all three sides.
- law-breaking — Law-breaking is any kind of illegal activity.
- lawbreakings — Plural form of lawbreaking.
- lawn sleeves — (used with a plural verb) the sleeves of lawn forming part of the dress of an Anglican bishop.
- lawrenceburg — a town in S Tennessee.
- lawyerliness — Quality of being lawyerly.
- leading wind — a wind abeam or on the quarter, especially one strong enough to be a good sailing wind.
- lean towards — If you lean towards or lean toward a particular idea, belief, or type of behaviour, you have a tendency to think or act in a particular way.
- lee kuan yew — 1923–2015, Singaporean statesman; prime minister of Singapore 1959–90, during which period his party's authoritarian rule was criticized but the country's economy progressed rapidly
- life drawing — drawing objects or people from life
- line drawing — a drawing done exclusively in line, providing gradations in tone entirely through variations in width and density.
- long-awaited — A long-awaited event or thing is one that someone has been waiting for for a long time.
- long-waisted — of more than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a low waistline.
- long-wearing — Something that is long-wearing is strong and well made so that it lasts for a long time and stays in good condition even though it is used a lot.
- lower canada — former name of Quebec province 1791–1841.
- lower saxony — a state in NW Germany. 18,294 sq. mi. (47,380 sq. km). Capital: Hanover.
- ludwigshafen — a city in SW Germany, on the Rhine opposite Mannheim.
- lukewarmness — The property of being lukewarm; ambivalence, weakness.
- mangelwurzel — a variety of the beet Beta vulgaris, cultivated as food for livestock.
- mean well by — to have good intentions or friendly, helpful feelings toward
- medal-winner — a person who has won a medal or medals
- mendel's law — law of segregation.
- metalworking — the act or technique of making metal objects.
- militiawomen — Plural form of militiawoman.
- mineral wool — a woollike material for heat and sound insulation, made by blowing steam or air through molten slag or rock.
- new atlantis — a political allegory by Francis Bacon, published in 1627.
- new learning — the humanist revival of classical Greek and Latin studies and the development of Biblical scholarship in the 15th and 16th centuries in Europe.
- new-laid egg — an egg that has been freshly laid by a chicken
- newfangledly — in a newfangled manner
- newfoundland — a large island in E Canada. 42,734 sq. mi. (110,680 sq. km).
- news analyst — commentator (def 1).
- news release — a statement prepared and distributed to the press by a public relations firm, governmental agency, etc.
- nightcrawler — An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
- noahide laws — the seven laws given to Noah after the Flood, which decree the establishment of a fair system of justice in society, and prohibit idolatry, blasphemy, murder, adultery and incest, robbery, and the eating of flesh taken from a living animal
- nonlandowner — a person who does not own any land; a tenant
- nonrenewable — able to be renewed: a library book that is not renewable.
- norman wells — a settlement in the W Northwest Territories, in NW Canada, on the Mackenzie River: oil wells.
- norway maple — a European maple, Acer platanoides, having bright-green leaves, grown as a shade tree in the U.S.
- on a bowline — beating close to the wind
- owen stanley — a mountain range on New Guinea in SE Papua New Guinea. Highest peak, Mt. Victoria, 13,240 feet (4036 meters).