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11-letter words containing a, r, o, w, h

  • howard mossHoward, 1922–1987, U.S. poet, editor, and playwright.
  • kwashiorkor — a malnutrition disease, chiefly of children, caused by severe protein and vitamin deficiency and characterized by retarded growth, changes in pigmentation, potbelly, and anemia.
  • laughworthy — worthy of being laughed at
  • leatherwood — an American shrub, Dirca palustris, having a tough bark.
  • leatherwork — work or decoration done in leather.
  • leavenworth — a city in NE Kansas.
  • lock washer — a washer placed under a nut on a bolt or screw, so made as to prevent the nut from shaking loose.
  • march brown — an angler's name for the dun and spinner of various mayflies or an artificial fly imitating one of these
  • marshmallow — a sweetened paste or confection made from the mucilaginous root of the marsh mallow.
  • marshmellow — Misspelling of marshmallow.
  • new harmony — a town in SW Indiana: socialistic community established by Robert Owen 1825.
  • northwardly — Northwards, towards the north.
  • or whatever — You say or whatever to refer generally to something else of the same kind as the thing or things that you have just mentioned.
  • other woman — a woman who is romantically or sexually involved with another woman's husband or lover, especially a woman who is having an affair with a married man.
  • overweather — to expose too long to harsh weather
  • power ahead — If an economy or company powers ahead, it becomes stronger and more successful.
  • power chain — an endless chain for transmitting motion and power between sprockets on shafts with parallel axes.
  • rain shadow — a region in the lee of mountains that receives less rainfall than the region windward of the mountains.
  • rain shower — a brief rainfall, usually of variable intensity.
  • reason with — If you try to reason with someone, you try to persuade them to do or accept something by using sensible arguments.
  • roh tae woo — born 1932, president of South Korea 1988–93.
  • schoolwards — in the direction of school
  • schwarzkopfElisabeth, 1915–2006, German soprano, born in Poland.
  • shade-grown — grown in the shade, especially in artificial shade, as under a cloth.
  • shadow roll — sheepskin that is placed just below the eyes of a pacing horse in order to prevent it from seeing moving shadows cast by its body.
  • shadowgraph — a picture produced by throwing a shadow, as of the hands, on a lighted screen, wall, or the like.
  • shameworthy — deserving shame; denoting something a person ought to be ashamed of
  • ship of war — warship.
  • show around — guide round a new place
  • shower head — nozzle of a shower attachment
  • southwardly — toward the south
  • sparrowhawk — a small, short-winged European hawk, Accipiter nisus, that preys on smaller birds.
  • storm watch — watch (def 20).
  • switchboard — a structural unit on which are mounted switches and instruments necessary to complete telephone circuits manually.
  • thankworthy — deserving gratitude.
  • the narrows — strait between Upper & Lower New York Bay, separating Staten Island & Long Island
  • the wagoner — Auriga
  • thoroughwax — an umbelliferous plant with yellow flowers and perfoliate leaves, Bupleurum rotundifolium
  • through way — a way that traffic or vehicles can pass through
  • throw a fit — a sudden, acute attack or manifestation of a disease, especially one marked by convulsions or unconsciousness: a fit of epilepsy.
  • throw about — to spend (one's money) in a reckless and flaunting manner
  • throw aside — If you throw aside a way of life, a principle, or an idea, you abandon it or reject it.
  • throw shade — to make a public show of contempt
  • unseaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
  • wagonwright — a person who makes wagons
  • walkthrough — an act or instance of walking or going on foot.
  • warehousing — an act or instance of a person or company that warehouses something.
  • warriorhood — The state of being a warrior.
  • washerwoman — a woman who washes clothes, linens, etc., for hire; laundress.
  • washerwomen — Plural form of washerwoman.
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