10-letter words containing a, w, e, i
- interweave — to weave together, as threads, strands, branches, or roots.
- inwardness — the state of being inward or internal: the inwardness of the body's organs.
- iron-jawed — having a jaw of or like iron: an iron-jawed press; an iron-jawed fighter.
- ladieswear — clothes designed for women
- landwaiter — a British customs officer who enforces import-export regulations, collects import duties, etc.
- lawrencium — a synthetic, radioactive, metallic element. Symbol: Lr; atomic number: 103.
- lawrentian — of, relating to, or characteristic of D. H. Lawrence, his works, or his ideas.
- lawyerlike — Resembling a lawyer or some aspect of one.
- lead white — a poisonous pigment used in painting, consisting of white lead and characterized chiefly by a fugitive white color, covering power, and tough, flexible film-forming properties.
- lewis acid — any substance capable of forming a covalent bond with a base by accepting a pair of electrons from it.
- lewis base — any substance capable of forming a covalent bond with an acid by transferring a pair of electrons to it.
- lie fallow — to remain uncultivated, unused, unproductive, etc. for a time
- life arrow — an arrowlike projectile for carrying a line for use in maritime rescue operations.
- light wave — the movement of light conceptualized as a wave, defined by such properties as reflection, refraction, and dispersion
- lightwaves — Plural form of lightwave.
- like water — lavishly; freely
- lineswoman — a female official, as in tennis, soccer, ice hockey, and football, who assists the referee.
- maidenweed — a plant with finely separated leaves
- makeweight — something put in a scale to complete a required weight.
- mankiewicz — Joseph L(eo) 1909–1993, U.S. motion-picture director, producer, and writer.
- markiewicz — Constance, Countess, original name Constance Gore-Booth. 1868–1927, Irish nationalist, married to a Polish count. She fought in the Easter Rising (1916) and was sentenced to death but reprieved. The first woman elected to the British parliament (1918), she refused to take her seat
- mawlamyine — Moulmein.
- mediumwave — Of radio waves, having a wavelength of approximately 100 to 1000 meters.
- microwaved — Simple past tense and past participle of microwave.
- microwaves — an electromagnetic wave of extremely high frequency, 1 GH 3 or more, and having wavelengths of from 1 mm to 30 cm.
- middleware — Software that acts as a bridge between an operating system or database and applications, especially on a network.
- miles away — If you say that someone is miles away, you mean that they are unaware of what is happening around them because they are thinking about something else.
- miswandred — having strayed or become lost or gone off course
- moudiewart — a mole
- nationwide — extending throughout the nation: The incident aroused nationwide interest.
- new guinea — a large island N of Australia, politically divided into the Indonesian province of Irian Jaya (West Irian) and the independent country of Papua New Guinea. About 316,000 sq. mi. (818,000 sq. km).
- new iberia — a city in S Louisiana.
- news media — media1 (def 2).
- paderewski — Ignace [French ee-nyas] /French iˈnyas/ (Show IPA), or Ignacy Jan [Polish ig-nah-tsi yahn] /Polish ɪgˈnɑ tsɪ yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1860–1941, Polish pianist, composer, patriot, and statesman.
- paperwhite — polyanthus (sense 2)
- parcelwise — bit by bit
- pawnticket — a ticket or receipt for a pawned item
- pea weevil — a seed beetle, Bruchus pisorum, the larvae of which live in and feed on the seeds of the pea plant.
- piano wire — a very thin steel wire of high tensile strength.
- pillowcase — a removable sacklike covering, usually of cotton, drawn over a pillow.
- pine straw — fallen pine needles.
- pipsissewa — any evergreen plant of the genus Chimaphila, especially C. umbellata, the leaves of which are used medicinally for their tonic, diuretic, and astringent properties.
- planetwide — relating to or affecting a whole planet
- powertrain — (in a motorized vehicle) the whole mechanism by which power is generated and transmitted to the road, surrounding air, water, etc
- prewarning — to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable: They warned him of a plot against him. She was warned that her life was in danger.
- preweaning — to accustom (a child or young animal) to food other than its mother's milk; cause to lose the need to suckle or turn to the mother for food.
- prize draw — raffle in which sth is won
- prizewoman — a female prize winner
- quickwater — the part of a river or other stream having a strong current.
- radio wave — an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength between 1 millimeter and 30,000 meters, or a frequency between 10 kilohertz and 300,000 megahertz.