10-letter words containing a, w, h, l
- slow march — a march in slow time
- slow match — a slow-burning match or fuse, often consisting of a rope or cord soaked in a solution of saltpeter.
- splashdown — the landing of a space vehicle in a body of water, especially the ocean.
- switchable — a slender, flexible shoot, rod, etc., used especially in whipping or disciplining.
- the wirral — a peninsula in NW England between the estuaries of the Rivers Mersey and Dee
- unchewable — not able to be chewed; tough
- unhallowed — not hallowed or consecrated; not regarded as holy or sacred: unhallowed ground.
- unwashable — capable of being washed without shrinking, fading, or the like.
- unwatchful — not watchful or not alert to danger; inattentive
- uphillward — in an uphill direction
- wadi halfa — a former town in the N Sudan, on the Nile: now under the waters of Lake Nasser, created by the Aswan High Dam in S Egypt.
- waistcloth — a loincloth.
- walkshorts — medium to long shorts, often cut fuller than Bermuda shorts and used for walking or leisure activity.
- wall light — lamp set into or hung from a wall
- wallachian — a former principality in SE Europe: united with Moldavia (Moldova) to form Romania in 1861. 29,569 sq. mi. (76,585 sq. km). Capital: Bucharest.
- wallcharts — Plural form of wallchart.
- walsingham — Sir Francis, c1530–90, English statesman: secretary of state 1573–90.
- washcloths — Plural form of washcloth.
- watch list — a list of persons or things to watch for possible action in the future: a watch list of possible growth stocks.
- watchfully — vigilant or alert; closely observant: The sentry remained watchful throughout the night.
- water hole — a depression in the surface of the ground, containing water.
- waterwheel — a wheel or turbine turned by the weight or momentum of water and used to operate machinery.
- wavelength — Physics. the distance, measured in the direction of propagation of a wave, between two successive points in the wave that are characterized by the same phase of oscillation.
- wealth tax — a tax on personal property; capital levy
- wealthiest — Superlative form of wealthy.
- welsh harp — a type of harp in which the strings are arranged in three rows, used esp for the accompaniment of singing, improvisation on folk tunes, etc
- welshwoman — a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Wales.
- westphalia — a former province in NW Germany, now a part of North Rhine-Westphalia: treaty ending the Thirty Years' War 1648.
- whale calf — the young of a whale
- whalebacks — Plural form of whaleback.
- whaleboats — Plural form of whaleboat.
- whalebones — Plural form of whalebone.
- wheat pool — (in Western Canada) a cereal farmers' cooperative
- wheatfield — A wheat field; a field of wheat; a plot of land planted with wheat.
- wheel arch — The wheel arch is the semicircular part positioned above the wheel of a vehicle.
- wheel back — a chair back having the form of a circle or oval with spindles or bars meeting at the center.
- wheelbases — Plural form of wheelbase.
- wheelchair — a chair mounted on wheels for use by persons who cannot walk.
- while away — a period or interval of time: to wait a long while; He arrived a short while ago.
- whip-stall — a stall during a vertical climb in which the nose of the airplane falls forward and downward in a whiplike movement.
- whiplashes — Plural form of whiplash.
- whipstalls — Plural form of whipstall.
- whiptailed — having a long slender tail
- whirlabout — a whirling around in a circle.
- whirlblast — a blast of wind
- white coal — Informal. water, as of a stream, used for power.
- white flag — an all-white banner or piece of cloth, used as a symbol of surrender or truce.
- white lady — a cocktail consisting of gin, Cointreau, and lemon juice
- white lead — a white, heavy powder, basic lead carbonate, 2PbCO 3 ⋅Pb(OH) 2 , used as a pigment, in putty, and in medicinal ointments for burns.
- white lias — a type of rock composed of pale-coloured limestones and marls