10-letter words containing a, w, l, s
- dwarfishly — In a dwarfish manner.
- eastwardly — having an eastward direction or situation.
- fallowness — (of land) plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated.
- false dawn — zodiacal light occurring before sunrise.
- falseworks — Plural form of falsework.
- flawlessly — having no defects or faults, especially none that diminish the value of something: a flawless Ming Dynasty vase.
- floodwalls — Plural form of floodwall.
- flop sweat — a sudden heavy perspiration caused by embarrassment
- flowcharts — Plural form of flowchart.
- flyswatter — A hand-held device for swatting flies or other insects, to kill or shoo them.
- foilswoman — a woman who uses or specializes in using a foil
- galleywest — Informal. into a state of unconsciousness, confusion, or disarray (usually used in the phrase to knock galley-west).
- galsworthy — John, 1867–1933, English novelist and dramatist: Nobel Prize 1932.
- gearwheels — Plural form of gearwheel.
- glass wool — spun glass similar to wool, used for insulation, filters, etc.
- glassworks — a factory where glass is made.
- glaswegian — of or characteristic of Glasgow or its inhabitants.
- go walkies — to be lost or stolen
- goldwasser — a liqueur flavored with spices, figs, lemons, and herbs, and having minute flakes of gold leaf in suspension.
- half twist — Diving. a dive made by a half rotation of the body on its long axis. Compare full twist.
- hawksbills — Plural form of hawksbill.
- hawseholes — Plural form of hawsehole.
- healthwise — With regard to health.
- helmswoman — The female equivalent of a helmsman.
- hollow sea — an ocean wave formation in which the rise from troughs to crests is very steep.
- hume's law — the philosophical doctrine that an evaluative statement cannot be derived from purely factual premises, often formulated as: one can't derive an "ought" from an "is"
- jaywalkers — Plural form of jaywalker.
- jewel case — a small box or chest, often lined in a soft fabric and fitted with compartments, designed to hold jewelry.
- ki-swahili — Swahili (def 2).
- ladieswear — clothes designed for women
- landowners — Plural form of landowner.
- laser show — a display of coloured laser lights for entertainment purposes, often accompanying a music concert, etc
- last straw — the last of a succession of irritations, incidents, remarks, etc., that leads to a loss of patience, a disaster, etc.: He has been late before, but this is the last straw.
- law courts — a body which adjudicates legal disputes and attempts to administer justice in accordance with the law
- law school — university where law degrees are taught
- lawfulness — allowed or permitted by law; not contrary to law: a lawful enterprise.
- lawnmowers — Plural form of lawnmower.
- lay sb low — If a disease or illness lays you low, it makes you weak or ill.
- lead screw — (on a lathe) a rotating horizontal screw for moving the tool carriage along the work at a constant rate.
- legwarmers — Plural form of legwarmer.
- lengthways — Lengthwise.
- lenz's law — the principle that the direction of the current induced in a circuit by a changing magnetic field is such that the magnetic field produced by this current will oppose the original field
- 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.
- lightwaves — Plural form of lightwave.
- lineswoman — a female official, as in tennis, soccer, ice hockey, and football, who assists the referee.
- low season — The low season is the time of year when a place receives the fewest visitors, and fares and holiday accommodation are often cheaper.
- low sunday — the first Sunday after Easter.
- lower case — an often small or portable container for enclosing something, as for carrying or safekeeping; receptacle: a jewel case.
- lower mast — the lowermost spar of a compound mast, stepped in the hull of a vessel and carrying a topmast and any other upper spars.