12-letter words containing a, w, o, r, l
- fowl cholera — a specific, acute, diarrheal disease of fowls, especially chickens, caused by a bacterium, Pasteurella multocida.
- full forward — an attacking player who plays in the centre of the forward line
- gallows bird — a person who deserves to be hanged.
- gallows tree — a gallows.
- galusha grow — Galusha Aaron [guh-loo-shuh] /gəˈlu ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1822–1907, U.S. political leader: Speaker of the House 1861–63.
- half-drowned — to die under water or other liquid of suffocation.
- half-forward — any of three forwards positioned between the centre line and the forward line
- harmonic law — any one of three laws governing planetary motion: each planet revolves in an ellipse, with the sun at one focus; the line connecting a planet to the sun sweeps out equal areas in equal periods of time (law of areas) or the square of the period of revolution of each planet is proportional to the cube of the semimajor axis of the planet's orbit (harmonic law)
- jim crow law — any state law discriminating against black persons.
- jugal furrow — (in certain insects) the crease, between the anal and jugal veins, along which the wing folds.
- laminar flow — the flow of a viscous fluid in which particles of the fluid move in parallel layers, each of which has a constant velocity but is in motion relative to its neighboring layers.
- lark sparrow — a North American sparrow, Chondestes grammacus, having a distinctive brown-and-white facial pattern.
- laser weapon — weapons which make use of lasers or lasers used as weapons
- laundrywoman — laundress.
- laundrywomen — Plural form of laundrywoman.
- law of areas — any one of three laws governing planetary motion: each planet revolves in an ellipse, with the sun at one focus; the line connecting a planet to the sun sweeps out equal areas in equal periods of time (law of areas) or the square of the period of revolution of each planet is proportional to the cube of the semimajor axis of the planet's orbit (harmonic law)
- 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.
- leatherwoods — Plural form of leatherwood.
- lock forward — either of two players who make up the second line of the scrum and apply weight to the forwards in the front line
- 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.
- lord haw-haw — James (Augustine Aloysius) 1882–1941, Irish novelist.
- 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.
- majolicaware — goods made from majolica
- marsh mallow — an Old World mallow, Althaea officinalis, having pink flowers, found in marshy places.
- marshalltown — a city in central Iowa.
- marshmallows — Plural form of marshmallow.
- marshmallowy — Similar to a marshmallow.
- metalworkers — Plural form of metalworker.
- metalworking — the act or technique of making metal objects.
- microwavable — Of food, that is suitable for cooking in a microwave oven.
- mineral wool — a woollike material for heat and sound insulation, made by blowing steam or air through molten slag or rock.
- 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.
- pasch flower — pasqueflower
- pasqueflower — an Old World plant, Anemone pulsatilla, of the buttercup family, having purple, crocuslike flowers blooming about Easter.
- patrol wagon — an enclosed truck or van used by the police to transport prisoners.
- periodic law — the law that the properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers.
- polar wander — the movement of the earth's magnetic poles with respect to the geographic poles
- poll watcher — a representative of a political party or of an organization running a candidate who is assigned to the polls on an election day to watch for violations of the laws that regulate voting, campaigning, etc.
- pot-walloper — (in some boroughs before the Reform Bill of 1832) a man who qualified as a householder, and therefore a voter, by virtue of ownership of his own fireplace at which to boil pots.
- powder flask — a small flask of gunpowder formerly carried by soldiers and hunters.
- powerwalking — a form of exercise that involves rapid walking with arms bent and swinging naturally.
- prairie fowl — prairie chicken.
- prairie wolf — coyote (def 1).
- property law — the branch of law dealing with issues relating to land and houses
- rainbow flag — a multicoloured flag used as a symbol of peace; often used to represent gay and lesbian pride
- randallstown — a city in N Maryland, near Baltimore.