11-letter words containing a, w, s, o
- czestochowa — an industrial city in S Poland, on the River Warta: pilgrimage centre. Pop: 293 000 (2005 est)
- dawn chorus — The dawn chorus is the singing of birds at dawn.
- disallowing — Present participle of disallow.
- disavowable — capable of being disavowed
- disc harrow — a harrow with sharp-edged slightly concave discs mounted on horizontal shafts and used to cut clods or debris on the surface of the soil or to cover seed after planting
- disk harrow — a harrow having a number of sharp-edged, concave disks set at such an angle that as the harrow is drawn along the ground they turn the soil, pulverize it, and destroy weeds.
- down-easter — a full-rigged ship built in New England in the late 19th century, usually of wood and relatively fast.
- downloaders — Plural form of downloader.
- downscaling — Present participle of downscale.
- draftswoman — a woman employed in making mechanical drawings.
- draftswomen — Plural form of draftswoman.
- dwarf shoot — a very thin lateral branch in certain trees.
- east meadow — a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- ecowarriors — Plural form of ecowarrior.
- farmworkers — Plural form of farmworker.
- fast bowler — a bowler who characteristically delivers the ball rapidly
- fast worker — a person who is quick and shrewd in gaining personal advantage: A fast worker, he soon knew everyone who had any pull.
- fisherwoman — a woman who fishes, whether for profit or pleasure.
- floodwaters — The waters of a flood.
- flowerheads — Plural form of flowerhead.
- foamflowers — Plural form of foamflower.
- foreshadows — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreshadow.
- forswearing — Present participle of forswear.
- forwardmost — all the way at the front; first.
- forwardness — overreadiness to push oneself forward; lack of appropriate modesty; presumption; boldness.
- fox sparrow — a North American sparrow, Passerella iliaca, having a bright rufous tail and streaked breast.
- frowardness — The quality of being froward.
- gallowglass — a follower and supporter of or a soldier owing allegiance to an Irish chief.
- gallowsness — the quality of being bold or reckless
- glassblower — A person skilled in the art of glassblowing.
- glassworker — a person who makes or does glasswork.
- go to waste — to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- goods wagon — a heavy railroad freight car.
- grass widow — a woman who is separated, divorced, or lives apart from her husband.
- grease wool — shorn fleece before it has been cleaned
- greasewoods — Plural form of greasewood.
- greasy wool — untreated wool, still retaining the lanolin, which is used for waterproof clothing
- groatsworth — the amount that is, or may be, bought or sold for a groat
- guardswoman — A female guardsman.
- guardswomen — Plural form of guardswoman.
- guildswoman — a woman who is a member of a guild
- handbarrows — Plural form of handbarrow.
- hash browns — fried potato cake
- home waters — territorial waters
- hooke's law — the law stating that the stress on a solid substance is directly proportional to the strain produced, provided the stress is less than the elastic limit of the substance.
- horse-drawn — A horse-drawn carriage, cart, or other vehicle is one that is pulled by one or more horses.
- howard moss — Howard, 1922–1987, U.S. poet, editor, and playwright.
- id software — (games) Creators and publishers of the DOOM game for IBM PCs. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Telephone: +1 800-ID-GAMES (Orders only).
- joule's law — the principle that the rate of production of heat by a constant direct current is directly proportional to the resistance of the circuit and to the square of the current.
- keyhole saw — a compass saw for cutting keyholes, etc.