12-letter words containing d, r, o, w
- laundrywomen — Plural form of laundrywoman.
- 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.
- linking word — A linking word is a word which shows a connection between clauses or sentences. 'However' and 'so' are linking words.
- lloyd webber — (Sir) Andrew, born 1948, English composer of musical theater.
- 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
- london brown — carbuncle (def 3).
- lord haw-haw — James (Augustine Aloysius) 1882–1941, Irish novelist.
- low-spirited — depressed; dejected: He is feeling rather low-spirited today.
- lower canada — former name of Quebec province 1791–1841.
- lower depths — a play (1902) by Maxim Gorki.
- machine word — word (def 10).
- machine-word — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
- māori warden — a person appointed to exercise advisory and minor disciplinary powers in Māori communities
- meadow grass — any grass of the genus Poa, especially P. pratensis, the Kentucky bluegrass.
- middlebrowed — midway between highbrow and lowbrow
- mountainward — Towards a mountain or mountains.
- multitowered — comprising several towers
- narrowminded — Alternative spelling of narrow-minded.
- naughty word — a word that is considered to be rude
- needleworker — One who carries out needlework.
- nether world — the infernal regions; hell.
- netherworlds — Plural form of netherworld.
- network card — network interface controller
- network node — (networking) (node) An addressable device attached to a computer network. If the node is a computer it is more often called a "host".
- newspaperdom — The realm or sphere of newspaper publishing or journalism.
- nonlandowner — a person who does not own any land; a tenant
- of few words — taciturn, who rarely speaks
- off broadway — experimental or avant-garde drama produced in New York City, in small theaters, halls, churches, etc.
- off-broadway — experimental or avant-garde drama produced in New York City, in small theaters, halls, churches, etc.
- onward march — the continuing, advancing or improving movement (of situation, etc)
- opera window — a narrow, fixed window on each side of the rear passenger compartment of an automobile.
- oriel window — a bay window, esp one that is supported by one or more brackets or corbels
- orthodox jew — a Jew who adheres faithfully to the principles and practices of traditional Judaism as evidenced chiefly by a devotion to and study of the Torah, daily synagogue attendance if possible, and strict observance of the Sabbath, religious festivals, holy days, and the dietary laws.
- otherworldly — of, relating to, or devoted to another world, as the world of imagination or the world to come.
- outside work — work done off the premises of a business
- overcrowding — Fill (accommodations or a space) beyond what is usual or comfortable.
- overflow pdl — (jargon) The place where you put things when your pdl is full. If you don't have one and too many things get pushed, you forget something. The overflow pdl for a person's memory might be a memo pad. This usage inspired the following doggerel:
- overweighted — weighing too much or more than is considered normal, proper, etc.: overweight luggage; an overweight patient; two letters that may be overweight.
- overwithhold — to withhold too much.
- owner-driver — a person who owns the vehicle he drives
- packed tower — A packed tower is a tall distillation vessel which uses packing.
- periodic law — the law that the properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers.
- pillow sword — a straight sword of the 17th century.
- polar wander — the movement of the earth's magnetic poles with respect to the geographic poles
- postcardware — Shareware that borders on freeware, in that the author requests only that satisfied users send a postcard of their home town or something. (This practice, silly as it might seem, serves to remind users that they are otherwise getting something for nothing, and may also be psychologically related to real estate "sales" in which $1 changes hands just to keep the transaction from being a gift.)
- powder chest — a small wooden box containing a charge of powder, old nails, scrap iron, etc., formerly secured over the side of a ship and exploded on the attempt of an enemy to board.
- powder flask — a small flask of gunpowder formerly carried by soldiers and hunters.
- powder paper — Pharmacology. charta (def 2).
- power window — Power windows are windows in a vehicle which are raised or lowered by an electric motor operated by a button or switch.