12-letter words containing e, w, l
- lower saxony — a state in NW Germany. 18,294 sq. mi. (47,380 sq. km). Capital: Hanover.
- lower school — a school that is preparatory to one on a more advanced level.
- lower-income — earning less than average
- lowsing time — the time at which work or school finishes; knocking-off time
- ludwigshafen — a city in SW Germany, on the Rhine opposite Mannheim.
- lukewarmness — The property of being lukewarm; ambivalence, weakness.
- lyric writer — someone who writes lyrics
- mail gateway — (messaging) A machine that connects two or more electronic mail systems (including dissimilar mail systems) and transfers messages between them. Sometimes the mapping and translation can be quite complex, and it generally requires a store and forward scheme whereby the message is received from one system completely before it is transmitted to the next system, after suitable translations.
- majolicaware — goods made from majolica
- malt whiskey — Malt whiskey or malt is whiskey that is made from malt.
- mangelwurzel — a variety of the beet Beta vulgaris, cultivated as food for livestock.
- maritime law — the body of law relating to maritime commerce and navigation, and to maritime matters generally.
- mean well by — to have good intentions or friendly, helpful feelings toward
- medal-winner — a person who has won a medal or medals
- medical ward — a hospital ward in which patients are being treated by drugs rather than surgery
- meet halfway — to compromise with
- mendel's law — law of segregation.
- 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.
- middle watch — the watch from midnight until 4 a.m.
- middle white — a breed of medium-sized white pig commonly kept for pork and bacon, and for fattening
- middlebrowed — midway between highbrow and lowbrow
- middleweight — a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a welterweight and a light heavyweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 160 pounds (72.5 kg).
- militiawomen — Plural form of militiawoman.
- milkweed bug — any of several red and black lygaeid bugs, as Oncopeltus fasciatus, that feed on the juice of the milkweed.
- mineral wool — a woollike material for heat and sound insulation, made by blowing steam or air through molten slag or rock.
- misknowledge — a misunderstanding or misconception
- multitowered — comprising several towers
- multiwarhead — (of a missile) capable of carrying several independent warheads
- needleworker — One who carries out needlework.
- nether world — the infernal regions; hell.
- netherworlds — Plural form of netherworld.
- new atlantis — a political allegory by Francis Bacon, published in 1627.
- new learning — the humanist revival of classical Greek and Latin studies and the development of Biblical scholarship in the 15th and 16th centuries in Europe.
- new plymouth — a seaport on W North Island, in New Zealand.
- new politics — politics concerned more with grass-roots participation in the political process than with party loyalty or affiliation: identified especially with the candidacies of Senators Eugene McCarthy and George McGovern.
- new rochelle — a city in SE New York, near New York City.
- new theology — a movement away from orthodox or fundamentalist theological thought, originating in the late 19th century and aimed at reconciling modern concepts and discoveries in science and philosophy with theology.
- new-laid egg — an egg that has been freshly laid by a chicken
- newfangledly — in a newfangled manner
- newfoundland — a large island in E Canada. 42,734 sq. mi. (110,680 sq. km).
- newly minted — new, recently created
- news analyst — commentator (def 1).
- news release — a statement prepared and distributed to the press by a public relations firm, governmental agency, etc.
- newsweeklies — Plural form of newsweekly.
- nightcrawler — An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
- noahide laws — the seven laws given to Noah after the Flood, which decree the establishment of a fair system of justice in society, and prohibit idolatry, blasphemy, murder, adultery and incest, robbery, and the eating of flesh taken from a living animal
- nonflowering — (biology) Of a plant, not flowering; reproducing by means other than pollination from flowers.
- nonlandowner — a person who does not own any land; a tenant