11-letter words containing f, a, r, o, w
- powder flag — red flag (def 4).
- put forward — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- rule of law — the principle that all people and institutions are subject to and accountable to law that is fairly applied and enforced; the principle of government by law.
- safe-blower — a person who uses explosives to open safes and rob them
- satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- schwarzkopf — Elisabeth, 1915–2006, German soprano, born in Poland.
- set forward — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- ship of war — warship.
- snailflower — a tropical vine, Vigna caracalla, of the legume family, having fragrant, yellowish or purplish flowers, a segment of which is shaped like a snail's shell.
- soft sawder — flattery; compliments
- software ag — (company) A German software engineering company that started with the ADABAS database. Natural is their 4GL development environment, EntireX is their DCOM for Unix and IBM. BOLERO, is an object-oriented development environment and application server specially made for Electronic Business applications. Mailing-list: <[email protected]>.
- sparrowfart — the very early morning
- strand wolf — brown hyena.
- strawflower — any of several everlasting flowers, especially an Australian composite plant, Helichrysum bracteatum, having heads of chaffy yellow, orange, red, or white flowers.
- throw a fit — a sudden, acute attack or manifestation of a disease, especially one marked by convulsions or unconsciousness: a fit of epilepsy.
- view factor — The view factor is the degree to which heat carried by radiation can be passed between two surfaces.
- waffle iron — appliance for cooking waffles
- waffle-iron — a batter cake with a pattern of deep indentations on each side, formed by the gridlike design on each of the two hinged parts of the metal appliance (waffle iron) in which the cake is baked.
- wait for it — You say 'wait for it' to stop someone from doing something too soon because you have not yet given them the command to do it.
- wallflowers — Plural form of wallflower.
- wallingford — a town in S Connecticut.
- war footing — the condition or status of a military force or other organization when operating under a state of war or as if a state of war existed.
- war of 1812 — the war between the United States and Great Britain from 1812 to 1815.
- waterfowler — a person who hunts waterfowl for sport or food.
- waterfronts — Plural form of waterfront.
- waterproofs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waterproof.
- weatherford — a town in N Texas.
- wheat flour — powdered cereal grain
- whore after — to pursue something immoral or depraved
- woodcrafter — a person who makes or carves wooden objects.
- work of art — a piece of creative work in the arts, especially a painting or sculpture.
- worksurface — A surface, usually resting on cupboards or drawers in a kitchen, that can be used to work on.