12-letter words containing f, a, r, o, w
- hand of writ — handwriting; penmanship.
- hangtown fry — a type of omelet to which fried oysters, bacon, and sometimes onions are added.
- henceforward — from now on; from this point forward.
- 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.
- 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)
- 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
- man of straw — straw man.
- 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.
- pasch flower — pasqueflower
- pasqueflower — an Old World plant, Anemone pulsatilla, of the buttercup family, having purple, crocuslike flowers blooming about Easter.
- powder flask — a small flask of gunpowder formerly carried by soldiers and hunters.
- power factor — (in an electrical circuit) the ratio of the power dissipated to the product of the input volts times amps
- prairie fowl — prairie chicken.
- prairie wolf — coyote (def 1).
- push forward — keep advancing
- rainbow fish — guppy.
- rainbow flag — a multicoloured flag used as a symbol of peace; often used to represent gay and lesbian pride
- rainbow roof — a gable roof in the form of a broad Gothic arch, with gently sloping convex surfaces.
- rate of flow — the rate at which a liquid or other substance flows through a particular channel, pipe etc
- right of way — a common law or statutory right granted to a vehicle, as an airplane or boat, to proceed ahead of another.
- sale of work — a sale of goods and handicrafts made by the members of a club, church congregation, etc, to raise money
- satin-flower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- sloop of war — (formerly) a sailing or steam naval vessel having cannons on only one deck.
- software bus — A support environment for heterogeneous distributed processing, such as the ANSA Testbench.
- solway firth — an arm of the Irish Sea between SW Scotland and NW England. 38 miles (61 km) long.
- state flower — a flower chosen as an official symbol of a U.S. state.
- state of war — a condition marked by armed conflict between or among states, existing whether or not war has been declared formally by any of the belligerents.
- telesoftware — the transmission of computer programs on a teletext system
- unforewarned — not forewarned
- wager of law — a form of trial in which the accused offered to make oath of his innocence, supported by the oaths of 11 of his neighbours declaring their belief in his statements
- war of words — argument
- waterfowling — the sport of shooting waterfowl
- waterproofed — Having been made waterproof.
- waterproofer — One who, or that which, makes waterproof.
- weatherproof — able to withstand exposure to all kinds of weather.
- welfare work — the efforts or programs of an agency, community, business organization, etc., to improve living conditions, increase job opportunities, secure hospitalization, and the like, for needy persons within its jurisdiction.
- well-favored — of pleasing appearance; good-looking; pretty or handsome.
- window frame — structure surrounding a window pane
- wing formula — a numerical representation of the relative lengths of the primary feathers of a bird's wing, used in identifying similar species, as flycatchers.
- wing-forward — either of the two forwards positioned at the outside of a scrum
- wolf-ferrari — Ermanno [er-mahn-naw] /ɛrˈmɑn nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1948, Italian composer.
- woman friend — a female friend
- work surface — A work surface is a flat surface, usually in a kitchen, which is easy to clean and on which you can do things such as prepare food.
- world's fair — a large international exposition with exhibitions of arts, crafts, industrial and agricultural products, scientific achievements, etc.
- world-famous — famous throughout the world: a world-famous film.
- worst of all — You say worst of all to indicate that what you are about to mention is the most unpleasant or has the most disadvantages out of all the things you are mentioning.