11-letter words containing h, a, w, o
- groatsworth — the amount that is, or may be, bought or sold for a groat
- growth area — a geographic or economic area in which there is noticeable growth
- growth rate — increase per unit
- hail-fellow — Also, hail fellow, hail-fellow well met. a spiritedly sociable person; jolly companion.
- hammer blow — a blow from a hammer
- hammer down — a tool consisting of a solid head, usually of metal, set crosswise on a handle, used for beating metals, driving nails, etc.
- hand-worker — a person who does handwork
- handbarrows — Plural form of handbarrow.
- handwrought — formed or shaped by hand, as metal objects.
- hardworking — industrious; zealous: a hardworking family man.
- harrow hell — to enter hell and rescue the righteous
- harrowingly — extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous: a harrowing experience.
- hash browns — fried potato cake
- heart-whole — not in love.
- hollow back — a paper tube or roll, almost flattened, having one side glued to the back of a book and the other to the inside of the spine.
- hollow-back — a paper tube or roll, almost flattened, having one side glued to the back of a book and the other to the inside of the spine.
- home waters — territorial waters
- honey wagon — a wagon or truck for collecting and carrying excrement or manure.
- 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.
- i know what — I have an idea
- keyhole saw — a compass saw for cutting keyholes, etc.
- kwangchowan — Older Spelling. Guangzhouwan.
- kwashiorkor — a malnutrition disease, chiefly of children, caused by severe protein and vitamin deficiency and characterized by retarded growth, changes in pigmentation, potbelly, and anemia.
- laughworthy — worthy of being laughed at
- leatherwood — an American shrub, Dirca palustris, having a tough bark.
- leatherwork — work or decoration done in leather.
- leavenworth — a city in NE Kansas.
- lock washer — a washer placed under a nut on a bolt or screw, so made as to prevent the nut from shaking loose.
- low-alcohol — (of beer or wine) containing only a small amount of alcohol
- march brown — an angler's name for the dun and spinner of various mayflies or an artificial fly imitating one of these
- marshmallow — a sweetened paste or confection made from the mucilaginous root of the marsh mallow.
- marshmellow — Misspelling of marshmallow.
- mishallowed — falsely hallowed or revered
- new harmony — a town in SW Indiana: socialistic community established by Robert Owen 1825.
- nonwashable — Not washable.
- northwardly — Northwards, towards the north.
- on the wane — If something is on the wane, it is becoming weaker or less.
- or whatever — You say or whatever to refer generally to something else of the same kind as the thing or things that you have just mentioned.
- other woman — a woman who is romantically or sexually involved with another woman's husband or lover, especially a woman who is having an affair with a married man.
- overweather — to expose too long to harsh weather
- pigeon hawk — merlin.
- pillow sham — an ornamental cover laid over a bed pillow.
- pilot whale — a small, common whale, Globicephala sieboldii, of tropical and temperate seas, having a bulbous head.
- power ahead — If an economy or company powers ahead, it becomes stronger and more successful.
- power chain — an endless chain for transmitting motion and power between sprockets on shafts with parallel axes.
- rain shadow — a region in the lee of mountains that receives less rainfall than the region windward of the mountains.
- rain shower — a brief rainfall, usually of variable intensity.
- reason with — If you try to reason with someone, you try to persuade them to do or accept something by using sensible arguments.