11-letter words containing h, o, w

intergrowth — growth or growing together, as of one thing with or into another.
ithiel town — Ithiel [ith-ee-uh l] /ˈɪθ i əl/ (Show IPA), 1784–1844, U.S. architect.
ivory-white — of a creamy or yellowish white in color.
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.
leeuwenhoek — Anton van [ahn-tawn vahn] /ˈɑn tɔn vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1632–1723, Dutch naturalist and microscopist.
littleworth — worthless; of little value
lock washer — a washer placed under a nut on a bolt or screw, so made as to prevent the nut from shaking loose.
low hurdles — a race in which runners leap over hurdles 2 feet 6 inches (76 cm) high.
low-alcohol — (of beer or wine) containing only a small amount of alcohol
low-pitched — pitched in a low register or key: a low-pitched aria for the basso.
low-sulphur — (esp of fuel) containing or made from sources containing relatively little sulphur
lower house — one of two branches of a legislature, generally more representative and with more members than the upper branch.
lower rhine — a section of the Rhine River between Bonn, Germany and the North Sea.
lower sixth — the first year of the sixth form
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.
microswitch — a highly sensitive switch used in automatic-control devices.
mishallowed — falsely hallowed or revered
motherworts — Plural form of motherwort.
netherworld — the infernal regions; hell.
new harmony — a town in SW Indiana: socialistic community established by Robert Owen 1825.
new thought — a system of doctrine and practice originating in the 19th century and stressing the power of thought to control physical and mental events.
nimzowitsch — Aaron Isayevich (ɪˈzaɪjɛvɪtʃ) 1886–1935, Latvian chess player and theorist; influential in enunciating the principles of the hypermodern school, of which he was the main instigator
nonwashable — Not washable.
northwardly — Northwards, towards the north.
northwester — New England and South Atlantic States. a wind or gale from the northwest.
old swedish — the language of Sweden as spoken and written from about 1225 to 1500.
on the town — a thickly populated area, usually smaller than a city and larger than a village, having fixed boundaries and certain local powers of government.
on the wane — If something is on the wane, it is becoming weaker or less.
on the wind — as near as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
on the wing — either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
open switch — (IBM, probably from railways) An unresolved question, issue, or problem.
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.
or wherever — You use or wherever to say that something might happen in a place other than the place you have mentioned, but that you are not able to say exactly where.
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.
other world — the world after death; the future world.
otherwhiles — at other times, sometimes
otherworlds — Plural form of otherworld.
otherworldy — With a quality unlike those normal to everyday life, or outside typical human experience.
otter shrew — a chiefly aquatic insectivore, Potamogale velox, of western Africa, that resembles an otter, having sleek, brown fur and a flattened tail.
out with it — a command to make something known immediately, without missing any details
outweighing — Present participle of outweigh.
overthrower — someone or somethng that overthrows another

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