11-letter words containing i, l, w
- sow thistle — any composite plant belonging to the genus Sonchus, especially S. oleraceus, a weed having thistlelike leaves, yellow flowers, and a milky juice.
- spin bowler — a bowler who specializes in bowling balls with a spinning motion
- split wings — wings (of an artificial fly) that are dressed cocked up and separated into a V shape
- stanislaw i — (Stanislaw Leszczynski) Stanislaus I.
- stanislawow — Polish name of Ivano-Frankovsk.
- still water — a part of a stream that is level or where the level of inclination is so slight that no current is visible.
- swallowtail — the tail of a swallow or a deeply forked tail like that of a swallow.
- swear blind — to assert emphatically
- sweet basil — any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- swingeingly — by way of swingeing
- swingletree — a whiffletree.
- swiss lapis — cracked quartz, stained blue in imitation of lapis lazuli.
- switch plug — a plug, as for an electric iron, equipped with an on-off switch.
- switchblade — a pocketknife, the blade of which is held by a spring and can be released suddenly, as by pressing a button.
- switzerland — a republic in central Europe. 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). Capital: Bern.
- swivel head — A swivel head is a bearing between the traveling block and the kelly.
- swivel-eyed — having or displaying extreme or fanatical views
- swivelblock — a block that supports a swivel
- tangle with — get involved with
- televiewing — the act of watching television
- teleworking — Teleworking is working from home using equipment such as telephones, fax machines, and modems to contact people.
- the willies — nervousness, jitters, or fright (esp in the phrase give (or get) the willies)
- therewithal — together with that; in addition to that.
- thimbleweed — any of several plants having a thimble-shaped fruiting head, especially either of two white-flowered North American plants, Anemone riparia or A. virginiana.
- third wheel — odd person out among three people
- third world — the underdeveloped nations of the world, especially those with widespread poverty.
- thistledown — the mature, silky pappus of a thistle.
- thwartingly — in a thwarting manner; obstructingly
- tidal power — the use of the rise and fall of tides involving very large volumes of water at low heads to generate electric power
- tiddlywinks — a game played on a flat surface, in which players attempt to snap small plastic disks into a cup by pressing the edges of the disks with larger ones.
- tig welding — tungsten-electrode inert gas welding: a method of welding in which the arc is maintained by a tungsten electrode and shielded from the access of air by an inert gas
- tiggywinkle — a gene found in fish and belonging to a family of genes known as the Hedgehog family
- timber wolf — the gray wolf, Canis lupus, sometimes designated as the subspecies C. lupus occidentalis: formerly common in northern North America but now greatly reduced in number and rare in the conterminous U.S.
- tin whistle — A tin whistle is a simple musical instrument in the shape of a metal pipe with holes. You play the tin whistle by blowing into it. Tin whistles make a high sound and are often used in folk music, for example Irish music.
- to run wild — If something or someone, especially a child, runs wild, they behave in a natural, free, or uncontrolled way.
- toilet bowl — the ceramic bowl of a toilet.
- tragic flaw — the character defect that causes the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy; hamartia.
- trelliswork — latticework.
- trickledown — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- trifle with — treat frivolously
- twelfthtide — the season of Twelfth Night and Twelfth Day.
- twelve-inch — a phonograph record twelve inches in diameter, especially one with two or more remixes of the same song.
- twig blight — blight affecting the twigs of a plant.
- twill weave — one of the basic weave structures in which the filling threads are woven over and under two or more warp yarns, producing a characteristic diagonal pattern.
- twist drill — a drill with one or more deep helical grooves in the body.
- unknowingly — ignorant or unaware: unknowing aid to the enemy.
- unweariable — incapable of wearying or being wearied; tireless
- unweariably — in an unweariable manner
- unweetingly — in an ignorant manner
- unwelcoming — not friendly, hostile