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11-letter words containing i, l, w

  • weed-killer — a herbicide.
  • weedkillers — Plural form of weedkiller.
  • weight belt — a belt worn to control a diver's buoyancy under water, on which slotted lead weights can be slipped according to the diver's body size and weight and having a quick-release buckle for emergency discarding.
  • weight loss — slimming
  • weissmullerPeter John ("Johnny") 1904–84, U.S. swimmer and film actor.
  • welcomingly — In a welcoming manner.
  • weldability — to unite or fuse (as pieces of metal) by hammering, compressing, or the like, especially after rendering soft or pasty by heat, and sometimes with the addition of fusible material like or unlike the pieces to be united.
  • welding rod — filler metal supplied in the form of a rod, usually coated with flux
  • welfaristic — characterized by welfarism
  • well design — Well design is the features that are considered when planning and constructing a well.
  • well hidden — concealed; obscure; covert: hidden meaning; hidden hostility.
  • well suited — appropriate: She is suited to such a job.
  • well-copied — an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original: a copy of a famous painting.
  • well-digger — a person who digs a well
  • well-driven — past participle of drive.
  • well-fitted — made so as to follow closely the contours of a form or shape: fitted clothes; fitted sheets.
  • well-hidden — concealed; obscure; covert: hidden meaning; hidden hostility.
  • well-linked — (of a gene) exhibiting linkage.
  • well-priced — the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
  • well-raised — fashioned or made as a surface design in relief.
  • well-suited — appropriate: She is suited to such a job.
  • well-wisher — a person who wishes well to another person, a cause, etc.
  • wellingtons — Plural form of wellington.
  • wellsprings — Plural form of wellspring.
  • wellwishers — Plural form of wellwisher.
  • welsh corgi — one of either of two Welsh breeds of dogs having short legs, erect ears, and a foxlike head. Compare Cardigan (def 2), Pembroke (def 3).
  • weltpolitik — the policy of participation in world affairs
  • welwitschia — A gymnospermous plant of desert regions in southwestern Africa that has a dwarf, massive trunk, two long strap-shaped leaves, and male and female flowers in the scales of scarlet cones. It is remarkable for its ability to extract moisture from fog.
  • werewolfish — characteristic of a werewolf
  • wesleyanism — the evangelical principles taught by John Wesley; Methodism.
  • west berlinIrving, 1888–1989, U.S. songwriter.
  • westerville — a town in central Ohio.
  • westphalian — a former province in NW Germany, now a part of North Rhine-Westphalia: treaty ending the Thirty Years' War 1648.
  • westpolitik — a policy of a Communist country of adopting trade and diplomatic relations with non-Communist nations.
  • wettability — the condition of being wettable.
  • what a life — People say 'What a life' to indicate that they are unhappy or are having great difficulties.
  • wheat field — area of land where wheat is cultivated
  • wheelchairs — Plural form of wheelchair.
  • wheelie bin — refuse bin on wheels
  • wheelwrightJohn, 1592?–1679, English clergyman in America.
  • wherewithal — that with which to do something; means or supplies for the purpose or need, especially money: the wherewithal to pay my rent.
  • whiffletree — a crossbar, pivoted at the middle, to which the traces of a harness are fastened for pulling a cart, carriage, plow, etc.
  • whigmaleery — whigmaleerie.
  • whimsically — given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious: a pixyish, whimsical fellow.
  • whip-tailed — having a long, slender tail like a whip.
  • whippletree — whiffletree.
  • whirlabouts — Plural form of whirlabout.
  • whirlybirds — Plural form of whirlybird.
  • whiskerless — Without whiskers.
  • whistle for — to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
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