12-letter words containing i, l, w
- delta-winged — (of an aircraft) having a triangular sweptback wing
- disallowable — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- disallowance — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- disemboweled — to remove the bowels or entrails from; eviscerate.
- dismal swamp — a swamp in SE Virginia and NE North Carolina. About 30 miles (48 km) long; about 600 sq. mi. (1500 sq. km).
- double-width — twice the usual width: double-wide mobile homes consisting of two sections bolted together.
- dovetail saw — a backsaw for fine woodworking, as dovetailing.
- dow compiler — An early system on the Datatron 200 series.
- downwellings — Plural form of downwelling.
- downy mildew — Also called false mildew. any fungus of the family Peronosporaceae, causing many plant diseases and producing a white, downy mass of conidiophores, usually on the under surface of the leaves of the host plant.
- drawlingness — the quality or characteristic of a drawler
- dual highway — divided highway.
- editorial we — we (def 6).
- edwardsville — a town in SW Illinois.
- edwin hubble — Edwin Powell, 1889–1953, U.S. astronomer: pioneer in extragalactic research.
- eiffel tower — landmark in Paris
- englishwoman — adult female from England
- explain away — If someone explains away a mistake or a bad situation they are responsible for, they try to indicate that it is unimportant or that it is not really their fault.
- fall in with — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- false mildew — downy mildew (def 1).
- false-mildew — Also called false mildew. any fungus of the family Peronosporaceae, causing many plant diseases and producing a white, downy mass of conidiophores, usually on the under surface of the leaves of the host plant.
- fast-flowing — water: rapid
- fell-walking — the sport of hiking over fells
- fellow being — if you refer to someone as a fellow being, you are emphasizing that you and they are human beings and have things in common
- fellowshiped — Simple past tense and past participle of fellowship.
- ferris wheel — an amusement ride consisting of a large upright wheel rotating on a fixed stand and having seats around its rim suspended freely so that they remain right side up as they revolve.
- fingerflower — purple foxglove.
- fire walking — a religious rite in which people walk barefoot over white-hot ashes, stones, etc
- flight arrow — an arrow having a conical or pyramidal head without barbs.
- flightworthy — being in proper physical or mechanical condition for safe flight; airworthy: a flightworthy spacecraft.
- float switch — an electric switch controlled by a conductor floating in a liquid.
- flooring saw — a saw having a curved edge.
- flow breccia — a volcanic breccia that has solidified from a lava flow.
- flowcharting — (computing) the design and construction of flowcharts.
- flower child — (especially in the 1960s) a young person, especially a hippie, rejecting conventional society and advocating love, peace, and simple, idealistic values.
- flowing well — A flowing well is a well which can produce oil or gas without the use of a mechanical pump.
- flying wedge — a fast-moving group of law-enforcement officers in a compact, wedge-shaped formation that can infiltrate crowds or protect someone effectively.
- followership — the ability or willingness to follow a leader.
- fort william — a port in W Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Superior: created in 1970 by the merger of twin cities (Fort William and Port Arthur) and two adjoining townships.
- forward line — the soldiers at the forward most position in an army force
- four-walling — a form of distribution and exhibition, esp. of films, in which a distributor or producer rents a theater for a fixed amount, pays all advertising and operating costs, and collects all box-office receipts
- fowl typhoid — a septicemic disease of fowl, especially chickens, caused by the bacterium Salmonella gallinarum and marked by fever, loss of appetite, thirst, anemic pallor of the skin of the head, and prostration.
- freewheeling — operating in the manner of a freewheel.
- fribble away — to use wastefully
- gable window — a window in or under a gable.
- gale warning — U.S. Meteorology. a National Weather Service warning of sustained winds at sea having speeds in the range 34–47 knots (39–54 mph, 17–24 m/sec). Compare warning (def 3).
- gallery wire — perforated wire or metal stripping used to support or enhance a stone mounted in a ring.
- gallows bird — a person who deserves to be hanged.
- general will — (in the philosophy of Rousseau) the source of legitimate authority residing in the collective will as contrasted with individual interests
- genital wart — one of a cluster of warts occurring in the genital and anal areas and spread mainly by sexual contact, sometimes affecting the cervix in women and associated with an increased risk of cervical cancer.