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11-letter words containing i, t, w

  • irish tweed — a sturdy woolen fabric of light warp and dark filling, made in Ireland and used in suits and coats.
  • ithiel town — Ithiel [ith-ee-uh l] /ˈɪθ i əl/ (Show IPA), 1784–1844, U.S. architect.
  • ivory tower — a place or situation remote from worldly or practical affairs: the university as an ivory tower.
  • ivory-white — of a creamy or yellowish white in color.
  • iykwimaityd — if you know what I mean and I think you do
  • jesuit ware — Chinese porcelain of the early 18th century, decorated with Christian motifs, usually in black and gold on a white background.
  • jew-baiting — active anti-Semitism.
  • keep wicket — to play as wicketkeeper in the game of cricket
  • kerb weight — the weight of a motor car without occupants, luggage, etc
  • kill switch — a button, switch, or other mechanism that allows a machine to be shut down immediately: Only use the kill switch in emergencies.
  • kitchenware — cooking equipment or utensils.
  • kite winder — a triangular winder on a staircase.
  • know it all — a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
  • know-it-all — a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
  • knowability — capable of being known.
  • large white — a large white butterfly, Pieris brassicae, with scanty black markings, the larvae of which feed on brassica leaves
  • latticework — work consisting of crossed strips usually arranged in a diagonal pattern of open spaces.
  • law society — association of lawyers
  • lawn tennis — tennis, especially when played on a grass court.
  • lead weight — a weight made of lead
  • left-winger — A left-winger is a person whose political beliefs are close to socialism, or closer to them than most of the other people in the same group or party.
  • lie in wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
  • light water — ordinary water, as opposed to heavy water; water containing the normal proportion of deuterium oxide.
  • lightswitch — Alternative spelling of light switch.
  • lightweight — light in weight.
  • lignite wax — a dark-brown bituminous wax extracted from lignite and peat: used chiefly in polishes and waxes for furniture, shoes, etc.
  • limited war — a war conducted with less than a nation's total resources and restricted in aim to less than total defeat of the enemy.
  • lister-plow — Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
  • littleworth — worthless; of little value
  • low-density — having a low concentration.
  • low-pitched — pitched in a low register or key: a low-pitched aria for the basso.
  • low-protein — Low-protein substances contain very little protein.
  • low-quality — substandard; of inferior quality: It’s hard to make a delicious dish when you start with low-quality ingredients. Repairs made with low-quality parts are cheaper, but they won’t last long.
  • low-tension — subjected to, or capable of operating under, relatively low voltage: low-tension wire. Abbreviation: lt, L.T.
  • lower sixth — the first year of the sixth form
  • lumber with — If you are lumbered with someone or something, you have to deal with them or take care of them even though you do not want to and this annoys you.
  • lutosławski — Witold (ˈvitɔlt). 1913–94, Polish composer, whose works frequently juxtapose aleatoric and notated writing
  • mains water — gas supplied to a building through pipes
  • makeweights — Plural form of makeweight.
  • malt whisky — whisky, as Scotch, made entirely from malted barley.
  • martial law — the law temporarily imposed upon an area by state or national military forces when civil authority has broken down or during wartime military operations.
  • microswitch — a highly sensitive switch used in automatic-control devices.
  • microwriter — a small device with six keys for creating text that can be printed or displayed on a visual display unit
  • middle west — the region of the United States bounded on the W by the Rocky Mountains, on the S by the Ohio River and the S extremities of Missouri and Kansas, and on the E, variously, by the Allegheny Mountains, the E border of Ohio, or the E border of Illinois.
  • milky-white — of a cream or whitish colour similar to the colour of milk
  • millwrights — Plural form of millwright.
  • misbestowal — a wrong or improper bestowal
  • motion work — clockwork by which the hour hand is driven from the shaft of the minute hand.
  • multiwindow — a visual display unit screen that can be divided to show a number of different documents simultaneously
  • nation-wide — extending throughout the nation: The incident aroused nationwide interest.
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