11-letter words containing k, o, w, a
- windom peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,082 feet (4292 meters).
- window back — woodwork, especially paneling, beneath the stool of a window.
- wizard book — (publication) Hal Abelson, Gerald Sussman and Julie Sussman's "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs" (MIT Press, 1984; ISBN 0-262-01077-1), an excellent computer science text used in introductory courses at MIT. So called because of the wizard on the jacket. One of the bibles of the LISP/Scheme world. Also, less commonly, known as the Purple Book.
- wokka board — a piece of fibreboard used as a musical instrument
- wolf packs' — a group of submarines operating together in hunting down and attacking enemy convoys.
- work basket — a basket for holding sewing equipment
- work of art — a piece of creative work in the arts, especially a painting or sculpture.
- work-harden — to toughen or strengthen (a metal) by cold-working or another mechanical process.
- workability — practicable or feasible: He needs a workable schedule.
- workaholics — Plural form of workaholic.
- workaholism — a person who works compulsively at the expense of other pursuits.
- workarounds — Plural form of workaround.
- workbaskets — Plural form of workbasket.
- working day — daytime hours occupied by work
- working-day — workaday; everyday.
- workmanlike — like or befitting a workman.
- workmanship — the art or skill of a workman or workwoman.
- workstation — a work or office area assigned to one person, often one accommodating a computer terminal or other electronic equipment.
- worksurface — A surface, usually resting on cupboards or drawers in a kitchen, that can be used to work on.
- workwatcher — a person who observes racehorses in training
- yellow cake — a processed oxide of uranium, U 3 O 8 , extracted and concentrated from uranium ore: used as the raw material for commercial nuclear materials, especially fuel elements in nuclear reactors.
- yellow jack — Informal. quarantine flag.