12-letter words containing l, o, w, i
- oliver twist — a novel (1838) by Dickens.
- on a bowline — beating close to the wind
- oriel window — a bay window, esp one that is supported by one or more brackets or corbels
- overflow bit — (architecture) A processor flag bit set by the ALU to indicate overflow.
- overwhelming — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
- overwithhold — to withhold too much.
- periodic law — the law that the properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers.
- phonetic law — a statement of some regular pattern of sound change in a specific language, as Grimm's law or Verner's law.
- pillow block — a cast-iron or steel block for supporting a journal or bearing.
- pillow fight — a mock fight in which participants thump each other with pillows
- pillow sword — a straight sword of the 17th century.
- piltdown man — a hypothetical early modern human, assigned to the genus Eoanthropus, whose existence was inferred from skull fragments that were allegedly found at Piltdown, England, in 1912 but were exposed as fraudulent through chemical analysis in 1953.
- plastic flow — deformation of a material that remains rigid under stresses of less than a certain intensity but that behaves under severer stresses approximately as a Newtonian fluid.
- ploughwright — a person who makes ploughs
- police power — the power of a nation, within the limits of its constitution, to regulate the conduct of its citizens in the interest of the common good.
- polish wheat — a wheat, Triticum polonicum, grown chiefly in S Europe, N Africa, and Turkestan.
- positive law — customary law or law enacted by governmental authority (as distinguished from natural law).
- powerbuilder — (tool, database) A graphical user interface development tool from Powersoft for developing client-server database applications. It runs under MS-DOS(?) and Microsoft Windows. There are also versions for Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Macintosh, and Unix. Applications can be built by creating windows, controls (such as listboxes and buttons), and menus within the PowerBuilder development environment. The language used to program PowerBuilder, PowerScript, is loosely based on BASIC. PowerBuilder supports programming on many database backends including Sybase and Oracle. It also has added support for ODBC database drivers. PowerBuilder also comes with a built-in database backend (WATCOM SQL 32-bit relational database).
- powerlifting — a competition or sport involving three tests of strength: the bench press, squat, and two-handed dead lift.
- powerwalking — a form of exercise that involves rapid walking with arms bent and swinging naturally.
- prairie fowl — prairie chicken.
- prairie wolf — coyote (def 1).
- public works — government-funded construction
- pussy willow — a small willow, Salix discolor, of eastern North America, having silky catkins.
- pussy-willow — a small willow, Salix discolor, of eastern North America, having silky catkins.
- rainbow flag — a multicoloured flag used as a symbol of peace; often used to represent gay and lesbian pride
- reality show — A reality show is a type of television program that aims to show how ordinary people behave in everyday life, or in situations, often created by the program makers, which are intended to represent everyday life.
- rolling news — current affairs: continuous
- rosewood oil — a fragrant oil extracted from the wood of a South American tree, Aniba rosaeodora, and used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- satin-flower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- sea milkwort — a maritime plant, Glaux maritima, having small, pinkish-white flowers.
- self-worship — reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.
- servile work — work of a physical nature that is forbidden on Sundays and on certain holidays
- signal tower — a tower from which railway signals are controlled or displayed
- slow-burning — (of combustible material) burning relatively slowly
- snowmobilist — a person who drives a snowmobile, a snowmobiler
- snowy mespil — a N American tree, Amelanchier Lamarckii, that produces small white flowers in spring
- solway firth — an arm of the Irish Sea between SW Scotland and NW England. 38 miles (61 km) long.
- spot welding — fusing metal
- spotted wilt — a viral disease of plants, characterized by wilting and by brown, sunken spots and streaks on the stems and leaves.
- stonewalling — the act of stalling, evading, or filibustering, especially to avoid revealing politically embarrassing information.
- subsoil plow — a plow for stirring the subsoil, usually without disturbing the surface.
- swallow dive — swan dive.
- sweet violet — a plant, Viola odorata, of the violet family, native to the Old World, having fragrant, usually purple flowers that are the source of an oil used in perfumery.
- tennis elbow — irritation of the synovial membrane, or joint rotary area, of the elbow, caused by immoderate motions while playing tennis or other sports; epicondylitis.
- that will do — If you say that will do to a child, you are telling them to stop behaving in the way that they are.
- this-worldly — distinguished by or relating to material or earthly concerns; not spiritual or concerned with life in a future or imaginary world
- throw pillow — a small pillow placed on a chair, couch, etc., primarily for decoration.
- to hell with — the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.
- toilet water — a scented liquid used as a light perfume; cologne.