11-letter words containing l, w, e
- joule's law — the principle that the rate of production of heat by a constant direct current is directly proportional to the resistance of the circuit and to the square of the current.
- jungle fowl — any of several East Indian, gallinaceous birds of the genus Gallus, as G. gallus (red jungle fowl) believed to be the ancestor of the domestic fowl.
- kewpie doll — a doll having rosy cheeks and a curl of hair on its head
- keyhole saw — a compass saw for cutting keyholes, etc.
- kill a well — To kill a well is to stop it from flowing by the use of mud or water to stop the pressure.
- killer blow — something that puts a stop to something or defeats something
- knowledging — Present participle of knowledge.
- lace pillow — pillow (def 3).
- lacquerware — Articles that have a decorative lacquer coating, viewed collectively.
- lacquerwork — lacquered wood, often with ivory inlays
- lake edward — a lake in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo in the Great Rift Valley: empties through the Semliki River into Lake Albert. Area: about 2150 sq km (830 sq miles)
- lakshadweep — a union territory of India comprising a group of islands and coral reefs in the Arabian Sea, off the SW coast of India. About 12 sq. mi. (31 sq. km).
- land worker — a person who works on the land
- lantern jaw — a distinctly protruding, often wide lower jaw.
- large white — a large white butterfly, Pieris brassicae, with scanty black markings, the larvae of which feed on brassica leaves
- late hebrew — the Hebrew language as used from about a.d. 70 through the 13th century, including Mishnaic Hebrew and Medieval Hebrew.
- latticework — work consisting of crossed strips usually arranged in a diagonal pattern of open spaces.
- law society — association of lawyers
- law student — sb who studies legal system
- law-breaker — A law-breaker is someone who breaks the law.
- lawbreakers — Plural form of lawbreaker.
- lawbreaking — Unlawful; illegal.
- lawlessness — contrary to or without regard for the law: lawless violence.
- lawn tennis — tennis, especially when played on a grass court.
- lawyer cane — any of various kinds of entangling and thorny vegetation, such as the rattan palm, esp in tropical areas
- lawyer palm — any of various kinds of entangling and thorny vegetation, such as the rattan palm, esp in tropical areas
- lawyer vine — any of various kinds of entangling and thorny vegetation, such as the rattan palm, esp in tropical areas
- lead weight — a weight made of lead
- least shrew — a small, brownish shrew, Cryptotis parva, of grassy regions of the eastern U.S.
- least-worst — bad but better than any available alternative
- leatherwear — clothing and accessories made of leather.
- leatherwood — an American shrub, Dirca palustris, having a tough bark.
- leatherwork — work or decoration done in leather.
- leavenworth — a city in NE Kansas.
- lech walesa — Lech [lek] /lɛk/ (Show IPA), born 1943, Polish labor leader: a leader of Solidarity 1980; president 1990–96; Nobel Peace Prize 1983.
- leeuwenhoek — Anton van [ahn-tawn vahn] /ˈɑn tɔn vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1632–1723, Dutch naturalist and microscopist.
- 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.
- leg warmers — a set of coverings for the legs, worn for warmth or, as by dancers rehearsing, to prevent leg cramps
- leisurewear — casual clothes that are designed for wear during leisure time.
- lewis range — a mountain range in NW Montana, a front range of the N Rocky Mountains. Highest peak, Mount Cleveland, 10,466 feet (3192 meters).
- lewy bodies — abnormal proteins that occur in the nerve cells of the cerebral cortex and the basal ganglia, causing Parkinson's disease and dementia
- 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.
- life's work — Someone's life's work or life work is the main activity that they have been involved in during their life, or their most important achievement.
- light water — ordinary water, as opposed to heavy water; water containing the normal proportion of deuterium oxide.
- 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
- living wage — a wage on which it is possible for a wage earner or an individual and his or her family to live at least according to minimum customary standards.