10-letter words containing n, w
- inwardness — the state of being inward or internal: the inwardness of the body's organs.
- inworld vr — (company, virtual reality) Manufacturers of the CyberWand.
- irishwoman — a woman born in Ireland or of Irish ancestry.
- iron-jawed — having a jaw of or like iron: an iron-jawed press; an iron-jawed fighter.
- ironworker — a worker in iron.
- irrenowned — not famous or renowned
- janus word — a word that has opposite or nearly opposite meanings, as cleave, meaning ‘to adhere closely’ and ‘to part or split’.
- jaywalking — to cross a street at a place other than a regular crossing or in a heedless manner, as diagonally or against a traffic light.
- jewishness — the state or quality of being Jewish.
- jimsonweed — (botany, US) A poisonous plant Datura stramonium, in the nightshade (Solanaceae) family. A hallucinogen occasionally ingested by those looking for a cheap high.
- john wayne — Anthony ("Mad Anthony") 1745–96, American Revolutionary War general.
- johnny law — Andrew Bonar [bon-er] /ˈbɒn ər/ (Show IPA), 1858–1923, English statesman, born in Canada: prime minister 1922–23.
- johnny raw — a novice; new recruit
- jointworms — Plural form of jointworm.
- kenilworth — a town in central Warwickshire, in central England, SE of Birmingham.
- kept woman — a woman maintained by a man as his mistress
- kidneywort — the navelwort, Umbilicus rupestris, of the stonecrop family, having drooping yellowish-green flowers.
- king prawn — any of several large prawns of the genus Penaeus, which are fished commercially in Australian waters
- knackwurst — a short, thick, highly seasoned sausage.
- knock down — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- knockdowns — Plural form of knockdown.
- knockwurst — knackwurst.
- know-hows' — knowledge of how to do something; faculty or skill for a particular activity; expertise: Designing a computer requires a lot of know-how.
- know-ledge — acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation; general erudition: knowledge of many things.
- knowledged — Simple past tense and past participle of knowledge.
- knowledges — Plural form of knowledge.
- korean war — the war, begun on June 25, 1950, between North Korea, aided by Communist China, and South Korea, aided by the United States and other United Nations members forming a United Nations armed force: truce signed July 27, 1953.
- lackawanna — a city in W New York, on Lake Erie, near Buffalo.
- land power — a nation having an important and powerful army.
- landowners — Plural form of landowner.
- landowning — an owner or proprietor of land.
- landwaiter — a British customs officer who enforces import-export regulations, collects import duties, etc.
- laugh down — to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
- law centre — an office, usually staffed by professional volunteers, at which free legal advice and information are provided to the general public
- law french — Anglo-French as used in legal proceedings and lawbooks in England from the Norman Conquest to the 17th century, some terms of which are still in use.
- lawfulness — allowed or permitted by law; not contrary to law: a lawful enterprise.
- lawn chair — a chair or chaise longue designed for use out of doors.
- lawn mower — a hand-operated or motor-driven machine for cutting the grass of a lawn.
- lawn party — garden party.
- lawnmowers — Plural form of lawnmower.
- lawrencium — a synthetic, radioactive, metallic element. Symbol: Lr; atomic number: 103.
- lawrentian — of, relating to, or characteristic of D. H. Lawrence, his works, or his ideas.
- leeuwarden — a province in the N Netherlands. 1431 sq. mi. (3705 sq. km). Capital: Leeuwarden.
- leftwinger — (Sometimes pejorative) A person who is radically liberal politically; one whose political viewpoint is leftwing.
- lengthways — Lengthwise.
- lengthwise — In a direction parallel with a thing's length.
- lenz's law — the principle that the direction of the current induced in a circuit by a changing magnetic field is such that the magnetic field produced by this current will oppose the original field
- lindenwold — a town in SW New Jersey.
- lineswoman — a female official, as in tennis, soccer, ice hockey, and football, who assists the referee.
- lineswomen — Plural form of lineswoman.