11-letter words containing o, h, w, e

howe, denis — Denis Howe
hunker down — to squat on one's heels (often followed by down).
in the know — to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty: I know the situation fully.
intergrowth — growth or growing together, as of one thing with or into another.
ithiel town — Ithiel [ith-ee-uh l] /ˈɪθ i əl/ (Show IPA), 1784–1844, U.S. architect.
ivory-white — of a creamy or yellowish white in color.
keyhole saw — a compass saw for cutting keyholes, etc.
leatherwood — an American shrub, Dirca palustris, having a tough bark.
leatherwork — work or decoration done in leather.
leavenworth — a city in NE Kansas.
leeuwenhoek — Anton van [ahn-tawn vahn] /ˈɑn tɔn vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1632–1723, Dutch naturalist and microscopist.
littleworth — worthless; of little value
lock washer — a washer placed under a nut on a bolt or screw, so made as to prevent the nut from shaking loose.
low hurdles — a race in which runners leap over hurdles 2 feet 6 inches (76 cm) high.
low-pitched — pitched in a low register or key: a low-pitched aria for the basso.
lower house — one of two branches of a legislature, generally more representative and with more members than the upper branch.
lower rhine — a section of the Rhine River between Bonn, Germany and the North Sea.
lower sixth — the first year of the sixth form
marshmellow — Misspelling of marshmallow.
mishallowed — falsely hallowed or revered
motherworts — Plural form of motherwort.
netherworld — the infernal regions; hell.
new harmony — a town in SW Indiana: socialistic community established by Robert Owen 1825.
new thought — a system of doctrine and practice originating in the 19th century and stressing the power of thought to control physical and mental events.
nonwashable — Not washable.
northwester — New England and South Atlantic States. a wind or gale from the northwest.
old swedish — the language of Sweden as spoken and written from about 1225 to 1500.
on the town — a thickly populated area, usually smaller than a city and larger than a village, having fixed boundaries and certain local powers of government.
on the wane — If something is on the wane, it is becoming weaker or less.
on the wind — as near as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
on the wing — either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
open switch — (IBM, probably from railways) An unresolved question, issue, or problem.
or whatever — You say or whatever to refer generally to something else of the same kind as the thing or things that you have just mentioned.
or wherever — You use or wherever to say that something might happen in a place other than the place you have mentioned, but that you are not able to say exactly where.
other woman — a woman who is romantically or sexually involved with another woman's husband or lover, especially a woman who is having an affair with a married man.
other world — the world after death; the future world.
otherwhiles — at other times, sometimes
otherworlds — Plural form of otherworld.
otherworldy — With a quality unlike those normal to everyday life, or outside typical human experience.
otter shrew — a chiefly aquatic insectivore, Potamogale velox, of western Africa, that resembles an otter, having sleek, brown fur and a flattened tail.
outweighing — Present participle of outweigh.
overthrower — someone or somethng that overthrows another
overweather — to expose too long to harsh weather
overwhelmed — to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse.
overwrought — extremely or excessively excited or agitated: to become overwrought on hearing bad news; an overwrought personality.
oxbow chest — a chest of drawers having a front convex at the sides and concave in the center without vertical divisions.
pigeon hawk — merlin.
pilot whale — a small, common whale, Globicephala sieboldii, of tropical and temperate seas, having a bulbous head.
powder horn — a powder flask made from the horn of a cow or ox.
power ahead — If an economy or company powers ahead, it becomes stronger and more successful.

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