12-letter words containing o, n, w, e, l
- hollow newel — a narrow wellhole in a winding staircase.
- hornswoggled — Simple past tense and past participle of hornswoggle.
- hornswoggler — Agent noun of hornswoggle: one who hornswoggles.
- in the world — the earth or globe, considered as a planet.
- knowableness — the quality of being knowable
- knowledgable — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
- knuckle down — a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
- laser weapon — weapons which make use of lasers or lasers used as weapons
- laundrywomen — Plural form of laundrywoman.
- law of sines — a law stating that the ratio of a side of a plane triangle to the sine of the opposite angle is the same for all three sides.
- lean towards — If you lean towards or lean toward a particular idea, belief, or type of behaviour, you have a tendency to think or act in a particular way.
- lemon yellow — a clear, yellowish-green color.
- lesser-known — less widely known; less famous
- little women — a novel (1868) by Louisa May Alcott.
- little-known — not widely known; not famed
- long weekend — a weekend holiday extended by a day or days on either side
- long-awaited — A long-awaited event or thing is one that someone has been waiting for for a long time.
- long-waisted — of more than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a low waistline.
- long-wearing — Something that is long-wearing is strong and well made so that it lasts for a long time and stays in good condition even though it is used a lot.
- longwindedly — Alternative spelling of long-windedly.
- lower canada — former name of Quebec province 1791–1841.
- lower fungus — any of various fungi that do not produce well-organized fruiting bodies and primarily reproduce asexually, as the chytrids.
- lower merion — a town in SE Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
- lower saxony — a state in NW Germany. 18,294 sq. mi. (47,380 sq. km). Capital: Hanover.
- lower-income — earning less than average
- lowsing time — the time at which work or school finishes; knocking-off time
- metalworking — the act or technique of making metal objects.
- militiawomen — Plural form of militiawoman.
- mineral wool — a woollike material for heat and sound insulation, made by blowing steam or air through molten slag or rock.
- misknowledge — a misunderstanding or misconception
- needleworker — One who carries out needlework.
- nether world — the infernal regions; hell.
- netherworlds — Plural form of netherworld.
- new plymouth — a seaport on W North Island, in New Zealand.
- new politics — politics concerned more with grass-roots participation in the political process than with party loyalty or affiliation: identified especially with the candidacies of Senators Eugene McCarthy and George McGovern.
- new rochelle — a city in SE New York, near New York City.
- new theology — a movement away from orthodox or fundamentalist theological thought, originating in the late 19th century and aimed at reconciling modern concepts and discoveries in science and philosophy with theology.
- newfoundland — a large island in E Canada. 42,734 sq. mi. (110,680 sq. km).
- noahide laws — the seven laws given to Noah after the Flood, which decree the establishment of a fair system of justice in society, and prohibit idolatry, blasphemy, murder, adultery and incest, robbery, and the eating of flesh taken from a living animal
- nonflowering — (biology) Of a plant, not flowering; reproducing by means other than pollination from flowers.
- nonlandowner — a person who does not own any land; a tenant
- nonrenewable — able to be renewed: a library book that is not renewable.
- nonyellowing — that does not become yellow, esp with age
- norman wells — a settlement in the W Northwest Territories, in NW Canada, on the Mackenzie River: oil wells.
- norway maple — a European maple, Acer platanoides, having bright-green leaves, grown as a shade tree in the U.S.
- noteworthily — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
- on a bowline — beating close to the wind
- on the prowl — to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
- on the whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
- oriel window — a bay window, esp one that is supported by one or more brackets or corbels