11-letter words containing r, w, y
- policyowner — policyholder.
- power alley — either of the two areas in the outfield between the outfielders
- power cycle — (hardware) (Or "cycle power", "cycle") To turn a machine's power off and on, with the intention of clearing some kind of hung or gronked state. Synonym 120 reset; see also Big Red Switch. Compare Vulcan nerve pinch, bounce and boot, and see the AI Koan about Tom Knight and the novice.
- prizeworthy — deserving or qualified for a prize: a prizeworthy performance.
- quoteworthy — quotable.
- review body — an organization sponsored by the government to make independent recommendations
- review copy — a copy of a book sent by a publisher to a journal, newspaper, etc, to enable it to be reviewed
- rewardingly — in a rewarding way or manner
- riverworthy — (of a boat) able to cross or sail a river safely
- rotary plow — a tined auger mounted on a horizontal power-driven shaft, for pulverizing unplowed soil preparatory to planting.
- rotary wing — an airfoil that rotates about an approximately vertical axis, as that supporting a helicopter or autogiro in flight.
- rye whiskey — rye1 (defs 4, 5).
- scrawlingly — in a scrawling manner
- shameworthy — deserving shame; denoting something a person ought to be ashamed of
- sightworthy — worth seeing
- six day war — a war fought in June, 1967, between Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, in which Israel captured large tracts of Arab territory.
- six-day war — a war fought in June, 1967, between Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, in which Israel captured large tracts of Arab territory.
- snowy egret — a white egret, Egretta thula, of the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere: formerly hunted in great numbers for its plumes, the species is now protected and has recovered.
- snowy river — a river in SE Australia, rising in SE New South Wales: waters diverted through a system of dams and tunnels across the watershed into the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers for hydroelectric power and to provide water for irrigation. Length: 426 km (265 miles)
- sorrowfully — full of or feeling sorrow; grieved; sad.
- southwardly — toward the south
- spirit away — the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- square away — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- steerageway — sufficient speed to permit a vessel to be maneuvered.
- storywriter — a person who writes stories, tales, fables, etc.
- straightway — straightaway.
- superlawyer — an extremely successful lawyer
- switch yard — a railroad yard in which rolling stock is distributed or made up into trains.
- thankworthy — deserving gratitude.
- through way — a way that traffic or vehicles can pass through
- thwartingly — in a thwarting manner; obstructingly
- trophy wife — the young, often second, wife of a rich middle-aged man.
- troy weight — a system of weights in use for precious metals and gems (formerly also for bread, grain, etc.): 24 grains = 1 pennyweight (1.555 grams); 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (31.103 grams); 12 ounces = 1 pound (0.373 kilogram). The grain, ounce, and pound are the same as in apothecaries' weight, the grain alone being the same as in avoirdupois weight. The troy pound is no longer a standard weight in Great Britain.
- trustworthy — deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable: The treasurer was not entirely trustworthy.
- twenty-four — a cardinal number, 20 plus 4.
- two-by-four — two units thick and four units wide, especially in inches.
- typewriting — the act or skill of using a typewriter.
- typewritten — A typewritten document has been typed on a typewriter or word processor.
- unseaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
- unweariably — in an unweariable manner
- vichy water — a natural mineral water from springs at Vichy, containing sodium bicarbonate, other alkaline salts, etc., used in the treatment of digestive disturbances, gout, etc.
- vowel rhyme — Prosody. assonance (def 2).
- vowel-rhyme — resemblance of sounds.
- wanderingly — In a way that wanders.
- warrantably — In a way that is justified; reasonably.
- warrantying — an act or an instance of warranting; assurance; authorization; warrant.
- wasterfully — in a wasteful manner
- water cycle — the natural sequence through which water passes into the atmosphere as water vapor, precipitates to earth in liquid or solid form, and ultimately returns to the atmosphere through evaporation.
- water nymph — a nymph of the water, as a naiad, a Nereid, or an Oceanid.
- water poppy — a Brazilian, aquatic plant, Hydrocleys nymphoides, having yellow, poppylike flowers.