10-letter words containing r, w
- key worker — a social worker, mental health worker, or nursery nurse assigned to an individual case, patient, or child
- 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
- kiwi fruit — A kiwi fruit is a fruit with a brown hairy skin and green flesh.
- kiwisports — a fitness programme developed for schools, involving a selection of sports such as rounders, cricket, and netball
- knackwurst — a short, thick, highly seasoned sausage.
- knockwurst — knackwurst.
- 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.
- labour law — those areas of law which appertain to the relationship between employers and employees and between employers and trade unions
- ladieswear — clothes designed for women
- lake worth — a city in SE Florida.
- land power — a nation having an important and powerful army.
- landowners — Plural form of landowner.
- landwaiter — a British customs officer who enforces import-export regulations, collects import duties, etc.
- larry wall — (person) A demigod, the author of Perl, patch, and rn. In the Perl README, he says, "I want you to know that I create nice things like this because it pleases the Author of my story. If this bothers you, then your notion of Authorship needs some revision. But you can use Perl anyway." E-mail: Larry Wall <[email protected]>.
- laser show — a display of coloured laser lights for entertainment purposes, often accompanying a music concert, etc
- last straw — the last of a succession of irritations, incidents, remarks, etc., that leads to a loss of patience, a disaster, etc.: He has been late before, but this is the last straw.
- law centre — an office, usually staffed by professional volunteers, at which free legal advice and information are provided to the general public
- law courts — a body which adjudicates legal disputes and attempts to administer justice in accordance with the law
- 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.
- law of war — rules or a code of rules governing the rights and duties of belligerents in an international war.
- lawbreaker — a person who breaks or violates the law.
- 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.
- lawyerlike — Resembling a lawyer or some aspect of one.
- lead screw — (on a lathe) a rotating horizontal screw for moving the tool carriage along the work at a constant rate.
- leeuwarden — a province in the N Netherlands. 1431 sq. mi. (3705 sq. km). Capital: Leeuwarden.
- left arrow — (character) The graphic which the 1963 version of ASCII had in place of the underscore character, ASCII 95.
- leftwardly — leftwards
- leftwinger — (Sometimes pejorative) A person who is radically liberal politically; one whose political viewpoint is leftwing.
- leg warmer — a footless, stockinglike knitted covering for the leg, usually worn over tights, trousers, boots, etc., for warmth, as in a dance class or while exercising, or as a fashion accessory.
- leg-warmer — a footless, stockinglike knitted covering for the leg, usually worn over tights, trousers, boots, etc., for warmth, as in a dance class or while exercising, or as a fashion accessory.
- legwarmers — Plural form of legwarmer.
- letchworth — a town in SE England, in N Hertfordshire: the first garden city in Great Britain (founded in 1903). Pop: 32 932 (2001)
- letterwood — snakewood.
- life arrow — an arrowlike projectile for carrying a line for use in maritime rescue operations.
- like water — lavishly; freely
- limp wrist — a contemptuous term used to refer to a homosexual, especially a male homosexual.
- liverworts — Plural form of liverwort.
- liverwurst — a sausage made with a large percentage of liver, especially one made with pork liver and pork meat.
- lollywater — a sweet soft drink, especially one brightly colored.
- looyenwork — a physical therapy intended to release muscle fibre adhesions
- lord knows — You can say 'Lord knows' to emphasize something that you feel or believe very strongly.
- loungewear — articles of clothing suitable for wear during leisure time, especially in the home.
- louseworts — Plural form of lousewort.
- loveworthy — worthy of being loved