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11-letter words containing s, e, w, l

  • satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
  • saul bellow — Saul, 1915–2005, U.S. novelist, born in Canada: Nobel Prize in Literature 1976.
  • scaled-down — reduced in level of activity, extent, numbers, etc
  • scape wheel — escape wheel.
  • screech owl — any of numerous small American owls of the genus Otus, having hornlike tufts of feathers, as O. asio, of eastern North America.
  • screw plate — a metal plate having threaded holes, used for cutting screw threads by hand.
  • sea swallow — any of several terns, especially Sterna hirundo.
  • sealing wax — a resinous preparation, soft when heated, used for sealing letters, documents, etc.
  • seam bowler — a fast bowler who makes the ball bounce on its seam so that it will change direction
  • sei (whale) — a rorqual (Balaenoptera borealis) with a light-gray or bluish back, found in all seas
  • self-avowed — acknowledged; declared: an avowed enemy.
  • self-weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
  • self-willed — stubborn or obstinate willfulness, as in pursuing one's own wishes, aims, etc.
  • semi-weekly — occurring, done, appearing, or published twice a week: semiweekly visits.
  • settle down — to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
  • settle with — to pay a debt or bill to
  • sewing silk — finely twisted silk thread used for sewing, embroidery, etc.
  • shallowness — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
  • shellflower — an eastern Asian plant, Alpinia zerumbet, of the ginger family, having pendulous clusters of fragrant white flowers with variegated markings.
  • shuttlewise — in the manner of a shuttle (i.e. back and forth)
  • sidewalking — the practice of shopkeepers standing on the sidewalk outside their shops to attract customers.
  • sidewheeler — having a paddle wheel on each side, as a steamboat.
  • silver thaw — glaze (def 17).
  • silverwares — articles, especially eating and serving utensils, made of silver, silver-plated metals, stainless steel, etc.
  • simple vows — the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience when taken for a limited period
  • single whip — an instrument for striking, as in driving animals or in punishing, typically consisting of a lash or other flexible part with a more rigid handle.
  • single-wide — a mobile home used as a permanent residence.
  • six-wheeler — a truck or other vehicle having six wheels.
  • slack water — a period when a body of water is between tides.
  • slack-jawed — having the mouth open, especially as an indication of astonishment, bewilderment, etc.
  • sleepwalker — the act or state of walking, eating, or performing other motor acts while asleep, of which one is unaware upon awakening; somnambulism.
  • slipperwort — any of several tropical American plants belonging to the genus Calceolaria, of the figwort family, having opposite or whorled leaves and slipper-shaped flowers.
  • slow cooker — an electric cooking pot with a tight-fitting lid for cooking meats, casseroles, etc., for several hours at relatively low temperatures, usually around 200° F (93.3° C).
  • slow-footed — proceeding at a slow pace.
  • slow-witted — mentally slow or dull; slow in comprehension and thinking.
  • slumdweller — a person who lives in a slum.
  • small white — a small white butterfly, Artogeia rapae, with scanty black markings, the larvae of which feed on brassica leaves
  • snailflower — a tropical vine, Vigna caracalla, of the legume family, having fragrant, yellowish or purplish flowers, a segment of which is shaped like a snail's shell.
  • snell's law — the law that, for a ray incident on the interface of two media, the sine of the angle of incidence times the index of refraction of the first medium is equal to the sine of the angle of refraction times the index of refraction of the second medium.
  • snow blower — a motor-driven machine on wheels used to remove snow by throwing it into the air and to one side.
  • snowmobiler — a person who drives a snowmobile
  • solar power — energy generated by the sun
  • solemn vows — the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience when taken as a perpetual and more solemn commitment
  • south wales — an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. Includes the capital city, Cardiff, as well as Swansea and Newport. Welsh name: De Cymru
  • sow thistle — any composite plant belonging to the genus Sonchus, especially S. oleraceus, a weed having thistlelike leaves, yellow flowers, and a milky juice.
  • spacewalker — a person who manoeuvres in space while outside but attached to a spacecraft
  • spare wheel — A spare wheel is a wheel with a tyre on it that you keep in your car in case you get a flat tyre and need to replace one of your wheels.
  • sperm whale — a large, square-snouted whale, Physeter catodon, valued for its oil and spermaceti: now reduced in number and rare in some areas.
  • spin bowler — a bowler who specializes in bowling balls with a spinning motion
  • spotted owl — a dark-brown owl (Strix occidentalis, family Strigidae) with scattered white spots and dark eyes, sometimes seen in the forests of W North America: it is an endangered species
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