11-letter words containing s, w, i
- get wise to — having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion.
- ghost-write — If a book or other piece of writing is ghost-written, it is written by a writer for another person, for example a politician or sportsman, who then publishes it as his or her own work.
- ghostwriter — A person whose job it is to write material for someone else who is the named author.
- goosewinged — (of a square sail) having the lee clew furled while the weather clew is held taut.
- grass widow — a woman who is separated, divorced, or lives apart from her husband.
- grimm's law — the statement of the regular pattern of consonant correspondences presumed to represent changes from Proto-Indo-European to Germanic, according to which voiced aspirated stops became voiced obstruents, voiced unaspirated stops became unvoiced stops, and unvoiced stops became unvoiced fricatives: first formulated in 1820–22 by Jakob Grimm, though the facts had been noted earlier by Rasmus Rask.
- growthiness — the quality of being growthy
- guildswoman — a woman who is a member of a guild
- gypsy winch — a small winch or crab.
- hawkishness — resembling a hawk, as in appearance or behavior.
- hawser-laid — cablelaid (def 1).
- headwaiters — Plural form of headwaiter.
- highbrowism — Highbrow attitudes and policies generally.
- hinshelwood — Sir Cyril Norman, 1897–1967, English chemist: Nobel Prize 1956.
- hitherwards — (archaic) Toward this place.
- house white — a white wine sold unnamed by a restaurant, at a lower price than wines specified on the wine list
- housewifely — of, like, or befitting a housewife.
- housewifery — the function or work of a housewife; housekeeping.
- howe, denis — Denis Howe
- ice flowers — formations of ice crystals on the surface of a still, slowly freezing body of water.
- id software — (games) Creators and publishers of the DOOM game for IBM PCs. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Telephone: +1 800-ID-GAMES (Orders only).
- ida b wells — Henry, 1805–78, U.S. businessman: pioneered in banking, stagecoach services, and express shipping.
- in the swim — to move in water by movements of the limbs, fins, tail, etc.
- in the wars — (esp of a child) hurt or knocked about, esp as a result of quarrelling and fighting
- ingrownness — the quality of having ingrown
- intertwines — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intertwine.
- interweaves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interweave.
- irish tweed — a sturdy woolen fabric of light warp and dark filling, made in Ireland and used in suits and coats.
- ironworkers — Plural form of ironworker.
- jesuit ware — Chinese porcelain of the early 18th century, decorated with Christian motifs, usually in black and gold on a white background.
- jewelfishes — Plural form of jewelfish.
- jewelleries — articles of gold, silver, precious stones, etc., for personal adornment.
- jim crowism — Jim Crow (def 1).
- jimson weed — a coarse, rank-smelling weed, Datura stramonium, of the nightshade family, having oaklike, poisonous leaves and tubular white or lavender flowers.
- jimsonweeds — Plural form of jimsonweed.
- kill switch — a button, switch, or other mechanism that allows a machine to be shut down immediately: Only use the kill switch in emergencies.
- knowingness — affecting, implying, or deliberately revealing shrewd knowledge of secret or private information: a knowing glance.
- kwashiorkor — a malnutrition disease, chiefly of children, caused by severe protein and vitamin deficiency and characterized by retarded growth, changes in pigmentation, potbelly, and anemia.
- kwasniewski — Aleksander [ah-lek-sahn-der] /ˌɑ lɛkˈsɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), born 1954, Polish journalist and politician: president of Poland 1995–.
- law society — association of lawyers
- lawn tennis — tennis, especially when played on a grass court.
- leisurewear — casual clothes that are designed for wear during leisure time.
- lewis range — a mountain range in NW Montana, a front range of the N Rocky Mountains. Highest peak, Mount Cleveland, 10,466 feet (3192 meters).
- lewy bodies — abnormal proteins that occur in the nerve cells of the cerebral cortex and the basal ganglia, causing Parkinson's disease and dementia
- life's work — Someone's life's work or life work is the main activity that they have been involved in during their life, or their most important achievement.
- lightswitch — Alternative spelling of light switch.
- lister-plow — Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- low-density — having a low concentration.
- low-scoring — (of a sports match) having, getting, or ending in a low score
- low-tension — subjected to, or capable of operating under, relatively low voltage: low-tension wire. Abbreviation: lt, L.T.