11-letter words containing t, e, a, o, w
- water motor — any form of prime mover or motor that is operated by the kinetic energy, pressure, or weight of water, especially a small turbine or waterwheel fitted to a pipe supplying water.
- water ouzel — dipper (def 4).
- water poppy — a Brazilian, aquatic plant, Hydrocleys nymphoides, having yellow, poppylike flowers.
- water power — the power of water used, or capable of being used, to drive machinery, turbines, etc.
- water tower — a vertical pipe or tower into which water is pumped to a height sufficient to maintain a desired pressure for firefighting, distribution to customers, etc.
- water vapor — a dispersion, in air, of molecules of water, especially as produced by evaporation at ambient temperatures rather than by boiling. Compare steam (def 2).
- water wagon — a wagon used to transport water, as in military field operations or on a construction site.
- water-borne — A water-borne disease or infection is one that people can catch from infected water.
- watercolors — Plural form of watercolor.
- watercolour — A water-soluble pigment.
- watercooler — Alternative spelling of water cooler.
- watercourse — a stream of water, as a river or brook.
- waterfowler — a person who hunts waterfowl for sport or food.
- waterfronts — Plural form of waterfront.
- waterlocked — enclosed entirely, or almost entirely, by water: a waterlocked nation.
- waterlocust — a thorny honeylocust (Gleditsia aquatica), native to the SE U.S., with a dark, heavy wood that takes a high polish
- waterlogged — so filled or flooded with water as to be heavy or unmanageable, as a ship.
- watermelons — Plural form of watermelon.
- waterproofs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waterproof.
- waterspouts — Plural form of waterspout.
- watsonville — a city in W California.
- watt-second — a unit of energy equal to the energy of one watt acting for one second; the equivalent of one joule.
- wave theory — Also called undulatory theory. Physics. the theory that light is transmitted as a wave, similar to oscillations in magnetic and electric fields. Compare corpuscular theory.
- weathercoat — Also, weathercoating. a weatherproof coating, applied especially to the exterior of a building.
- weathercock — a weather vane with the figure of a rooster on it.
- weatherford — a town in N Texas.
- weathermost — (nautical) Farthest to the windward side.
- weatherworn — weather-beaten.
- weigh a ton — If you say that something weighs a ton, you mean that it is extremely heavy.
- welcome mat — a doormat, especially one with the word “welcome” printed on it.
- west covina — a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.
- west jordan — a town in N central Utah.
- west orange — a town in NE New Jersey, near Newark.
- westmorland — a former county in NW England, now part of Cumbria, partially in the Lake District.
- wet compass — a compass having a compass card floating in a liquid.
- wet contact — a contact through which direct current flows.
- whacked out — tired; exhausted; worn-out.
- whacked-out — tired; exhausted; worn-out.
- what's more — in addition
- wheat flour — powdered cereal grain
- whereabouts — about where? where?
- white bacon — bacon (def 2).
- white toast — toasted white bread
- white volta — a river in W Africa, in Ghana: a branch of the Volta River. About 550 miles (885 km) long. Compare Volta (def 2).
- whiteboards — Plural form of whiteboard.
- whitethroat — any of several small songbirds having a throat that is white, especially an Old World warbler, Sylvia communis.
- whole-wheat — prepared with the complete wheat kernel.
- whore after — to pursue something immoral or depraved
- whoremaster — someone who consorts with whores; a lecher or pander.
- window seat — a seat built beneath the sill of a recessed or other window.