11-letter words containing t, h, a, l
- waistcloths — Plural form of waistcloth.
- walkthrough — an act or instance of walking or going on foot.
- walthamstow — a former borough, now part of Waltham Forest, in SE England.
- washability — capable of being washed without shrinking, fading, or the like.
- watch-glass — a curved glass disc that covers the dial of a watch
- water wheel — a wheel or turbine turned by the weight or momentum of water and used to operate machinery.
- wavelengths — Plural form of wavelength.
- wealthiness — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
- weatherable — able to withstand the effects of weather
- weathergirl — a young woman who presents weather forecasts
- well-taught — simple past tense and past participle of teach.
- welsh vault — underpitch vault.
- welwitschia — A gymnospermous plant of desert regions in southwestern Africa that has a dwarf, massive trunk, two long strap-shaped leaves, and male and female flowers in the scales of scarlet cones. It is remarkable for its ability to extract moisture from fog.
- west helena — a city in E Arkansas.
- westphalian — a former province in NW Germany, now a part of North Rhine-Westphalia: treaty ending the Thirty Years' War 1648.
- whale watch — trip to observe sea mammals
- what a life — People say 'What a life' to indicate that they are unhappy or are having great difficulties.
- wheat field — area of land where wheat is cultivated
- wheat flour — powdered cereal grain
- wheeltapper — (UK, rail transport) Formerly, a railway employee tasked with tapping the train's wheels with a hammer to detect cracks.
- wherewithal — that with which to do something; means or supplies for the purpose or need, especially money: the wherewithal to pay my rent.
- whip-tailed — having a long, slender tail like a whip.
- whirlabouts — Plural form of whirlabout.
- whistleable — Capable of being whistled.
- white alder — sweet pepperbush.
- white alert — (in military or civilian defense) an all-clear signal, directive, etc., indicating that the danger of air raid no longer exists.
- white metal — any of various light-colored alloys, as Babbitt metal or Britannia metal.
- white slave — a woman who is sold or forced into prostitution.
- 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).
- white whale — beluga (def 2).
- whitechapel — a district in E London, England.
- whitleather — white leather.
- whitley bay — a resort in NE England, in North Tyneside unitary authority, Tyne and Wear, on the North Sea. Pop: 36 544 (2001)
- whole-wheat — prepared with the complete wheat kernel.
- witch alder — a shrub, Fothergilla gardenii, of the witch hazel family, native to the southeastern U.S., having spikes of white flowers that bloom before the leaves appear.
- witch hazel — a shrub, Hamamelis virginiana, of eastern North America, having toothed, egg-shaped leaves and small, yellow flowers. Compare witch hazel family.
- with a will — If you do something with a will, you do it with a lot of enthusiasm and energy.
- withdrawals — Plural form of withdrawal.
- within call — to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home.
- xanthophyll — lutein (def 1).
- xiphocostal — Pertaining to the xiphoid process and the ribs.
- yellow hats — the sect of Tibetan Buddhist monks established after religious reforms in the 14th century.
- zanthoxylum — any rutaceous shrub or tree of the genus Zanthoxylum, of temperate and subtropical E Asia and North America: includes the prickly ash and the West Indian yellowwood (or satinwood)