11-letter words containing t, h, e, i, l
- untechnical — not technical
- unthinkable — inconceivable; unimaginable: the unthinkable size of the universe.
- vinyl ether — a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 4 H 6 O, used as an inhalation anesthetic.
- vowel shift — a systematic phonetic change in a language's vowels
- wealthiness — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
- weathergirl — a young woman who presents weather forecasts
- weight belt — a belt worn to control a diver's buoyancy under water, on which slotted lead weights can be slipped according to the diver's body size and weight and having a quick-release buckle for emergency discarding.
- weight loss — slimming
- 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.
- westphalian — a former province in NW Germany, now a part of North Rhine-Westphalia: treaty ending the Thirty Years' War 1648.
- 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
- wheelwright — John, 1592?–1679, English clergyman in America.
- wherewithal — that with which to do something; means or supplies for the purpose or need, especially money: the wherewithal to pay my rent.
- whiffletree — a crossbar, pivoted at the middle, to which the traces of a harness are fastened for pulling a cart, carriage, plow, etc.
- whip-tailed — having a long, slender tail like a whip.
- whippletree — whiffletree.
- whistle for — to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
- whistle pig — a woodchuck.
- whistleable — Capable of being whistled.
- whistleblow — Alternative form of whistle-blow.
- whistlestop — (US, dated) A minor railway station at which a train would stop if requested.
- 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 cloud — a small, brightly colored freshwater fish, Tanichthys albonubes, native to China: popular in home aquariums.
- white flour — flour that consists substantially of the starchy endosperm of wheat, most of the bran and the germ having been removed by the milling process
- white light — light perceived by the eye as having the same color as sunlight at noon.
- white lotus — either of two Egyptian water lilies of the genus Nymphaea, as N. caerulea (blue lotus) having light blue flowers, or N. lotus (white lotus) having white flowers.
- 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).
- white-glove — meticulous; painstaking; minute: a white-glove inspection.
- whitechapel — a district in E London, England.
- whitefeller — (Australia) A white settler in Australia; a non-Aboriginal Australian; often used attributively.
- 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)
- wholestitch — a type of stitch producing an effect similar to woven cloth
- winterishly — In a way that is characteristic of winter.
- 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.
- witheringly — to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.