10-letter words containing t, w, e, d, l
- water-laid — noting a rope laid left-handed from three or four plain-laid ropes, in the making of which water was used to wet the fibers instead of the more customary oil or tallow.
- waterflood — (in the petroleum industry) a method of secondary recovery whereby water is pumped into reservoir rock to force out oil that has ceased to flow under its own pressure.
- waterslide — Alternative form of water slide.
- wattlebird — any of several Australian honey eaters of the genus Anthochaera, most of which have fleshy wattles at the sides of the neck.
- well acted — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
- well-acted — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
- well-noted — well-known; celebrated; famous: a noted scholar.
- well-timed — fittingly or appropriately timed; opportune; timely: a well-timed demand for new legislation.
- well-to-do — prosperous; rich.
- well-toned — any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.: shrill tones.
- well-tried — A well-tried treatment, product, or method is one that has been used many times before and so is known to work well or to be successful.
- westwardly — having a westward direction or situation: the westwardly migration of the 1850s.
- wheatfield — A wheat field; a field of wheat; a plot of land planted with wheat.
- whiptailed — having a long slender tail
- white gold — any of several gold alloys colored white by the presence of nickel, palladium, or platinum.
- white lady — a cocktail consisting of gin, Cointreau, and lemon juice
- white lead — a white, heavy powder, basic lead carbonate, 2PbCO 3 ⋅Pb(OH) 2 , used as a pigment, in putty, and in medicinal ointments for burns.
- whitefield — George, 1714–70, English Methodist evangelist.
- wild beast — savage animal
- wild thyme — mother-of-thyme.
- wild water — turbulent water in a river, esp as an area for navigating in a canoe as a sport
- wildcatted — Simple past tense and past participle of wildcat.
- wildcatter — an oil prospector.
- wildebeest — gnu.
- wilderment — The state of being bewildered; confusion; bewilderment.
- willemstad — the main island of the Netherlands Antilles, off the NW coast of Venezuela. 173 sq. mi. (448 sq. km). Capital: Willemstad.
- withholden — withheld
- withholder — Agent noun of withhold; one who withholds.
- world beat — (sometimes initial capital letters) any of various styles of popular music combining traditional, indigenous forms with elements of another culture's music, especially of Western rock and pop.
- world time — Coordinated Universal Time
- wretchedly — very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; miserable; pitiable.