11-letter words containing t, w, i, r, l
- third wheel — odd person out among three people
- third world — the underdeveloped nations of the world, especially those with widespread poverty.
- thwartingly — in a thwarting manner; obstructingly
- tidal power — the use of the rise and fall of tides involving very large volumes of water at low heads to generate electric power
- timber wolf — the gray wolf, Canis lupus, sometimes designated as the subspecies C. lupus occidentalis: formerly common in northern North America but now greatly reduced in number and rare in the conterminous U.S.
- to run wild — If something or someone, especially a child, runs wild, they behave in a natural, free, or uncontrolled way.
- tragic flaw — the character defect that causes the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy; hamartia.
- trelliswork — latticework.
- trickledown — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- trifle with — treat frivolously
- twist drill — a drill with one or more deep helical grooves in the body.
- waldmeister — An herb used for flavouring wines and liqueurs.
- water inlet — opening designed to let water in
- water slide — flume
- water snail — Archimedes' screw.
- waterslides — Plural form of waterslide.
- wattlebirds — Plural form of wattlebird.
- wearability — the durability of clothing under normal wear.
- weathergirl — a young woman who presents weather forecasts
- welfaristic — characterized by welfarism
- west berlin — Irving, 1888–1989, U.S. songwriter.
- westerville — a town in central Ohio.
- 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.
- whippletree — whiffletree.
- whirlabouts — Plural form of whirlabout.
- 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.
- 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 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
- whitefeller — (Australia) A white settler in Australia; a non-Aboriginal Australian; often used attributively.
- whitleather — white leather.
- whitlowwort — any of several small, tufted plants belonging to the genus Paronychia, of the pink family, native to temperate and warm regions, having opposite or whorled leaves and tiny, greenish flowers.
- wild carrot — an umbelliferous plant, Daucus carota, of temperate regions, having clusters of white flowers and hooked fruits
- wild turkey — the ancestral species of the domesticated turkey. Compare turkey (def 1).
- wildcatters — Plural form of wildcatter.
- wildcrafter — One who takes part in wildcraft.
- willstatter — Richard [rikh-ahrt] /ˈrɪx ɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1872–1942, German chemist: Nobel prize 1915.
- windlestrae — thin or weak-looking
- windlestraw — a withered stalk of any of various grasses.
- winterishly — In a way that is characteristic of winter.
- winterkills — Plural form of winterkill.
- 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.
- withdrawals — Plural form of withdrawal.
- witheringly — to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
- workability — practicable or feasible: He needs a workable schedule.
- world point — (in relativity) a point in space-time, specified by three space coordinates and a time coordinate. Compare event (def 4).
- world title — the winner's position in an international competition
- wriggle out — to twist to and fro; writhe; squirm.