11-letter words containing w, a, i, l
- fiddle away — to waste (time)
- flag-waving — an ostentatiously emotional display of patriotism or factionalism.
- flake white — lead white.
- flowability — to move along in a stream: The river flowed slowly to the sea.
- gaming laws — laws relating to gambling and playing games for money
- gas welding — a method of welding in which a combination of gases, usually oxyacetylene, is used to provide a hot flame
- grimm's law — the statement of the regular pattern of consonant correspondences presumed to represent changes from Proto-Indo-European to Germanic, according to which voiced aspirated stops became voiced obstruents, voiced unaspirated stops became unvoiced stops, and unvoiced stops became unvoiced fricatives: first formulated in 1820–22 by Jakob Grimm, though the facts had been noted earlier by Rasmus Rask.
- grindelwald — a valley and resort in central Switzerland, in the Bernese Oberland: mountaineering centre, with the Wetterhorn and the Eiger nearby
- guildswoman — a woman who is a member of a guild
- guinea fowl — any of several African, gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Numidinae, especially a common species, Numida meleagris, that has a bony casque on the head and dark gray plumage spotted with white and that is now domesticated and raised for its flesh and eggs.
- hail-fellow — Also, hail fellow, hail-fellow well met. a spiritedly sociable person; jolly companion.
- half-witted — feeble-minded.
- harrowingly — extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous: a harrowing experience.
- hawser-laid — cablelaid (def 1).
- heir at law — a person who inherits, or has a right of inheritance in, the real property of one who has died without leaving a valid will.
- heir-at-law — a person who inherits, or has a right of inheritance in, the real property of one who has died without leaving a valid will.
- hill walker — a person who takes part in hill walking
- hillwalking — The pastime of walking in hilly country.
- ida b wells — Henry, 1805–78, U.S. businessman: pioneered in banking, stagecoach services, and express shipping.
- include war — Excessive multi-leveled including within a discussion thread, a practice that tends to annoy readers. In a forum with high-traffic newsgroups, such as Usenet, this can lead to flames and the urge to start a kill file.
- indian wolf — a wolf, Canis lupus pallipes, of Asia south of the Himalayas.
- kill a well — To kill a well is to stop it from flowing by the use of mud or water to stop the pressure.
- know it all — a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
- know-it-all — a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
- knowability — capable of being known.
- lace pillow — pillow (def 3).
- lampworking — the method or process of producing articles made of glass tubes or rods formed or shaped while softened by the flame of a lamp or blast lamp.
- large white — a large white butterfly, Pieris brassicae, with scanty black markings, the larvae of which feed on brassica leaves
- latticework — work consisting of crossed strips usually arranged in a diagonal pattern of open spaces.
- law society — association of lawyers
- law-abiding — obeying or keeping the law; obedient to law: law-abiding citizens.
- lawbreaking — Unlawful; illegal.
- lawn tennis — tennis, especially when played on a grass court.
- lawyer vine — any of various kinds of entangling and thorny vegetation, such as the rattan palm, esp in tropical areas
- lead weight — a weight made of lead
- leisurewear — casual clothes that are designed for wear during leisure time.
- lewis range — a mountain range in NW Montana, a front range of the N Rocky Mountains. Highest peak, Mount Cleveland, 10,466 feet (3192 meters).
- lie in wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
- light water — ordinary water, as opposed to heavy water; water containing the normal proportion of deuterium oxide.
- lignite wax — a dark-brown bituminous wax extracted from lignite and peat: used chiefly in polishes and waxes for furniture, shoes, etc.
- limited war — a war conducted with less than a nation's total resources and restricted in aim to less than total defeat of the enemy.
- living wage — a wage on which it is possible for a wage earner or an individual and his or her family to live at least according to minimum customary standards.
- low-calorie — containing relatively fewer calories than comparable foods, diets, etc
- low-quality — substandard; of inferior quality: It’s hard to make a delicious dish when you start with low-quality ingredients. Repairs made with low-quality parts are cheaper, but they won’t last long.
- lower apsis — See under apsis (def 1).
- lukewarmish — fairly or somewhat lukewarm
- lutosławski — Witold (ˈvitɔlt). 1913–94, Polish composer, whose works frequently juxtapose aleatoric and notated writing
- malt whisky — whisky, as Scotch, made entirely from malted barley.
- martial law — the law temporarily imposed upon an area by state or national military forces when civil authority has broken down or during wartime military operations.
- meadow lily — Canada lily.