11-letter words containing w, a, k
- cuckoo wasp — any of several small, metallic-green or -blue wasps of the family Chrysididae that deposit their eggs in nests of other wasps.
- dewar flask — a type of vacuum flask, esp one used in scientific experiments to keep liquid air, helium, etc; Thermos
- die walküre — an opera by Wagner (1870), one of four in a cycle based on the German myth of the Ring of the Nibelung
- disk harrow — a harrow having a number of sharp-edged, concave disks set at such an angle that as the harrow is drawn along the ground they turn the soil, pulverize it, and destroy weeds.
- down-market — appealing or catering to lower-income consumers; widely affordable or accessible.
- downpatrick — a market town in Northern Ireland: reputedly the burial place of Saint Patrick. Pop: 10 316 (2001)
- easter week — the week that begins with Easter Day and ends the following Saturday
- electroweak — combining both the electromagnetic and weak forces or interactions
- farm worker — a person who is hired to work on a farm
- farmworkers — Plural form of farmworker.
- fast worker — a person who is quick and shrewd in gaining personal advantage: A fast worker, he soon knew everyone who had any pull.
- flake white — lead white.
- floorwalker — a person employed in a store to direct customers and supervise salespeople.
- framework 4 — A European Union funding programme, the information technology portion of which replaced ESPRIT.
- frankenword — (neologism) A word formed by combining two (or more) other words; a portmanteau.
- gawkishness — awkward; ungainly; clumsy.
- glassworker — a person who makes or does glasswork.
- googlewhack — A Google search result consisting of a single hit, in response to a search on two separate words.
- hack writer — a writer of undistinguished literary work produced to order
- hand-worker — a person who does handwork
- hardworking — industrious; zealous: a hardworking family man.
- hawkishness — resembling a hawk, as in appearance or behavior.
- hill walker — a person who takes part in hill walking
- hillwalking — The pastime of walking in hilly country.
- hollow back — a paper tube or roll, almost flattened, having one side glued to the back of a book and the other to the inside of the spine.
- hollow-back — a paper tube or roll, almost flattened, having one side glued to the back of a book and the other to the inside of the spine.
- hooke's law — the law stating that the stress on a solid substance is directly proportional to the strain produced, provided the stress is less than the elastic limit of the substance.
- i know what — I have an idea
- iykwimaityd — if you know what I mean and I think you do
- jabberwocky — a playful imitation of language consisting of invented, meaningless words; nonsense; gibberish.
- jaw-breaker — Informal. a word that is hard to pronounce.
- jawbreakers — Plural form of jawbreaker.
- kawanatanga — governing; governorship
- kew gardens — the Royal Botanic Gardens in the Greater London borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, on the River Thames; established in 1759 and given to the nation in 1841
- keyhole saw — a compass saw for cutting keyholes, etc.
- kill a well — To kill a well is to stop it from flowing by the use of mud or water to stop the pressure.
- kinyarwanda — Ruanda (def 2).
- kitchenware — cooking equipment or utensils.
- knackwursts — Plural form of knackwurst.
- 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.
- kwangchowan — Older Spelling. Guangzhouwan.
- kwashiorkor — a malnutrition disease, chiefly of children, caused by severe protein and vitamin deficiency and characterized by retarded growth, changes in pigmentation, potbelly, and anemia.
- kwasniewski — Aleksander [ah-lek-sahn-der] /ˌɑ lɛkˈsɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), born 1954, Polish journalist and politician: president of Poland 1995–.
- lacquerwork — lacquered wood, often with ivory inlays
- lake edward — a lake in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo in the Great Rift Valley: empties through the Semliki River into Lake Albert. Area: about 2150 sq km (830 sq miles)
- lakshadweep — a union territory of India comprising a group of islands and coral reefs in the Arabian Sea, off the SW coast of India. About 12 sq. mi. (31 sq. km).
- 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.
- land worker — a person who works on the land