10-letter words containing w, a, l, o
- common law — the body of law based on judicial decisions and custom, as distinct from statute law
- common-law — of, relating to, or established by common law: a common-law spouse.
- commonweal — the good of the community
- contraflow — A contraflow is a situation in which vehicles travelling on a main road in one direction have to use lanes that are normally used by traffic travelling in the opposite direction, because the road is being repaired.
- cornwallis — Charles, 1st Marquis Cornwallis. 1738–1805, British general in the War of American Independence: commanded forces defeated at Yorktown (1781): defeated Tipu Sahib (1791): governor general of Bengal (1786–93, 1805): negotiated the Treaty of Amiens (1801)
- crosswalks — Plural form of crosswalk.
- crown gall — a disease of peaches, apples, roses, grapes, etc., characterized by the formation of galls on the roots or stems usually at or below ground level, caused by a bacterium, Agrobacterium tumefaciens.
- crown land — (in the United Kingdom) land belonging to the Crown
- death blow — If you say that an event or action deals a death blow to something such as a plan or hope, or is a death blow to something, you mean that it puts an end to it.
- deathblows — Plural form of deathblow.
- disallowed — Forbidden.
- dog-walker — a person who walks other people's dogs, especially for a fee.
- dollarwise — as expressed in dollars; in dollars and cents: How much does a million francs amount to, dollarwise?
- downfallen — descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin.
- downloaded — Simple past tense and past participle of download.
- downloader — Someone who downloads files from the Internet.
- downplayed — Simple past tense and past participle of downplay.
- downscaled — Simple past tense and past participle of downscale.
- downwardly — Also, downwards. from a higher to a lower place or condition.
- dreamworld — A fantastic or idealized view of life.
- early wood — springwood.
- face towel — a small towel for the face.
- fallowness — (of land) plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated.
- falseworks — Plural form of falsework.
- flat-woven — (of a carpet) woven without pile
- float bowl — Automotive. the bowl-shaped section of a carburetor in which a reserve of fuel is maintained, the fuel level being regulated by a float.
- flood wall — Civil Engineering. a wall built along a shore or bank to prevent floods by giving a raised, uniform freeboard and by allowing unimpeded flow to water in a channel.
- floodwalls — Plural form of floodwall.
- floodwater — the water that overflows as the result of a flood.
- flop sweat — a sudden heavy perspiration caused by embarrassment
- flow chart — Also called flow sheet. a detailed diagram or chart of the operations and equipment through which material passes, as in a manufacturing process.
- flowcharts — Plural form of flowchart.
- flowerhead — (botany) A short, compact cluster of flowers, such as those found in the composites.
- foamflower — a North American plant, Tiarella cordifolia, having a cluster of small, usually white flowers.
- foilswoman — a woman who uses or specializes in using a foil
- folk weave — a type of fabric with a loose weave
- followable — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
- formalwear — clothing designed for or customarily worn on formal occasions, as tuxedos and evening gowns.
- galsworthy — John, 1867–1933, English novelist and dramatist: Nobel Prize 1932.
- glass wool — spun glass similar to wool, used for insulation, filters, etc.
- glassworks — a factory where glass is made.
- go walkies — to be lost or stolen
- goldwasser — a liqueur flavored with spices, figs, lemons, and herbs, and having minute flakes of gold leaf in suspension.
- guineafowl — Alternative spelling of guinea fowl.
- half crown — a former silver or cupronickel coin of Great Britain equal to two shillings and sixpence: use phased out after decimalization in 1971.
- half-crown — a former silver or cupronickel coin of Great Britain equal to two shillings and sixpence: use phased out after decimalization in 1971.
- half-grown — advanced in growth: a grown boy.
- hallowe'en — the evening of October 31; the eve of All Saints' Day; Allhallows Eve: observed especially by children in costumes who solicit treats, often by threatening minor pranks.
- hand towel — small towel for drying the hands
- hawseholes — Plural form of hawsehole.