11-letter words containing w, a, l, o
- cromwellian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the politics, practices, etc., of Oliver Cromwell or of the Commonwealth and Protectorate.
- crown glass — an old form of window glass made by blowing a globe and spinning it until it formed a flat disc
- dawn patrol — a flight, especially during the early days of military aviation, undertaken at dawn or early morning in order to reconnoiter enemy positions.
- deal a blow — If an event deals a blow to something or someone, it causes them great difficulties or makes failure more likely.
- disallowing — Present participle of disallow.
- disavowable — capable of being disavowed
- down-ballot — relating to or noting a candidate or political contest that is relatively low-profile and local compared to one listed in a higher place on the ballot: Very popular presidential nominees often cause down-ballot candidates to win.
- downloaders — Plural form of downloader.
- downloading — download
- downplaying — Present participle of downplay.
- downscaling — Present participle of downscale.
- dream world — the world of imagination or illusion rather than of objective reality.
- electroweak — combining both the electromagnetic and weak forces or interactions
- fallow deer — A fallow deer is a small deer that has a reddish coat which develops white spots in summer.
- fallow-deer — a Eurasian deer, Dama dama, with a fallow or yellowish coat.
- fast bowler — a bowler who characteristically delivers the ball rapidly
- flea powder — powder that is put on an animal's coat to kill or discourage fleas
- floodwaters — The waters of a flood.
- floorwalker — a person employed in a store to direct customers and supervise salespeople.
- flowability — to move along in a stream: The river flowed slowly to the sea.
- flower head — an inflorescence consisting of a dense cluster of small, stalkless flowers; capitulum.
- flowerheads — Plural form of flowerhead.
- foamflowers — Plural form of foamflower.
- fourth wall — the imaginary wall of a box set, separating the actors from the audience.
- fowler flap — a flap normally forming a part of the trailing edge of an airplane wing, capable of being moved backward and rotated downward in order to increase lift through increased camber and wing area.
- front crawl — a style of swimming in which the swimmer faces downwards and moves their arms alternately in strokes
- gallowglass — a follower and supporter of or a soldier owing allegiance to an Irish chief.
- gallowsness — the quality of being bold or reckless
- gentlewoman — a woman of good family, breeding, or social position.
- glassblower — A person skilled in the art of glassblowing.
- 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.
- grease wool — shorn fleece before it has been cleaned
- greasy wool — untreated wool, still retaining the lanolin, which is used for waterproof clothing
- great world — fashionable society and its way of life
- 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.
- hammer blow — a blow from a hammer
- harrow hell — to enter hell and rescue the righteous
- harrowingly — extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous: a harrowing experience.
- heart-whole — not in love.
- 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.
- indian wolf — a wolf, Canis lupus pallipes, of Asia south of the Himalayas.
- joel barlow — Joel, 1754–1812, U.S. poet and diplomat.
- joule's law — the principle that the rate of production of heat by a constant direct current is directly proportional to the resistance of the circuit and to the square of the current.
- keyhole saw — a compass saw for cutting keyholes, etc.
- know it all — a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.