11-letter words containing w, a, l, o
- non-renewal — the act of renewing.
- nonwashable — Not washable.
- northwardly — Northwards, towards the north.
- otter trawl — a trawl net equipped with otter boards.
- oval window — an oval opening at the head of the cochlea, connecting the middle and inner ear, through which sound vibrations of the stapes are transmitted.
- owl's claws — a perennial plant, Helenium hoopesii, native to W North America, having large yellow flowers.
- pace bowler — a bowler who characteristically delivers the ball rapidly
- paddle worm — any of a family of green-blue faintly iridescent active marine polychaete worms of the genus Phyllodoce, having paddle-shaped swimming lobes, found under stones on the shore
- palmer worm — the hairy black and white caterpillar of the goldtail moth
- palolo worm — a polychaete worm, Eunice viridis, that lives in burrows among the coral reefs of several South Pacific islands, producing sperm or eggs in posterior segments that are cast off periodically in enormous numbers.
- paper towel — absorbent kitchen tissue
- patrolwoman — a policewoman who is assigned to patrol a specific district, route, etc.
- pedal power — use of a cycle
- pillow lace — bobbin lace.
- pillow lava — lava in the form of an agglomeration of rounded, pillow-shaped masses, the result of subaqueous or subglacial volcanic eruption.
- pillow sham — an ornamental cover laid over a bed pillow.
- pillow talk — private conversation, endearments, or confidences exchanged in bed or in intimate circumstances between spouses or lovers.
- pilot whale — a small, common whale, Globicephala sieboldii, of tropical and temperate seas, having a bulbous head.
- plantswoman — a nurserywoman.
- plasterwork — finish or ornamental work done in plaster.
- policewoman — a female member of a police force or body.
- polonnaruwa — a town in E central Sri Lanka: Buddhist ruins.
- potwalloper — (in some boroughs before the Reform Bill of 1832) a man who qualified as a householder, and therefore a voter, by virtue of ownership of his own fireplace at which to boil pots.
- powder flag — red flag (def 4).
- power alley — either of the two areas in the outfield between the outfielders
- power cable — cable for conducting electric power.
- power plant — a plant, including engines, dynamos, etc., and the building or buildings necessary for the generation of power, as electric or nuclear power.
- prairie owl — burrowing owl.
- rainbowlike — resembling a rainbow
- random walk — Statistics. the path taken by a point or quantity that moves in steps, where the direction of each step is determined randomly.
- rose mallow — any of several plants of the genus Hibiscus, of the mallow family, having rose-colored flowers.
- rotary plow — a tined auger mounted on a horizontal power-driven shaft, for pulverizing unplowed soil preparatory to planting.
- rule of law — the principle that all people and institutions are subject to and accountable to law that is fairly applied and enforced; the principle of government by law.
- safe-blower — a person who uses explosives to open safes and rob them
- satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- saul bellow — Saul, 1915–2005, U.S. novelist, born in Canada: Nobel Prize in Literature 1976.
- scaled-down — reduced in level of activity, extent, numbers, etc
- schoolwards — in the direction of school
- sea swallow — any of several terns, especially Sterna hirundo.
- seam bowler — a fast bowler who makes the ball bounce on its seam so that it will change direction
- self-avowed — acknowledged; declared: an avowed enemy.
- shadow play — a show in which shadows of puppets, flat figures, or live actors are projected onto a lighted screen.
- shadow roll — sheepskin that is placed just below the eyes of a pacing horse in order to prevent it from seeing moving shadows cast by its body.
- shallowness — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
- slow-acting — working or acting slowly, not immediately
- snailflower — a tropical vine, Vigna caracalla, of the legume family, having fragrant, yellowish or purplish flowers, a segment of which is shaped like a snail's shell.
- snowballing — a ball of snow pressed or rolled together, as for throwing.
- snowblading — the activity or sport of skiing with short skis (snowblades) and no poles
- social wasp — any of several wasps, as the hornets or yellowjackets, that live together in a community.
- social work — organized work directed toward the betterment of social conditions in the community, as by seeking to improve the condition of the poor, to promote the welfare of children, etc.