10-letter words containing w, a, l
- firewalled — Simple past tense and past participle of firewall.
- flag-waver — a person who signals by waving a flag.
- flat white — a hot beverage consisting of espresso and nonfrothy steamed milk.
- flat-water — pertaining to or moving over a calm, level, or slow-flowing water channel.
- flat-woven — (of a carpet) woven without pile
- flawlessly — having no defects or faults, especially none that diminish the value of something: a flawless Ming Dynasty vase.
- 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.
- flyswatter — A hand-held device for swatting flies or other insects, to kill or shoo them.
- 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.
- galaxywide — Throughout a galaxy.
- galleywest — Informal. into a state of unconsciousness, confusion, or disarray (usually used in the phrase to knock galley-west).
- galsworthy — John, 1867–1933, English novelist and dramatist: Nobel Prize 1932.
- gearwheels — Plural form of gearwheel.
- glass wool — spun glass similar to wool, used for insulation, filters, etc.
- glassworks — a factory where glass is made.
- glaswegian — of or characteristic of Glasgow or its inhabitants.
- 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.
- gray whale — a grayish-black whalebone whale, Eschrichtius robustus, of the North Pacific, growing to a length of 50 feet (15.2 meters): now rare.
- great wall — ancient wall in China
- grey whale — a large N Pacific whalebone whale, Eschrichtius glaucus, that is grey or black with white spots and patches: family Eschrichtidae
- guineafowl — Alternative spelling of guinea fowl.
- gujranwala — a city in NE Pakistan.
- 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 twist — Diving. a dive made by a half rotation of the body on its long axis. Compare full twist.
- half-awake — waking; not sleeping.
- 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.
- half-white — of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.
- halfwitted — Foolish or stupid.
- 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
- hardwarily — /hard-weir'*-lee/ In a way pertaining to hardware. "The system is hardwarily unreliable." The adjective "hardwary" is *not* traditionally used, though it has recently been reported from the U.K. See softwarily.
- haulageway — a passageway by which coal, ore, etc., is hauled to the surface from an underground mine.
- hawksbills — Plural form of hawksbill.
- hawseholes — Plural form of hawsehole.
- healthwise — With regard to health.
- helmswoman — The female equivalent of a helmsman.
- higher law — an ethical or religious principle considered as taking precedence over the laws of society, and to which one may appeal in order to justify disobedience to a constitution or enacted law with which it conflicts.