11-letter words containing w, a, t, l, e
- heir-at-law — a person who inherits, or has a right of inheritance in, the real property of one who has died without leaving a valid will.
- javel water — sodium hypochlorite, NaOCl, dissolved in water, used as a bleach, antiseptic, etc.
- lantern jaw — a distinctly protruding, often wide lower jaw.
- large white — a large white butterfly, Pieris brassicae, with scanty black markings, the larvae of which feed on brassica leaves
- late hebrew — the Hebrew language as used from about a.d. 70 through the 13th century, including Mishnaic Hebrew and Medieval Hebrew.
- latticework — work consisting of crossed strips usually arranged in a diagonal pattern of open spaces.
- law society — association of lawyers
- law student — sb who studies legal system
- lawn tennis — tennis, especially when played on a grass court.
- lead weight — a weight made of lead
- least shrew — a small, brownish shrew, Cryptotis parva, of grassy regions of the eastern U.S.
- least-worst — bad but better than any available alternative
- leatherwear — clothing and accessories made of leather.
- leatherwood — an American shrub, Dirca palustris, having a tough bark.
- leatherwork — work or decoration done in leather.
- leavenworth — a city in NE Kansas.
- lie in wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
- light water — ordinary water, as opposed to heavy water; water containing the normal proportion of deuterium oxide.
- lignite wax — a dark-brown bituminous wax extracted from lignite and peat: used chiefly in polishes and waxes for furniture, shoes, etc.
- limited war — a war conducted with less than a nation's total resources and restricted in aim to less than total defeat of the enemy.
- lolly water — any of various coloured soft drinks
- metalworker — A person who shapes metal.
- misbestowal — a wrong or improper bestowal
- nature walk — a walk on a nature trail, especially with an experienced guide.
- new castile — a region in central Spain: formerly a province. 27,933 sq. mi. (72,346 sq. km).
- new planets — the outer planets Uranus, Neptune, and (formerly) Pluto, only discovered comparatively recently
- nightwalker — a person who walks or roves about at night, especially a thief, prostitute, etc.
- otter trawl — a trawl net equipped with otter boards.
- paper towel — absorbent kitchen tissue
- pilot whale — a small, common whale, Globicephala sieboldii, of tropical and temperate seas, having a bulbous head.
- plasterwork — finish or ornamental work done in plaster.
- plasticware — knives, forks, spoons, cups, etc., made of plastic: a picnic hamper with plasticware for six.
- 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.
- power plant — a plant, including engines, dynamos, etc., and the building or buildings necessary for the generation of power, as electric or nuclear power.
- private law — a branch of law dealing with the legal relationships of private individuals. Compare public law (def 2).
- right whale — any of several large whalebone whales of the genus Balaena, of circumpolar seas: the species B. glacialis is greatly reduced in numbers.
- saltirewise — in the direction or manner of a saltire.
- satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- screw plate — a metal plate having threaded holes, used for cutting screw threads by hand.
- silver thaw — glaze (def 17).
- slack water — a period when a body of water is between tides.
- small white — a small white butterfly, Artogeia rapae, with scanty black markings, the larvae of which feed on brassica leaves
- south wales — an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. Includes the capital city, Cardiff, as well as Swansea and Newport. Welsh name: De Cymru
- statute law — statutory law.
- still water — a part of a stream that is level or where the level of inclination is so slight that no current is visible.
- stokes' law — the law that the force that retards a sphere moving through a viscous fluid is directly proportional to the velocity of the sphere, the radius of the sphere, and the viscosity of the fluid.
- stonewaller — to engage in stonewalling.
- strawflower — any of several everlasting flowers, especially an Australian composite plant, Helichrysum bracteatum, having heads of chaffy yellow, orange, red, or white flowers.
- swash plate — an inclined circular plate on a rotating shaft for transferring force and motion to or from parts reciprocating in a direction parallel to the axis of shaft rotation.
- sweat blood — to perspire, especially freely or profusely.