12-letter words containing w, a, u, l
- sunshine law — a law requiring a government agency to open its official meetings and records to the general public.
- swamp locust — water locust.
- swashbuckler — a swaggering swordsman, soldier, or adventurer; daredevil.
- swine plague — hemorrhagic septicemia of hogs, caused by the bacterium Pasteurella suiseptica, characterized by an accompanying infection of pneumonia.
- tube railway — subway (def 1).
- unanswerable — not capable of being answered; not having a known or discoverable answer: an unanswerable question.
- unfollowable — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
- unreviewable — a critical article or report, as in a periodical, on a book, play, recital, or the like; critique; evaluation.
- unrewardedly — in an unrewarding manner
- unshadowable — not able to be shadowed
- unwatchfully — in an unwatchful manner
- unwaveringly — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- unwearyingly — in an unwearying manner
- urban sprawl — the uncontrolled spread of urban development into neighboring regions.
- utility wear — casual clothing that was originally intended for a particular activity, such as snowboarding or skiing
- wake-up call — an act or instance of waking up.
- walk through — an act or instance of walking or going on foot.
- walk-through — Theater, Television. a rehearsal in which physical action is combined with reading the lines of a play. a perfunctory performance of a script.
- walk-up rate — The walk-up rate at a hotel is the price charged to a customer who arrives without a reservation.
- walker hound — an American foxhound having a black, tan, and white, or, sometimes, a tan and white coat.
- walking tour — a tour on which you walk rather than using transport
- walkthroughs — Plural form of walkthrough.
- wall-mounted — hung on a wall
- walnut creek — a town in W California.
- wastefulness — given to or characterized by useless consumption or expenditure: wasteful methods; a wasteful way of life.
- watchfulness — vigilant or alert; closely observant: The sentry remained watchful throughout the night.
- water locust — a spiny tree, Gleditsia aquatica, of the legume family, native to the southeastern coastal U.S., having pinnate leaves, greenish-yellow, bell-shaped flowers, and long-stalked, thin pods.
- water supply — the supply of purified water available to a community.
- watercolours — Plural form of watercolour.
- welfare fund — a fund set up by a union or employer, providing benefits to workers during a period of unemployment or disablement, as salary continuance while ill.
- well-guarded — cautious; careful; prudent: to be guarded in one's speech.
- white plague — tuberculosis, especially pulmonary tuberculosis.
- white squall — a whirlwind at sea or a violent disturbance of small radius not accompanied by clouds but indicated merely by whitecaps and turbulent water.
- white walnut — butternut (def 1).
- wild mustard — any of several weedy plants belonging to the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, as charlock.
- william laud — William, 1573–1645, archbishop of Canterbury and opponent of Puritanism: executed for treason.
- williamsburg — a city in SE Virginia: colonial capital of Virginia; now restored to its original pre-Revolutionary style.
- williewaught — a substantial serving or swig of an alcoholic beverage
- wineglassful — the capacity of a wineglass, typically containing four to six fluid ounces.
- wing formula — a numerical representation of the relative lengths of the primary feathers of a bird's wing, used in identifying similar species, as flycatchers.
- without fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- world-famous — famous throughout the world: a world-famous film.
- would rather — in a measure; to a certain extent; somewhat: rather good.
- wrathfulness — The quality of being wrathful; wrath.
- wusuli jiang — Ussuri.