12-letter words containing w, a, y, o
- a dirty word — If you say that an expression is a dirty word in a particular group of people, you mean it refers to an idea that they strongly dislike or disagree with.
- allowability — The state of being allowable; legitimacy; permissibleness.
- alloy wheels — wheels made from an steel alloy, usually of aluminium or magnesium, for improved properties such as reduced weight, better heat conductance and a shiny appearance
- amboyna wood — the mottled, curled wood of an Asiatic, leguminous tree (Pterocarpus indicus), used in making furniture
- angle of yaw — the acute angle between the longitudinal axis of an aircraft or spacecraft and a given reference direction, as viewed from above.
- army cutworm — the larva of a noctuid moth, Chorizagrotis auxiliaris, that is a pest of wheat and alfalfa in the Plains states.
- aykhona wena — an exclamation expressive of surprise, pain, pleasure, etc
- battleworthy — capable of engaging in combat; ready for battle: a decline in the nation's battleworthy forces.
- by wholesale — at wholesale
- carryforward — carry-over.
- charity work — unpaid work, usually fundraising, done in aid of a charity
- companionway — A companionway is a staircase or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship.
- company town — a town built by a company for its employees
- conway's law — (project, humour) The rule (presumably formulated by Melvin Conway) that the organisation of software and the organisation of the software team will be congruent; originally stated as "If you have four groups working on a compiler, you'll get a 4-pass compiler".
- coomaraswamy — Ananda (Kentish). 1877–1947, Ceylonese art historian and interpreter of Indian culture to the West
- core gateway — Historically, one of a set of gateways (routers) operated by the Internet Network Operations Center at Bolt, Beranek and Newman (BBN). The core gateway system formed a central part of Internet routing in that all groups must advertise paths to their networks from a core gateway.
- countrywoman — A countrywoman is a woman who lives in the country rather than in a city or a town.
- crown canopy — canopy (def 4).
- do away with — from this or that place; off: to go away.
- down payment — an initial amount paid at the time of purchase, in installment buying, time sales, etc.
- factory work — work in a factory
- galanty show — pantomime shadow play
- go-away bird — a common name for a grey-plumaged lourie of the genus Corythaixoides
- granny woman — midwife (def 1).
- hangchow bay — a bay of the East China Sea.
- hangtown fry — a type of omelet to which fried oysters, bacon, and sometimes onions are added.
- hansa yellow — a pigment derived from coal tar, characterized chiefly by its brilliant yellow color.
- henry howard — Earl of (Henry Howard) 1517?–47, English poet.
- highway code — In Britain, the Highway Code is an official book published by the Department of Transport, which contains the rules which tell people how to use public roads safely.
- hollywoodian — a person who works for the motion-picture industry located in Hollywood, Calif.
- how are you? — what is your state of health?
- how dare you — You say 'how dare you' when you are very shocked and angry about something that someone has done.
- journeywoman — The female equivalent of a journeyman.
- joy, william — William Joy
- know by name — to have heard of without having met
- laundrywoman — laundress.
- laundrywomen — Plural form of laundrywoman.
- lower saxony — a state in NW Germany. 18,294 sq. mi. (47,380 sq. km). Capital: Hanover.
- marshmallowy — Similar to a marshmallow.
- naughty word — a word that is considered to be rude
- new york bay — a bay of the Atlantic at the mouth of the Hudson, W of Long Island and E of Staten Island and New Jersey.
- newtownabbey — a town in Northern Ireland, in Newtownabbey district, Co Antrim on Belfast Lough: the third largest town in Northern Ireland, formed in 1958 by the amalgamation of seven villages; light industrial centre, esp for textiles. Pop: 62 056 (2001)
- norway maple — a European maple, Acer platanoides, having bright-green leaves, grown as a shade tree in the U.S.
- nurserywoman — a woman who owns or operates a plant nursery.
- off broadway — experimental or avant-garde drama produced in New York City, in small theaters, halls, churches, etc.
- off-broadway — experimental or avant-garde drama produced in New York City, in small theaters, halls, churches, etc.
- out and away — away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
- owen stanley — a mountain range on New Guinea in SE Papua New Guinea. Highest peak, Mt. Victoria, 13,240 feet (4036 meters).
- praiseworthy — deserving of praise; laudable: a praiseworthy motive.
- property law — the branch of law dealing with issues relating to land and houses
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