10-letter words containing w, a, y
- gray water — dirty water from sinks, showers, bathtubs, washing machines, and the like, that can be recycled, as for use in flushing toilets.
- 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.
- graywether — sarsen.
- grey water — household waste water that can be reused for some purposes without purification, e.g. bath water, which can be used to water plants
- grey whale — a large N Pacific whalebone whale, Eschrichtius glaucus, that is grey or black with white spots and patches: family Eschrichtidae
- handywoman — Female equivalent of handyman.
- handywomen — Plural form of handywoman.
- 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.
- harm's way — danger; a dangerous situation: to get out of harm's way during a storm.
- hateworthy — Worthy of being hated, detestable, despicable.
- haulageway — a passageway by which coal, ore, etc., is hauled to the surface from an underground mine.
- hawk's-eye — a dark-blue chatoyant quartz formed by the silicification of crocidolite, used for ornamental purposes. Compare tiger's-eye (def 1).
- highwayman — (formerly) a holdup man, especially one on horseback, who robbed travelers along a public road.
- highwaymen — Plural form of highwayman.
- holy water — water blessed by a priest.
- hyperaware — having knowledge; conscious; cognizant: aware of danger.
- in the way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- jacky howe — (formerly) a sleeveless flannel shirt worn by sheep shearers
- jayawijaya — a range in E central Irian Jaya, on New Guinea. Highest peak, Trikora, 15,584 feet (4750 meters).
- jaywalkers — Plural form of jaywalker.
- jaywalking — to cross a street at a place other than a regular crossing or in a heedless manner, as diagonally or against a traffic light.
- john wayne — Anthony ("Mad Anthony") 1745–96, American Revolutionary War general.
- johnny law — Andrew Bonar [bon-er] /ˈbɒn ər/ (Show IPA), 1858–1923, English statesman, born in Canada: prime minister 1922–23.
- johnny raw — a novice; new recruit
- kitty hawk — a village in NE North Carolina: Wright brothers' airplane flight 1903.
- larry wall — (person) A demigod, the author of Perl, patch, and rn. In the Perl README, he says, "I want you to know that I create nice things like this because it pleases the Author of my story. If this bothers you, then your notion of Authorship needs some revision. But you can use Perl anyway." E-mail: Larry Wall <[email protected]>.
- laugh away — to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
- lawn party — garden party.
- lawyerlike — Resembling a lawyer or some aspect of one.
- lay sb low — If a disease or illness lays you low, it makes you weak or ill.
- leftwardly — leftwards
- lengthways — Lengthwise.
- lollywater — a sweet soft drink, especially one brightly colored.
- low sunday — the first Sunday after Easter.
- lukewarmly — In a lukewarm manner, tepidly, without extremeness.
- mawlamyine — Moulmein.
- miles away — If you say that someone is miles away, you mean that they are unaware of what is happening around them because they are thinking about something else.
- mollymawks — Plural form of mollymawk.
- mother yaw — the initial lesion of yaws, occurring at the site of inoculation.
- nameworthy — worthy of or deserving a name
- narrowbody — (aeronautics) An airliner capable of seating six or less passengers in a single row of economy seating, with one aisle.
- nearly new — Nearly new items are items for sale that have belonged to another person but have not been used much and are still in very good condition. A nearly new shop sells nearly new items.
- new albany — a city in S Indiana, on the Ohio River.
- new year's — the year approaching or newly begun.
- newark bay — a bay in NE New Jersey. 6 miles (10 km) long; 1 mile (1.6 km) wide.
- newby hall — a mansion near Ripon in Yorkshire: built in 1705 and altered (1770–76) by Robert Adam
- newsagency — a business organization that gathers news for transmittal to its subscribers. Compare press association.
- norway rat — an Old World rat, Rattus norvegicus, having a grayish-brown body with whitish underparts and a long, scaly tail, now common in the U.S. in or near homes, barns, wharves, etc.
- on the way — en route
- paddywhack — Informal. a spanking.