11-letter words containing w, e, a, r, s
- curie's law — the principle that the magnetic susceptibility of a paramagnetic substance is inversely proportional to its thermodynamic temperature
- dewar flask — a type of vacuum flask, esp one used in scientific experiments to keep liquid air, helium, etc; Thermos
- digger wasp — any of numerous solitary wasps of the family Sphecidae, which excavate nests in soil, wood, etc., and provision them with prey paralyzed by stinging.
- dinnerwares — china, glasses, and silver used for table service.
- dishwashers — Plural form of dishwasher.
- down-easter — a full-rigged ship built in New England in the late 19th century, usually of wood and relatively fast.
- downloaders — Plural form of downloader.
- draftswomen — Plural form of draftswoman.
- drawbridges — Plural form of drawbridge.
- dumbwaiters — Plural form of dumbwaiter.
- easter week — the week that begins with Easter Day and ends the following Saturday
- ecowarriors — Plural form of ecowarrior.
- enwrappings — any hidden things, both tangible and intangible
- expressways — Plural form of expressway.
- farawayness — the state of being faraway
- farmworkers — Plural form of farmworker.
- fast bowler — a bowler who characteristically delivers the ball rapidly
- fast worker — a person who is quick and shrewd in gaining personal advantage: A fast worker, he soon knew everyone who had any pull.
- fiesta ware — molded, opaque-glazed earthenware produced in a wide range of colors from 1936 to 1969.
- first water — (formerly) the highest degree of fineness in a diamond or other precious stone. Compare water (def 13).
- fish warden — a public official who enforces game laws relating to fish.
- fisherwoman — a woman who fishes, whether for profit or pleasure.
- floodwaters — The waters of a flood.
- flowerheads — Plural form of flowerhead.
- fly swatter — a device for killing flies, mosquitoes, and other insects, usually a square sheet of wire mesh attached to a long handle.
- foamflowers — Plural form of foamflower.
- foreshadows — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreshadow.
- forswearing — Present participle of forswear.
- forwardness — overreadiness to push oneself forward; lack of appropriate modesty; presumption; boldness.
- fresh water — water that is not salty
- frowardness — The quality of being froward.
- glassblower — A person skilled in the art of glassblowing.
- glassworker — a person who makes or does glasswork.
- grease wool — shorn fleece before it has been cleaned
- greasewoods — Plural form of greasewood.
- greasy wool — untreated wool, still retaining the lanolin, which is used for waterproof clothing
- greenswards — Plural form of greensward.
- guardswomen — Plural form of guardswoman.
- gullywasher — a usually short, heavy rainstorm.
- hawes water — a lake in NW England, in the Lake District: provides part of Manchester's water supply; extended by damming from 4 km (2.5 miles) to 6 km (4 miles)
- hawser bend — a knot uniting the ends of two lines.
- hawser-laid — cablelaid (def 1).
- headwaiters — Plural form of headwaiter.
- heavenwards — Also, heavenwards. toward heaven.
- henry's law — the principle that at a constant temperature the concentration of a gas dissolved in a fluid with which it does not combine chemically is almost directly proportional to the partial pressure of the gas at the surface of the fluid.
- hitherwards — (archaic) Toward this place.
- home waters — territorial waters
- horse-drawn — A horse-drawn carriage, cart, or other vehicle is one that is pulled by one or more horses.
- id software — (games) Creators and publishers of the DOOM game for IBM PCs. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Telephone: +1 800-ID-GAMES (Orders only).
- in the wars — (esp of a child) hurt or knocked about, esp as a result of quarrelling and fighting