11-letter words containing w, e, i, l
- settle with — to pay a debt or bill to
- sewing silk — finely twisted silk thread used for sewing, embroidery, etc.
- shuttlewise — in the manner of a shuttle (i.e. back and forth)
- sidewalking — the practice of shopkeepers standing on the sidewalk outside their shops to attract customers.
- sidewheeler — having a paddle wheel on each side, as a steamboat.
- silver thaw — glaze (def 17).
- silverwares — articles, especially eating and serving utensils, made of silver, silver-plated metals, stainless steel, etc.
- simple vows — the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience when taken for a limited period
- single whip — an instrument for striking, as in driving animals or in punishing, typically consisting of a lash or other flexible part with a more rigid handle.
- single-wide — a mobile home used as a permanent residence.
- six-wheeler — a truck or other vehicle having six wheels.
- slipperwort — any of several tropical American plants belonging to the genus Calceolaria, of the figwort family, having opposite or whorled leaves and slipper-shaped flowers.
- slow-witted — mentally slow or dull; slow in comprehension and thinking.
- small white — a small white butterfly, Artogeia rapae, with scanty black markings, the larvae of which feed on brassica leaves
- snailflower — a tropical vine, Vigna caracalla, of the legume family, having fragrant, yellowish or purplish flowers, a segment of which is shaped like a snail's shell.
- snowmobiler — a person who drives a snowmobile
- sow thistle — any composite plant belonging to the genus Sonchus, especially S. oleraceus, a weed having thistlelike leaves, yellow flowers, and a milky juice.
- spin bowler — a bowler who specializes in bowling balls with a spinning motion
- still water — a part of a stream that is level or where the level of inclination is so slight that no current is visible.
- swear blind — to assert emphatically
- sweet basil — any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- swingeingly — by way of swingeing
- swingletree — a whiffletree.
- switchblade — a pocketknife, the blade of which is held by a spring and can be released suddenly, as by pressing a button.
- switzerland — a republic in central Europe. 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). Capital: Bern.
- swivel head — A swivel head is a bearing between the traveling block and the kelly.
- swivel-eyed — having or displaying extreme or fanatical views
- swivelblock — a block that supports a swivel
- tangle with — get involved with
- televiewing — the act of watching television
- teleworking — Teleworking is working from home using equipment such as telephones, fax machines, and modems to contact people.
- the willies — nervousness, jitters, or fright (esp in the phrase give (or get) the willies)
- therewithal — together with that; in addition to that.
- thimbleweed — any of several plants having a thimble-shaped fruiting head, especially either of two white-flowered North American plants, Anemone riparia or A. virginiana.
- third wheel — odd person out among three people
- thistledown — the mature, silky pappus of a thistle.
- tidal power — the use of the rise and fall of tides involving very large volumes of water at low heads to generate electric power
- tig welding — tungsten-electrode inert gas welding: a method of welding in which the arc is maintained by a tungsten electrode and shielded from the access of air by an inert gas
- tiggywinkle — a gene found in fish and belonging to a family of genes known as the Hedgehog family
- timber wolf — the gray wolf, Canis lupus, sometimes designated as the subspecies C. lupus occidentalis: formerly common in northern North America but now greatly reduced in number and rare in the conterminous U.S.
- tin whistle — A tin whistle is a simple musical instrument in the shape of a metal pipe with holes. You play the tin whistle by blowing into it. Tin whistles make a high sound and are often used in folk music, for example Irish music.
- toilet bowl — the ceramic bowl of a toilet.
- trelliswork — latticework.
- trickledown — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- trifle with — treat frivolously
- twelfthtide — the season of Twelfth Night and Twelfth Day.
- twelve-inch — a phonograph record twelve inches in diameter, especially one with two or more remixes of the same song.
- twill weave — one of the basic weave structures in which the filling threads are woven over and under two or more warp yarns, producing a characteristic diagonal pattern.
- unweariable — incapable of wearying or being wearied; tireless
- unweariably — in an unweariable manner