11-letter words containing w, e, i, l
- duniewassal — a gentleman, especially a cadet of a ranking family, among the Highlanders of Scotland.
- dwindlement — the condition of decreasing or diminishing
- elbow joint — the joint between the upper arm and the forearm, formed by the junction of the radius and ulna with the humerus
- elsewhither — Somewhither else; to some other place; in some other direction.
- excise laws — laws relating to taxes on dutiable items
- fellowships — Plural form of fellowship.
- fiddle away — to waste (time)
- field grown — (of a plant) grown in a field rather than in a pot or other artificial environment
- fieldworker — Also, field work. work done in the field, as research, exploration, surveying, or interviewing: archaeological fieldwork.
- fifth wheel — a horizontal ring or segment of a ring, consisting of two bands that slide on each other, placed above the front axle of a carriage and designed to support the forepart of the body while allowing it to turn freely in a horizontal plane.
- file-powder — a powder made from the ground leaves of the sassafras tree, used as a thickener and to impart a pungent taste to soups, gumbos, and other dishes.
- fillet weld — a weld with a triangular cross section joining two surfaces that meet in an interior right angle.
- finger bowl — a small bowl to hold water for rinsing the fingers at table.
- flake white — lead white.
- flight crew — the crew responsible for an aircraft during a flight
- flower girl — a young girl at a wedding ceremony who precedes the bride and carries or scatters flowers in her path.
- floweriness — The quality of being flowery.
- flowingness — the quality of being flowing
- fly-by-wire — (of aircraft or spacecraft) activated entirely by electronic controls.
- furbelowing — Present participle of furbelow.
- gas welding — a method of welding in which a combination of gases, usually oxyacetylene, is used to provide a hot flame
- gilliflower — any of several plants of various families with clove-scented flowers, as the carnation
- gillyflower — Archaic. any of several fragrant flowers of the genus Dianthus, as the carnation or clove pink.
- grey willow — a species of willow, Salix cinerea, with greenish-grey catkins
- grindelwald — a valley and resort in central Switzerland, in the Bernese Oberland: mountaineering centre, with the Wetterhorn and the Eiger nearby
- guinea fowl — any of several African, gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Numidinae, especially a common species, Numida meleagris, that has a bony casque on the head and dark gray plumage spotted with white and that is now domesticated and raised for its flesh and eggs.
- hail-fellow — Also, hail fellow, hail-fellow well met. a spiritedly sociable person; jolly companion.
- half-witted — feeble-minded.
- hawser-laid — cablelaid (def 1).
- heir at law — a person who inherits, or has a right of inheritance in, the real property of one who has died without leaving a valid will.
- heir-at-law — a person who inherits, or has a right of inheritance in, the real property of one who has died without leaving a valid will.
- hepplewhite — George, died 1786, English furniture designer and cabinetmaker.
- hereinbelow — afterward in this document, statement, etc.
- high blower — a horse that produces a blowing sound when exhaling.
- high yellow — a term used to refer to a light-skinned black person.
- hill walker — a person who takes part in hill walking
- hinshelwood — Sir Cyril Norman, 1897–1967, English chemist: Nobel Prize 1956.
- hollow tile — tile (def 5).
- holy willie — a person who is hypocritically pious
- housewifely — of, like, or befitting a housewife.
- ice flowers — formations of ice crystals on the surface of a still, slowly freezing body of water.
- ida b wells — Henry, 1805–78, U.S. businessman: pioneered in banking, stagecoach services, and express shipping.
- in the wild — Animals that live in the wild live in a free and natural state and are not looked after by people.
- include war — Excessive multi-leveled including within a discussion thread, a practice that tends to annoy readers. In a forum with high-traffic newsgroups, such as Usenet, this can lead to flames and the urge to start a kill file.
- inflow pipe — the pipe that brings water or gas into a place
- interflowed — Simple past tense and past participle of interflow.
- ithiel town — Ithiel [ith-ee-uh l] /ˈɪθ i əl/ (Show IPA), 1784–1844, U.S. architect.
- jewelfishes — Plural form of jewelfish.
- jewelleries — articles of gold, silver, precious stones, etc., for personal adornment.
- kewpie doll — a doll having rosy cheeks and a curl of hair on its head