10-letter words containing w, e, l, a
- water pill — a diuretic pill.
- water plug — a fireplug; hydrant.
- water polo — an aquatic game played by two teams of seven swimmers each, the object being to score goals by pushing, carrying, or passing an inflated ball and tossing it into the opponent's goal, defended by a goalkeeper.
- water rail — an Old World rail, Rallus aquaticus, having olive-brown plumage marked with black and a long, red bill.
- water seal — a small amount of water contained in the trap of a drain to prevent the passage of foul smells
- water vole — A water vole is a small furry animal that can swim. Water voles live in holes in the banks of rivers.
- water-cool — to cool by means of water, especially by water circulating in pipes or a water jacket, as an engine or machine gun.
- water-laid — noting a rope laid left-handed from three or four plain-laid ropes, in the making of which water was used to wet the fibers instead of the more customary oil or tallow.
- watercolor — a pigment for which water and not oil is used as the vehicle.
- watercycle — any of various small watercraft that are moved by working pedals or treadles
- waterfalls — Plural form of waterfall.
- waterflood — (in the petroleum industry) a method of secondary recovery whereby water is pumped into reservoir rock to force out oil that has ceased to flow under its own pressure.
- watermelon — the large, roundish or elongated fruit of a trailing vine, Citrullus lanata, of the gourd family, having a hard, green rind and a sweet, juicy, usually pink or red pulp.
- waterslide — Alternative form of water slide.
- waterville — a city in SW Maine.
- watervliet — a city in E New York, on the Hudson: oldest U.S. arsenal.
- waterwheel — a wheel or turbine turned by the weight or momentum of water and used to operate machinery.
- wattlebark — a tanning substance obtained from black wattle tree bark
- wattlebird — any of several Australian honey eaters of the genus Anthochaera, most of which have fleshy wattles at the sides of the neck.
- wattlework — a simple covering for a human dwelling constructed from interwoven branches and leaved twigs
- wavelength — Physics. the distance, measured in the direction of propagation of a wave, between two successive points in the wave that are characterized by the same phase of oscillation.
- wavelessly — (of water) Without being disturbed by waves; tranquilly.
- waveringly — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- wax flower — Madagascar jasmine.
- wax myrtle — an aromatic shrub, Myrica cerifera, of the southeastern U.S., bearing small berries coated with wax that is sometimes used in making candles.
- wax tablet — a tablet made of bone, wood, etc., and covered with wax, used by the ancients for writing with a stylus.
- weakwilled — Alternative spelling of weak-willed.
- wealth tax — a tax on personal property; capital levy
- wealthiest — Superlative form of wealthy.
- weaponless — Lacking a weapon.
- wearyingly — In a wearying way.
- weasel out — any small carnivore of the genus Mustela, of the family Mustelidae, having a long, slender body and feeding chiefly on small rodents.
- weaselling — (British) present participle of weasel.
- webcrawler — (sometimes initial capital letter) a computer program that retrieves data from a website, as in order to index web pages for a search engine.
- welfarists — (rare, pejorative, derisive) Plural form of welfarist.
- well acted — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
- well aware — having knowledge; conscious; cognizant: aware of danger.
- well water — water drawn from a well
- well-acted — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
- well-aimed — to position or direct (a firearm, ball, arrow, rocket, etc.) so that, on firing or release, the discharged projectile will hit a target or travel along a certain path.
- well-aired — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- well-armed — bearing firearms; having weapons: a heavily armed patrol.
- well-aware — having knowledge; conscious; cognizant: aware of danger.
- well-drawn — past participle of draw.
- well-meant — A well-meant decision, action, or comment is intended to be helpful or kind but is unsuccessful or causes problems.
- well-named — a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- well-taken — soundly logical; worthy of consideration: Her advice is well-taken.
- well-woman — a woman who, although not ill, attends a health-service clinic for preventive monitoring, health education, and advice
- welsh harp — a type of harp in which the strings are arranged in three rows, used esp for the accompaniment of singing, improvisation on folk tunes, etc
- welshwoman — a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Wales.