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12-letter words containing w, e, l, a

  • lead the way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
  • leading wind — a wind abeam or on the quarter, especially one strong enough to be a good sailing wind.
  • leaf warbler — any of several small, greenish or brownish, Old World warblers of the genus Phylloscopus that feed on insects among the leaves of trees.
  • lean towards — If you lean towards or lean toward a particular idea, belief, or type of behaviour, you have a tendency to think or act in a particular way.
  • least weasel — a weasel, Mustela nivalis, of northern regions, that grows to a length of about 6 inches (15 cm).
  • leatherwoods — Plural form of leatherwood.
  • lee kuan yew — 1923–2015, Singaporean statesman; prime minister of Singapore 1959–90, during which period his party's authoritarian rule was criticized but the country's economy progressed rapidly
  • legal weight — the weight of merchandise itself plus that of its immediate wrapping material but not of the outside shipping container: used especially in some Latin American countries for the purpose of assessing import duties.
  • life drawing — drawing objects or people from life
  • line drawing — a drawing done exclusively in line, providing gradations in tone entirely through variations in width and density.
  • lithia water — a mineral water, natural or artificial, containing lithium salts.
  • long-awaited — A long-awaited event or thing is one that someone has been waiting for for a long time.
  • long-waisted — of more than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a low waistline.
  • long-wearing — Something that is long-wearing is strong and well made so that it lasts for a long time and stays in good condition even though it is used a lot.
  • lower canada — former name of Quebec province 1791–1841.
  • lower saxony — a state in NW Germany. 18,294 sq. mi. (47,380 sq. km). Capital: Hanover.
  • ludwigshafen — a city in SW Germany, on the Rhine opposite Mannheim.
  • lukewarmness — The property of being lukewarm; ambivalence, weakness.
  • mail gateway — (messaging)   A machine that connects two or more electronic mail systems (including dissimilar mail systems) and transfers messages between them. Sometimes the mapping and translation can be quite complex, and it generally requires a store and forward scheme whereby the message is received from one system completely before it is transmitted to the next system, after suitable translations.
  • majolicaware — goods made from majolica
  • malt whiskey — Malt whiskey or malt is whiskey that is made from malt.
  • mangelwurzel — a variety of the beet Beta vulgaris, cultivated as food for livestock.
  • maritime law — the body of law relating to maritime commerce and navigation, and to maritime matters generally.
  • mean well by — to have good intentions or friendly, helpful feelings toward
  • medal-winner — a person who has won a medal or medals
  • medical ward — a hospital ward in which patients are being treated by drugs rather than surgery
  • meet halfway — to compromise with
  • mendel's law — law of segregation.
  • metalworkers — Plural form of metalworker.
  • metalworking — the act or technique of making metal objects.
  • microwavable — Of food, that is suitable for cooking in a microwave oven.
  • middle watch — the watch from midnight until 4 a.m.
  • militiawomen — Plural form of militiawoman.
  • mineral wool — a woollike material for heat and sound insulation, made by blowing steam or air through molten slag or rock.
  • multiwarhead — (of a missile) capable of carrying several independent warheads
  • new atlantis — a political allegory by Francis Bacon, published in 1627.
  • new learning — the humanist revival of classical Greek and Latin studies and the development of Biblical scholarship in the 15th and 16th centuries in Europe.
  • new-laid egg — an egg that has been freshly laid by a chicken
  • newfangledly — in a newfangled manner
  • newfoundland — a large island in E Canada. 42,734 sq. mi. (110,680 sq. km).
  • news analyst — commentator (def 1).
  • news release — a statement prepared and distributed to the press by a public relations firm, governmental agency, etc.
  • nightcrawler — An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
  • noahide laws — the seven laws given to Noah after the Flood, which decree the establishment of a fair system of justice in society, and prohibit idolatry, blasphemy, murder, adultery and incest, robbery, and the eating of flesh taken from a living animal
  • nonlandowner — a person who does not own any land; a tenant
  • nonrenewable — able to be renewed: a library book that is not renewable.
  • norman wells — a settlement in the W Northwest Territories, in NW Canada, on the Mackenzie River: oil wells.
  • norway maple — a European maple, Acer platanoides, having bright-green leaves, grown as a shade tree in the U.S.
  • off the wall — of or relating to a wall: wall space.
  • off-the-wall — markedly unconventional; bizarre; oddball: an unpredictable, off-the-wall personality.
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