11-letter words containing w, e, r, y
- 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.
- housewifery — the function or work of a housewife; housekeeping.
- hyper-aware — having knowledge; conscious; cognizant: aware of danger.
- ivory tower — a place or situation remote from worldly or practical affairs: the university as an ivory tower.
- ivory-white — of a creamy or yellowish white in color.
- jabberwocky — a playful imitation of language consisting of invented, meaningless words; nonsense; gibberish.
- jayawardene — Junius Richard. 1906–96, Sri Lankan statesman; prime minister (1977–78) and first president of Sri Lanka (1978–89)
- jewelry box — case for valuable accessories
- journeywork — the work of a journeyman.
- kidney worm — any of various large nematodes parasitic in the kidneys, especially Stephanurus dentatus, found in pigs.
- lawyer cane — any of various kinds of entangling and thorny vegetation, such as the rattan palm, esp in tropical areas
- lawyer palm — any of various kinds of entangling and thorny vegetation, such as the rattan palm, esp in tropical areas
- lawyer vine — any of various kinds of entangling and thorny vegetation, such as the rattan palm, esp in tropical areas
- lolly water — any of various coloured soft drinks
- lower egypt — Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Capital: Cairo. Formerly (1958–71) United Arab Republic.
- mars yellow — a medium to deep orange-yellow color.
- merry widow — a woman's undergarment consisting of a strapless brassiere and short corset with attached garters.
- money cowry — a tropical marine gastropod, Cypraea moneta
- new country — a style of country music that emerged in the late 1980s characterized by a more contemporary sound and down-to-earth rather than sentimental lyrics
- new harmony — a town in SW Indiana: socialistic community established by Robert Owen 1825.
- new yorkese — the speech thought to be characteristic of a person from New York City, as in pronunciation or vocabulary.
- newburyport — a city in NE Massachusetts.
- norway pine — red pine.
- otherworldy — With a quality unlike those normal to everyday life, or outside typical human experience.
- oyster stew — a stew containing oysters
- oysterwoman — a woman who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters.
- policyowner — policyholder.
- power alley — either of the two areas in the outfield between the outfielders
- power cycle — (hardware) (Or "cycle power", "cycle") To turn a machine's power off and on, with the intention of clearing some kind of hung or gronked state. Synonym 120 reset; see also Big Red Switch. Compare Vulcan nerve pinch, bounce and boot, and see the AI Koan about Tom Knight and the novice.
- prizeworthy — deserving or qualified for a prize: a prizeworthy performance.
- quoteworthy — quotable.
- review body — an organization sponsored by the government to make independent recommendations
- review copy — a copy of a book sent by a publisher to a journal, newspaper, etc, to enable it to be reviewed
- rewardingly — in a rewarding way or manner
- riverworthy — (of a boat) able to cross or sail a river safely
- rye whiskey — rye1 (defs 4, 5).
- shameworthy — deserving shame; denoting something a person ought to be ashamed of
- snowy egret — a white egret, Egretta thula, of the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere: formerly hunted in great numbers for its plumes, the species is now protected and has recovered.
- snowy river — a river in SE Australia, rising in SE New South Wales: waters diverted through a system of dams and tunnels across the watershed into the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers for hydroelectric power and to provide water for irrigation. Length: 426 km (265 miles)
- square away — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- steerageway — sufficient speed to permit a vessel to be maneuvered.
- storywriter — a person who writes stories, tales, fables, etc.
- superlawyer — an extremely successful lawyer
- trophy wife — the young, often second, wife of a rich middle-aged man.
- troy weight — a system of weights in use for precious metals and gems (formerly also for bread, grain, etc.): 24 grains = 1 pennyweight (1.555 grams); 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (31.103 grams); 12 ounces = 1 pound (0.373 kilogram). The grain, ounce, and pound are the same as in apothecaries' weight, the grain alone being the same as in avoirdupois weight. The troy pound is no longer a standard weight in Great Britain.
- twenty-four — a cardinal number, 20 plus 4.
- typewriting — the act or skill of using a typewriter.
- typewritten — A typewritten document has been typed on a typewriter or word processor.
- unseaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
- unweariably — in an unweariable manner