10-letter words containing w, e, s, l, a
- hollow sea — an ocean wave formation in which the rise from troughs to crests is very steep.
- hume's law — the philosophical doctrine that an evaluative statement cannot be derived from purely factual premises, often formulated as: one can't derive an "ought" from an "is"
- jaywalkers — Plural form of jaywalker.
- jewel case — a small box or chest, often lined in a soft fabric and fitted with compartments, designed to hold jewelry.
- ladieswear — clothes designed for women
- landowners — Plural form of landowner.
- laser show — a display of coloured laser lights for entertainment purposes, often accompanying a music concert, etc
- lawfulness — allowed or permitted by law; not contrary to law: a lawful enterprise.
- lawnmowers — Plural form of lawnmower.
- lead screw — (on a lathe) a rotating horizontal screw for moving the tool carriage along the work at a constant rate.
- legwarmers — Plural form of legwarmer.
- lengthways — Lengthwise.
- lenz's law — the principle that the direction of the current induced in a circuit by a changing magnetic field is such that the magnetic field produced by this current will oppose the original field
- lewis acid — any substance capable of forming a covalent bond with a base by accepting a pair of electrons from it.
- lewis base — any substance capable of forming a covalent bond with an acid by transferring a pair of electrons to it.
- lightwaves — Plural form of lightwave.
- lineswoman — a female official, as in tennis, soccer, ice hockey, and football, who assists the referee.
- low season — The low season is the time of year when a place receives the fewest visitors, and fares and holiday accommodation are often cheaper.
- lower case — an often small or portable container for enclosing something, as for carrying or safekeeping; receptacle: a jewel case.
- lower mast — the lowermost spar of a compound mast, stepped in the hull of a vessel and carrying a topmast and any other upper spars.
- lower-case — an often small or portable container for enclosing something, as for carrying or safekeeping; receptacle: a jewel case.
- lowercased — Printed or written in lowercase letters.
- lusterware — ceramic ware covered with a luster.
- lustreware — Alternative spelling of lusterware.
- marrowless — Anatomy. a soft, fatty, vascular tissue in the interior cavities of bones that is a major site of blood cell production.
- metalworks — Plural form of metalwork.
- miles away — If you say that someone is miles away, you mean that they are unaware of what is happening around them because they are thinking about something else.
- navelworts — Plural form of navelwort.
- new castle — a city in W Pennsylvania.
- news flash — flash (def 6).
- news value — newsworthiness; value in terms of its interest to consumers of published or broadcast news
- newsdealer — a person who sells newspapers and periodicals.
- parcelwise — bit by bit
- pillowcase — a removable sacklike covering, usually of cotton, drawn over a pillow.
- planer saw — a hollow-ground circular saw for ripping and cutting across grain, having raker teeth for clearing away the chips cut by the cutting teeth.
- real wages — wages evaluated with reference to their purchasing power rather than to the money actually paid
- renewables — able to be renewed: a library book that is not renewable.
- saleswoman — a woman who sells goods, services, etc.
- sallowness — of a sickly, yellowish or lightish brown color: sallow cheeks; a sallow complexion.
- salt water — water containing a large amount of salt.
- savile row — a street in Mayfair, London, famous for expensive and fashionable clothes shops
- scale down — a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale.
- scapewheel — escape wheel.
- screw nail — drive screw.
- screwplate — a metal plate having threaded holes, used for cutting screw threads by hand.
- sea lawyer — a sailor inclined to question or complain about the orders given.
- sea walnut — a comb jelly, as of the genus Mnemiopsis, shaped like a walnut.
- seal brown — a rich, dark brown suggestive of dressed and dyed sealskin.
- self-aware — having knowledge; conscious; cognizant: aware of danger.
- sewability — the ability to be sewn or stitched