10-letter words containing w, e, t, l, o
- water loss — evapotranspiration (def 2).
- water mold — any of various aquatic fungi of the phylum Oomycota, free-living or parasitic in fish and other aquatic organisms.
- 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 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.
- watercolor — a pigment for which water and not oil is used as the vehicle.
- 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.
- wattlework — a simple covering for a human dwelling constructed from interwoven branches and leaved twigs
- weasel out — any small carnivore of the genus Mustela, of the family Mustelidae, having a long, slender body and feeding chiefly on small rodents.
- weightloss — (uncountable) The loss of bodily weight.
- well-noted — well-known; celebrated; famous: a noted scholar.
- well-to-do — prosperous; rich.
- well-toned — any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.: shrill tones.
- wellington — a country in the S Pacific, SE of Australia, consisting of North Island, South Island, and adjacent small islands: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 103,416 sq. mi. (267,845 sq. km). Capital: Wellington.
- whaleboats — Plural form of whaleboat.
- wheat pool — (in Western Canada) a cereal farmers' cooperative
- white coal — Informal. water, as of a stream, used for power.
- white gold — any of several gold alloys colored white by the presence of nickel, palladium, or platinum.
- white hole — pigeonhole (def 3).
- whole note — a note equivalent in duration to four quarter notes.
- whole rest — a rest equivalent in duration to a whole note.
- whole step — an interval of two semitones, as A-B or B-C♯; a major second.
- whole tone — an interval of two semitones, as A-B or B-C♯; a major second.
- wholewheat — Denoting flour or bread made from whole grains of wheat, including the husk or outer layer.
- winkle out — If you winkle information out of someone, you get it from them when they do not want to give it to you, often by tricking them.
- wire cloth — a material of wires of moderate fineness, used for making strainers, manufacturing paper, etc.
- withholden — withheld
- withholder — Agent noun of withhold; one who withholds.
- wolframate — tungstate.
- wolframite — a mineral, iron manganese tungstate, (Fe,Mn)WO 4 , occurring in heavy grayish-black to brownish-black tabular or bladed crystals: an important ore of tungsten.
- wool store — a building where bales of wool are stored and made available to prospective buyers for inspection
- wool table — a slatted wooden table in a shearing shed where fleeces are skirted and classed
- woolgather — to engage in woolgathering.
- woolsorter — A farmworker responsible for sorting wool into coarser and finer grades.
- worktables — Plural form of worktable.
- world beat — (sometimes initial capital letters) any of various styles of popular music combining traditional, indigenous forms with elements of another culture's music, especially of Western rock and pop.
- world time — Coordinated Universal Time
- worthwhile — such as to repay one's time, attention, interest, work, trouble, etc.: a worthwhile book.
- yellowtail — a game fish, Seriola lalandei, of California.
- yellowwort — a gentianaceous perennial, Blackstonia perfoliata, that is related to centaury and has waxy grey foliage and yellow flowers: characteristically found on chalk turf