11-letter words containing w, h, e, a, l
- whale shark — a tropical shark, Rhincodon typus, ranging in size from 30 to 60 feet (9 to 18 meters), having small teeth and a sievelike structure over its gills for catching plankton.
- whale watch — trip to observe sea mammals
- whalesucker — a large, blue remora, Remora australis, that attaches itself to whales and dolphins.
- whangdoodle — a fanciful creature of undefined nature.
- what a life — People say 'What a life' to indicate that they are unhappy or are having great difficulties.
- wheat field — area of land where wheat is cultivated
- wheat flour — powdered cereal grain
- wheel brace — a tool used to loosen or tighten the nuts holding a vehicle's wheel in place
- wheel clamp — A wheel clamp is a large metal device which is fitted to the wheel of an illegally parked car or other vehicle in order to prevent it from being driven away. The motorist has to pay to have the clamp removed.
- wheel gauge — the distance between two wheels on the same axle of a vehicle
- wheelbarrow — a frame or box for conveying a load, supported at one end by a wheel or wheels, and lifted and pushed at the other by two horizontal shafts.
- wheelchairs — Plural form of wheelchair.
- wheeltapper — (UK, rail transport) Formerly, a railway employee tasked with tapping the train's wheels with a hammer to detect cracks.
- wherewithal — that with which to do something; means or supplies for the purpose or need, especially money: the wherewithal to pay my rent.
- whigmaleery — whigmaleerie.
- whip-tailed — having a long, slender tail like a whip.
- whistleable — Capable of being whistled.
- white alder — sweet pepperbush.
- white alert — (in military or civilian defense) an all-clear signal, directive, etc., indicating that the danger of air raid no longer exists.
- white metal — any of various light-colored alloys, as Babbitt metal or Britannia metal.
- white slave — a woman who is sold or forced into prostitution.
- white volta — a river in W Africa, in Ghana: a branch of the Volta River. About 550 miles (885 km) long. Compare Volta (def 2).
- white whale — beluga (def 2).
- whitechapel — a district in E London, England.
- whitleather — white leather.
- whitley bay — a resort in NE England, in North Tyneside unitary authority, Tyne and Wear, on the North Sea. Pop: 36 544 (2001)
- whole-grain — of or being natural or unprocessed grain containing the germ and bran.
- whole-wheat — prepared with the complete wheat kernel.
- wholegrains — Wholegrains are the grains of cereals such as wheat and maize that have not been processed.
- wholesalers — Plural form of wholesaler.
- wholesaling — the sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale (opposed to retail).
- wild-headed — given to wild or exorbitant ideas.
- witch alder — a shrub, Fothergilla gardenii, of the witch hazel family, native to the southeastern U.S., having spikes of white flowers that bloom before the leaves appear.
- witch hazel — a shrub, Hamamelis virginiana, of eastern North America, having toothed, egg-shaped leaves and small, yellow flowers. Compare witch hazel family.
- worshipable — Capable of being worshiped; worthy of veneration.
- yellow hats — the sect of Tibetan Buddhist monks established after religious reforms in the 14th century.
- yellowheads — Plural form of yellowhead.