10-letter words containing w, k, r, o
- waterworks — (used with a singular or plural verb) a complete system of reservoirs, pipelines, conduits, etc., by which water is collected, purified, stored, and pumped to urban users.
- wattlework — a simple covering for a human dwelling constructed from interwoven branches and leaved twigs
- weak force — a force between elementary particles that causes certain processes that take place with low probability, as radioactive beta-decay and collisions between neutrinos and other particles.
- whaikorero — the art of formal speech-making
- whiskbroom — A small hand broom, with a short handle, for brushing clothes.
- white rock — a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, SE of Vancouver.
- white work — needlework done in white on fine white cloth, especially linen.
- wickerwork — material or products consisting of plaited or woven twigs or osiers; articles made of wicker.
- widowmaker — Alternative form of widow-maker.
- wikitorial — an online newspaper or magazine editorial that can be altered by readers
- wireworker — a person skilled at using wire to make functional or decorative works
- wonderwork — a wonderful work; marvel; miracle.
- wood stork — wood ibis.
- woodpecker — any of numerous climbing birds of the family Picidae, having a hard, chisellike bill that it hammers repeatedly into wood in search of insects, stiff tail feathers to assist in climbing, and usually more or less boldly patterned plumage.
- woodshrike — any of several species of shrike, including the common woodshrike, Tephrodornis pondicerianus, and the large woodshrike, Tephrodornis gularis
- woodworker — a worker in wood, as a carpenter, joiner, or cabinetmaker.
- work ethic — a belief in the moral benefit and importance of work and its inherent ability to strengthen character.
- work force — the total number of workers in a specific undertaking: a holiday for the company's work force.
- work order — an order authorizing specific work, repairs, etc., to be done.
- work rules — a set of rules, usually established by one or more unions in an agreement with management, specifying the tasks to be done by each employee.
- work sheet — a sheet of paper on which a record of work, working time, etc. is kept
- work space — area used for work
- work train — a train that transports railroad workers, building materials, etc., to construction or maintenance assignments on the railroad.
- work-study — an examination of ways of finding the most efficient method of doing a job, esp in terms of time and effort
- workaholic — a person who works compulsively at the expense of other pursuits.
- workaround — Computers. a strategy or technique used to overcome a defect or other problem in a program or system: This is a known bug in version 1.5, but a workaround is available.
- workbasket — a basket used to hold needlework paraphernalia.
- workfellow — One engaged in the same work with another; a companion in work.
- workhorses — Plural form of workhorse.
- workhouses — Plural form of workhouse.
- workingman — a man of the working class; a man, whether skilled or unskilled, who earns his living at some manual or industrial work.
- workmaster — a master workman
- workoholic — Misspelling of workaholic.
- workpeople — Plural form of workperson.
- workperson — A worker; an employee.
- workpieces — Plural form of workpiece.
- workplaces — Plural form of workplace.
- worksheets — Plural form of worksheet.
- workspaces — Plural form of workspace.
- workstream — The organised output of several distinct, and often unrelated, work groups.
- worktables — Plural form of worktable.
- world bank — an international bank established in 1944 to help member nations reconstruct and develop, especially by guaranteeing loans: a specialized agency of the United Nations.
- worm snake — any of several small, wormlike snakes, especially Carphophis amoenus, of the eastern and central U.S.
- wristlocks — Plural form of wristlock.