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11-letter words containing w, o, e

  • resort town — a holiday town
  • 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
  • riverworthy — (of a boat) able to cross or sail a river safely
  • robert owenSir Richard, 1804–92, English zoologist and anatomist.
  • rock flower — any shrub of the genus Crossosoma, native to the arid regions of the southwestern U.S., having thick, narrow leaves and solitary flowers.
  • roh tae woo — born 1932, president of South Korea 1988–93.
  • rose grower — a person who grows rose plants
  • rose mallow — any of several plants of the genus Hibiscus, of the mallow family, having rose-colored flowers.
  • rose weevil — Fuller rose beetle.
  • rose window — a circular window decorated with tracery symmetrical about the center.
  • round tower — a freestanding circular stone belfry built in Ireland from the 10th century beside a monastery and used as a place of refuge
  • rule of law — the principle that all people and institutions are subject to and accountable to law that is fairly applied and enforced; the principle of government by law.
  • rupturewort — a plant, Herniaria glabra, of the pink family
  • safe-blower — a person who uses explosives to open safes and rob them
  • satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
  • saul bellowSaul, 1915–2005, U.S. novelist, born in Canada: Nobel Prize in Literature 1976.
  • saw-toothed — having pointing resembling the edge of a saw.
  • scaled-down — reduced in level of activity, extent, numbers, etc
  • scissorwise — in a movement or position which imitates scissors
  • screech owl — any of numerous small American owls of the genus Otus, having hornlike tufts of feathers, as O. asio, of eastern North America.
  • screw joint — a type of joint that is fastened by means of screws
  • sea swallow — any of several terns, especially Sterna hirundo.
  • seam bowler — a fast bowler who makes the ball bounce on its seam so that it will change direction
  • second wind — the return of ease in breathing after exhaustion caused by continued physical exertion, as in running.
  • self-avowed — acknowledged; declared: an avowed enemy.
  • set forward — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
  • settle down — to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
  • seventy-two — a cardinal number, 70 plus 2.
  • shade-grown — grown in the shade, especially in artificial shade, as under a cloth.
  • shallowness — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
  • shameworthy — deserving shame; denoting something a person ought to be ashamed of
  • shellflower — an eastern Asian plant, Alpinia zerumbet, of the ginger family, having pendulous clusters of fragrant white flowers with variegated markings.
  • shortweight — to give less than the weight charged for: The firm is accused of shortweighting grain.
  • show jumper — A show jumper is a person who takes part in the sport of show jumping.
  • shower head — nozzle of a shower attachment
  • shower room — a room which contains a shower
  • shower unit — fitted shower
  • showeriness — the state or quality of being showery
  • showerproof — (of clothing, fabric, etc.) treated so as to resist rain; rainproof.
  • showstopper — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
  • simmer down — to cook or cook in a liquid at or just below the boiling point.
  • simple vows — the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience when taken for a limited period
  • sketch show — a show, such as a TV show or public performance, consisting of a variety of short comedy scenes
  • slipperwort — any of several tropical American plants belonging to the genus Calceolaria, of the figwort family, having opposite or whorled leaves and slipper-shaped flowers.
  • slow cooker — an electric cooking pot with a tight-fitting lid for cooking meats, casseroles, etc., for several hours at relatively low temperatures, usually around 200° F (93.3° C).
  • slow-footed — proceeding at a slow pace.
  • slow-witted — mentally slow or dull; slow in comprehension and thinking.
  • snailflower — a tropical vine, Vigna caracalla, of the legume family, having fragrant, yellowish or purplish flowers, a segment of which is shaped like a snail's shell.
  • snow banner — snow being blown off a mountaintop.
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