11-letter words containing w, o, e
- ground wire — a lead from an electric apparatus to the earth or to a ground connection.
- groundswell — a broad, deep swell or rolling of the sea, due to a distant storm or gale.
- groundwater — the water beneath the surface of the ground, consisting largely of surface water that has seeped down: the source of water in springs and wells.
- growth area — a geographic or economic area in which there is noticeable growth
- growth cone — a flattened area at the end of a growing axon or dendrite, having radiating filopodia and lemellopodia that function as guides for the outgrowth of embryonic nerve fibers.
- growth rate — increase per unit
- growthiness — the quality of being growthy
- guardswomen — Plural form of guardswoman.
- guinea fowl — any of several African, gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Numidinae, especially a common species, Numida meleagris, that has a bony casque on the head and dark gray plumage spotted with white and that is now domesticated and raised for its flesh and eggs.
- guinea worm — a long, slender roundworm, Dracunculus medinensis, parasitic under the skin of humans and animals, common in parts of India and Africa.
- hail-fellow — Also, hail fellow, hail-fellow well met. a spiritedly sociable person; jolly companion.
- hammer blow — a blow from a hammer
- hammer down — a tool consisting of a solid head, usually of metal, set crosswise on a handle, used for beating metals, driving nails, etc.
- hand-worker — a person who does handwork
- harrow hell — to enter hell and rescue the righteous
- heart-whole — not in love.
- here's how! — (as a toast) good health!
- hereinbelow — afterward in this document, statement, etc.
- high blower — a horse that produces a blowing sound when exhaling.
- high yellow — a term used to refer to a light-skinned black person.
- hinshelwood — Sir Cyril Norman, 1897–1967, English chemist: Nobel Prize 1956.
- hollow tile — tile (def 5).
- hollow-eyed — having sunken eyes.
- holy willie — a person who is hypocritically pious
- home waters — territorial waters
- homeworkers — Plural form of homeworker.
- homeworking — Working from home, especially when in electronic contact with a central office.
- homewrecker — One who is blamed for the breakup of a marriage or family, such as an adulterous partner.
- honey wagon — a wagon or truck for collecting and carrying excrement or manure.
- honey-sweet — sweet as honey.
- hooded crow — a European crow, Corvus corone cornix, having a gray body and black head, wings, and tail.
- hoodie crow — a subspecies of the carrion crow, Corvus corone cornix, that has a grey body and black head, wings, and tail
- hooke's law — the law stating that the stress on a solid substance is directly proportional to the strain produced, provided the stress is less than the elastic limit of the substance.
- hornswoggle — to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.
- horse-drawn — A horse-drawn carriage, cart, or other vehicle is one that is pulled by one or more horses.
- house owner — A house owner is a person who owns a house.
- house white — a white wine sold unnamed by a restaurant, at a lower price than wines specified on the wine list
- housewifely — of, like, or befitting a housewife.
- housewifery — the function or work of a housewife; housekeeping.
- houseworker — a paid employee in a home, as a maid or cook.
- howe, denis — Denis Howe
- hunker down — to squat on one's heels (often followed by down).
- ice flowers — formations of ice crystals on the surface of a still, slowly freezing body of water.
- id software — (games) Creators and publishers of the DOOM game for IBM PCs. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Telephone: +1 800-ID-GAMES (Orders only).
- in the know — to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty: I know the situation fully.
- inflow pipe — the pipe that brings water or gas into a place
- ingrownness — the quality of having ingrown
- inner woman — a woman's mind, soul, or nature
- interflowed — Simple past tense and past participle of interflow.
- intergrowth — growth or growing together, as of one thing with or into another.