12-letter words containing w, o, f

laminar flow — the flow of a viscous fluid in which particles of the fluid move in parallel layers, each of which has a constant velocity but is in motion relative to its neighboring layers.
law of areas — any one of three laws governing planetary motion: each planet revolves in an ellipse, with the sun at one focus; the line connecting a planet to the sun sweeps out equal areas in equal periods of time (law of areas) or the square of the period of revolution of each planet is proportional to the cube of the semimajor axis of the planet's orbit (harmonic law)
law of moses — the Pentateuch, containing the Mosaic dispensations, or system of rules and ordinances, and forming the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
law of sines — a law stating that the ratio of a side of a plane triangle to the sine of the opposite angle is the same for all three sides.
lock forward — either of two players who make up the second line of the scrum and apply weight to the forwards in the front line
lower fungus — any of various fungi that do not produce well-organized fruiting bodies and primarily reproduce asexually, as the chytrids.
man of straw — straw man.
midwife toad — a European toad, Alytes obstetricans (family Discoglossidae), noted for its unusual breeding habits, in which mating occurs on land and the male broods the egg strings by wrapping them around his legs.
new frontier — the principles and policies of the liberal wing of the Democratic Party under the leadership of President John F. Kennedy.
newfashioned — Alternative form of new-fashioned.
newfoundland — a large island in E Canada. 42,734 sq. mi. (110,680 sq. km).
nonflowering — (biology) Of a plant, not flowering; reproducing by means other than pollination from flowers.
of few words — taciturn, who rarely speaks
of one's own — If you say that someone has a particular thing of their own, you mean that that thing belongs or relates to them, rather than to other people.
of two minds — If you are of two minds, you are uncertain about what to do, especially when you have to choose between two courses of action.
off broadway — experimental or avant-garde drama produced in New York City, in small theaters, halls, churches, etc.
off the wall — of or relating to a wall: wall space.
off the wind — away from the direction from which the wind is blowing
off-broadway — experimental or avant-garde drama produced in New York City, in small theaters, halls, churches, etc.
off-the-wall — markedly unconventional; bizarre; oddball: an unpredictable, off-the-wall personality.
out of whack — to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows.
overflow bit — (architecture) A processor flag bit set by the ALU to indicate overflow.
overflow pdl — (jargon) The place where you put things when your pdl is full. If you don't have one and too many things get pushed, you forget something. The overflow pdl for a person's memory might be a memo pad. This usage inspired the following doggerel:
pasch flower — pasqueflower
pasqueflower — an Old World plant, Anemone pulsatilla, of the buttercup family, having purple, crocuslike flowers blooming about Easter.
pillow fight — a mock fight in which participants thump each other with pillows
plastic flow — deformation of a material that remains rigid under stresses of less than a certain intensity but that behaves under severer stresses approximately as a Newtonian fluid.
powder flask — a small flask of gunpowder formerly carried by soldiers and hunters.
power factor — (in an electrical circuit) the ratio of the power dissipated to the product of the input volts times amps
powerfulness — having or exerting great power or force.
powerlifting — a competition or sport involving three tests of strength: the bench press, squat, and two-handed dead lift.
prairie fowl — prairie chicken.
prairie wolf — coyote (def 1).
push forward — keep advancing
put down for — If you put someone down for something, you write down their name and the fact that they are going to do, give, or buy that thing.
rainbow fish — guppy.
rainbow flag — a multicoloured flag used as a symbol of peace; often used to represent gay and lesbian pride
rainbow roof — a gable roof in the form of a broad Gothic arch, with gently sloping convex surfaces.
rate of flow — the rate at which a liquid or other substance flows through a particular channel, pipe etc
right of way — a common law or statutory right granted to a vehicle, as an airplane or boat, to proceed ahead of another.
run off with — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
sale of work — a sale of goods and handicrafts made by the members of a club, church congregation, etc, to raise money
satin-flower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
schoolfellow — a schoolmate.
self-powered — (of a machine, vehicle, etc.) having a specified fuel or prime mover: a gasoline-powered engine; an engine-powered pump.
self-worship — reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.
self-wrought — Archaic except in some senses. a simple past tense and past participle of work.
shift worker — a person who does shiftwork
sloop of war — (formerly) a sailing or steam naval vessel having cannons on only one deck.
software bus — A support environment for heterogeneous distributed processing, such as the ANSA Testbench.

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