12-letter words containing w, o, l, f, r
- 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)
- 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.
- nonflowering — (biology) Of a plant, not flowering; reproducing by means other than pollination from flowers.
- 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.
- powder flask — a small flask of gunpowder formerly carried by soldiers and hunters.
- 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).
- rainbow flag — a multicoloured flag used as a symbol of peace; often used to represent gay and lesbian pride
- rate of flow — the rate at which a liquid or other substance flows through a particular channel, pipe etc
- 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.
- 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.
- sloop of war — (formerly) a sailing or steam naval vessel having cannons on only one deck.
- solway firth — an arm of the Irish Sea between SW Scotland and NW England. 38 miles (61 km) long.
- state flower — a flower chosen as an official symbol of a U.S. state.
- telesoftware — the transmission of computer programs on a teletext system
- unworshipful — not worshipful; not showing reverence or admiration
- wager of law — a form of trial in which the accused offered to make oath of his innocence, supported by the oaths of 11 of his neighbours declaring their belief in his statements
- waterfowling — the sport of shooting waterfowl
- welfare work — the efforts or programs of an agency, community, business organization, etc., to improve living conditions, increase job opportunities, secure hospitalization, and the like, for needy persons within its jurisdiction.
- well-favored — of pleasing appearance; good-looking; pretty or handsome.
- wing formula — a numerical representation of the relative lengths of the primary feathers of a bird's wing, used in identifying similar species, as flycatchers.
- wolf herring — a voracious clupeoid fish, Chirocentrus dorab, inhabiting the tropical Indian and Pacific oceans.
- wolf-ferrari — Ermanno [er-mahn-naw] /ɛrˈmɑn nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1948, Italian composer.
- world's fair — a large international exposition with exhibitions of arts, crafts, industrial and agricultural products, scientific achievements, etc.
- world-famous — famous throughout the world: a world-famous film.
- worshipfully — In a worshipful manner; reverentially.
- worst of all — You say worst of all to indicate that what you are about to mention is the most unpleasant or has the most disadvantages out of all the things you are mentioning.
- wrongfulness — unjust or unfair: a wrongful act; a wrongful charge.
- yellow fever — an acute, often fatal, infectious febrile disease of warm climates, caused by an RNA virus transmitted by a mosquito, especially Aedes aegypti, and characterized by liver damage and jaundice.