11-letter words containing w, o, l, i, e
- pupil power — the influence of or the increased status of the beliefs or actions of pupils
- rainbowlike — resembling a rainbow
- reflowering — an occurrence of flowering again
- relief work — the work carried out by charities providing aid for people in need, esp in disaster areas
- rose weevil — Fuller rose beetle.
- satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- simple vows — the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience when taken for a limited period
- 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-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.
- snowmobiler — a person who drives a snowmobile
- sow thistle — any composite plant belonging to the genus Sonchus, especially S. oleraceus, a weed having thistlelike leaves, yellow flowers, and a milky juice.
- spin bowler — a bowler who specializes in bowling balls with a spinning motion
- swivelblock — a block that supports a swivel
- teleworking — Teleworking is working from home using equipment such as telephones, fax machines, and modems to contact people.
- thistledown — the mature, silky pappus of a thistle.
- tidal power — the use of the rise and fall of tides involving very large volumes of water at low heads to generate electric power
- timber wolf — the gray wolf, Canis lupus, sometimes designated as the subspecies C. lupus occidentalis: formerly common in northern North America but now greatly reduced in number and rare in the conterminous U.S.
- toilet bowl — the ceramic bowl of a toilet.
- trelliswork — latticework.
- trickledown — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- unwelcoming — not friendly, hostile
- view halloa — the shout made by a hunter on seeing a fox break cover.
- view halloo — the shout made by a hunter on seeing a fox break cover.
- violet wood — kingwood.
- vowel point — any of a group of auxiliary symbols, as small lines and dots, placed above or below consonant symbols to indicate vowels in a writing system, as that of Hebrew or Arabic, in which vowels are otherwise not written.
- vowel shift — a systematic phonetic change in a language's vowels
- waffle iron — appliance for cooking waffles
- waffle-iron — a batter cake with a pattern of deep indentations on each side, formed by the gridlike design on each of the two hinged parts of the metal appliance (waffle iron) in which the cake is baked.
- warriorlike — Like a warrior.
- watsonville — a city in W California.
- way of life — lifestyle
- wearisomely — causing weariness; fatiguing: a difficult and wearisome march.
- weight loss — slimming
- welcomingly — In a welcoming manner.
- welding rod — filler metal supplied in the form of a rod, usually coated with flux
- well-copied — an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original: a copy of a famous painting.
- wellingtons — Plural form of wellington.
- welsh corgi — one of either of two Welsh breeds of dogs having short legs, erect ears, and a foxlike head. Compare Cardigan (def 2), Pembroke (def 3).
- weltpolitik — the policy of participation in world affairs
- werewolfish — characteristic of a werewolf
- westpolitik — a policy of a Communist country of adopting trade and diplomatic relations with non-Communist nations.
- whistle for — to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
- whistleblow — Alternative form of whistle-blow.
- whistlestop — (US, dated) A minor railway station at which a train would stop if requested.
- white cloud — a small, brightly colored freshwater fish, Tanichthys albonubes, native to China: popular in home aquariums.
- white flour — flour that consists substantially of the starchy endosperm of wheat, most of the bran and the germ having been removed by the milling process
- white lotus — either of two Egyptian water lilies of the genus Nymphaea, as N. caerulea (blue lotus) having light blue flowers, or N. lotus (white lotus) having white flowers.
- white volta — a river in W Africa, in Ghana: a branch of the Volta River. About 550 miles (885 km) long. Compare Volta (def 2).
- white-glove — meticulous; painstaking; minute: a white-glove inspection.