9-letter words containing w, o, l
- southwell — Saint Robert. ?1561–95, English poet and Roman Catholic martyr, who was imprisoned, tortured, and executed for his Jesuit activities. His best-known poem is 'The Burning Babe'
- sow-belly — fat salt pork taken from the belly of a hog.
- spelldown — a spelling competition that begins with all the contestants standing and that ends when all but one, the winner, have been required to sit down due to a specified number of misspellings.
- spoolview — (tool) A printing system for Unix. SpoolView can control several printers connected to a TCP/IP network. Different printers can be loaded with different paper and forms. After submitting a print request, the user can change the printer, form, number of copies or priority. Administrators can register new printers, change paper forms on printers, cancel requests, suspend printers.
- spot-weld — to weld (two pieces of metal) together in a small area or spot by the application of heat and pressure.
- stalworth — stalwart.
- steelwork — steel parts or articles.
- stonewall — to engage in stonewalling.
- stownlins — secretly; stealthily.
- sunflower — any of various composite plants of the genus Helianthus, as H. annuus, having showy, yellow-rayed flower heads often 12 inches (30 cm) wide, and edible seeds that yield an oil with a wide variety of uses: the state flower of Kansas.
- sweet oil — olive oil.
- swell box — a chamber containing a set of pipes in a pipe organ or of reeds in a reed organ, and having movable slats or shutters that can be opened or closed to increase or diminish tonal volume.
- swordbill — a South American hummingbird, Ensifera ensifera, having a slender bill that is longer than its body.
- swordplay — the action or technique of wielding a sword; fencing.
- swordtail — any of several small, brightly colored, viviparous, freshwater fishes of the genus Xiphophorus, native to Central America, having the lower part of the caudal fin elongated into a swordlike structure: often kept in aquariums.
- talk down — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
- talk show — a radio or television show in which a host interviews or chats with guests, especially celebrity guests.
- tallowish — resembling tallow; tallow-like
- tawny owl — a European owl, Strix aluco, having a reddish-brown or grey plumage, black eyes, and a round head
- tea towel — a dishtowel.
- the wolds — a range of chalk hills in NE England: consists of the Yorkshire Wolds to the north, separated from the Lincolnshire Wolds by the Humber estuary
- to follow — After mentioning one course of a meal, you can mention the next course by saying what you will have to follow or what there will be to follow.
- tollywood — the Telugu-language film industry, based in the state of Andhra Pradesh in SE India
- towel off — to dry oneself, as after bathing
- towelette — a small paper towel, usually premoistened in a sealed package.
- towelhead — an offensive term for someone who wears a turban
- towelling — a narrow fabric of cotton or linen, in plain, twill, or huck weave, used for hand towels or dishtowels.
- towerless — not having a tower
- towerlike — like a tower
- town hall — a hall or building belonging to a town, used for the transaction of the town's business and often also as a place of public assembly.
- town life — the life or lifestyle characteristic of a town or urban area, esp as contrasted with rural or country life
- town milk — milk treated by pasteurization for direct consumption, as opposed to dairy factory milk for the production of butter, cheese, etc
- town plan — a comprehensive document which sets out a vision of the physical and social development of a town, including the construction of facilities
- town talk — the usual talk, gossip, or rumors, as in a village or town.
- townsfolk — citizens, local people
- tulipwood — the wood of the tulip tree.
- two-color — having or using two colors.
- two-cycle — noting or pertaining to an internal-combustion engine in which two strokes are required to complete a cycle (two-stroke cycle) one to admit and compress air or an air-fuel mixture and one to ignite fuel, do work, and scavenge the cylinder.
- twolegged — having two legs.
- ultraslow — extremely slow
- unallowed — Physics. involving a change in quantum numbers, permitted by the selection rules: allowed transition.
- underflow — to move along in a stream: The river flowed slowly to the sea.
- underwool — underfur.
- unswollen — not swollen
- unwelcome — a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
- unwomanly — not possessing qualities, such as warmth, attractiveness, etc, generally regarded as typical of a woman, esp a mature woman
- unworldly — not worldly; not seeking material advantage; spiritually minded.
- wagon-lit — (in continental European usage) a railroad sleeping car.
- wagonload — the load carried by a wagon.
- walk into — If you walk into an unpleasant situation, you become involved in it without expecting to, especially because you have been careless.