9-letter words containing w, o, l
- walk over — If someone walks over you, they treat you very badly.
- walk-down — a store, living quarters, etc., located below the street level and approached by a flight of steps: It was a dimly lit walk-down optimistically called a garden apartment.
- walkabout — Chiefly British. a walking tour. an informal public stroll taken by members of the royal family or by a political figure for the purpose of greeting and being seen by the public.
- walkathon — a long-distance walking race for testing endurance.
- walker-on — someone who has a small part in a play or theatrical entertainment, esp one without any lines
- walkovers — Plural form of walkover.
- wall knot — a knot forming a knob at the end of a rope, made by unwinding the strands and weaving them together
- wall rock — the rock forming the walls of a vein.
- wallaroos — Plural form of wallaroo.
- wallboard — material manufactured in large sheets for use in making or covering walls, ceilings, etc., as a substitute for wooden boards or plaster.
- wallopers — Plural form of walloper.
- walloping — a vigorous blow.
- wallopped — Simple past tense and past participle of wallop.
- wallowing — to roll about or lie in water, snow, mud, dust, or the like, as for refreshment: Goats wallowed in the dust.
- war cloud — something that threatens war; a harbinger of conflict.
- warlockry — witchcraft
- warmblood — A horse of a breed that is a cross between an Arab or similar breed and another breed of the draft or pony type.
- wash load — a load of washing which is put in a washing machine
- washbowls — Plural form of washbowl.
- washcloth — a small cloth for washing one's face or body.
- waterfowl — a water bird, especially a swimming bird.
- waterhole — A depression in which water collects, especially one from which animals regularly drink.
- waxflower — (botany) Any plant of the genus Hoya.
- weep hole — a hole in a sill, retaining wall, or the like for draining off accumulated moisture, as from condensation or seepage.
- welcomely — In a welcome manner.
- welcoming — a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
- well done — congratulations
- well told — simple past tense and past participle of tell1 .
- well-born — born of a good, noble, or highly esteemed family.
- well-done — performed accurately and diligently; executed with skill and efficiency.
- well-hole — the shaft of a well.
- well-shod — a simple past tense and past participle of shoe.
- well-trod — a simple past tense and past participle of tread.
- well-worn — showing the effects of extensive use or wear: well-worn carpets.
- welldoing — good conduct or action.
- wellhouse — wellhead (def 2).
- wellknown — (nonstandard) Alternative form of well-known.
- wellpoint — a perforated tube driven into the ground to collect water from the surrounding area so that it can be pumped away, as to prevent an excavation from filling with ground water.
- wellywood — the film production business located in Wellington, New Zealand
- welsh cob — any of a breed of medium-sized riding horse, developed in Wales, with a thickset body and relatively short legs
- werelions — Plural form of werelion.
- whale oil — oil rendered from whale blubber, formerly widely used as a fuel for lamps and for making soap and candles.
- whaleboat — a long, narrow boat designed for quick turning and use in rough seas: formerly used in whaling, now mainly for sea rescue.
- whalebone — an elastic, horny substance growing in place of teeth in the upper jaw of certain whales, and forming a series of thin, parallel plates on each side of the palate; baleen.
- wheelwork — a train of gears, as in a timepiece.
- whip roll — a roller, located at the back of a loom, that guides the warp ends as they come up from the warp beam on their way to the harness.
- whirlbone — Alternative form of whirl-bone.
- whirlpool — water in swift, circular motion, as that produced by the meeting of opposing currents, often causing a downward spiraling action.
- white owl — snowy owl
- whole hog — the whole or total extent (esp in the phrase go the whole hog)