11-letter words containing w, o, y
- forty winks — a short nap.
- four-by-two — a piece of timber with a cross section that measures 4 inches by 2 inches
- gillyflower — Archaic. any of several fragrant flowers of the genus Dianthus, as the carnation or clove pink.
- give way to — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- greasy wool — untreated wool, still retaining the lanolin, which is used for waterproof clothing
- grey willow — a species of willow, Salix cinerea, with greenish-grey catkins
- harrowingly — extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous: a harrowing experience.
- high yellow — a term used to refer to a light-skinned black person.
- hollow-eyed — having sunken eyes.
- holy willie — a person who is hypocritically pious
- honey wagon — a wagon or truck for collecting and carrying excrement or manure.
- honey-sweet — sweet as honey.
- housewifely — of, like, or befitting a housewife.
- housewifery — the function or work of a housewife; housekeeping.
- if you want — as you please
- ivory tower — a place or situation remote from worldly or practical affairs: the university as an ivory tower.
- ivory-white — of a creamy or yellowish white in color.
- jabberwocky — a playful imitation of language consisting of invented, meaningless words; nonsense; gibberish.
- jewelry box — case for valuable accessories
- journeywork — the work of a journeyman.
- keyhole saw — a compass saw for cutting keyholes, etc.
- kidney worm — any of various large nematodes parasitic in the kidneys, especially Stephanurus dentatus, found in pigs.
- knowability — capable of being known.
- laughworthy — worthy of being laughed at
- law society — association of lawyers
- lewy bodies — abnormal proteins that occur in the nerve cells of the cerebral cortex and the basal ganglia, causing Parkinson's disease and dementia
- lolly water — any of various coloured soft drinks
- low-country — Often, Low-Country. of or relating to the Low Countries.
- low-density — having a low concentration.
- low-quality — substandard; of inferior quality: It’s hard to make a delicious dish when you start with low-quality ingredients. Repairs made with low-quality parts are cheaper, but they won’t last long.
- lower egypt — Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Capital: Cairo. Formerly (1958–71) United Arab Republic.
- mammy wagon — a W African vehicle built on a lorry chassis, capable of carrying both passengers and goods
- mars yellow — a medium to deep orange-yellow color.
- meadow lily — Canada lily.
- merry widow — a woman's undergarment consisting of a strapless brassiere and short corset with attached garters.
- money cowry — a tropical marine gastropod, Cypraea moneta
- money wages — wages evaluated with reference to the money paid rather than the equivalent purchasing power
- new biology — the branch of biology that deals with the nature of biological phenomena at the molecular level through the study of DNA and RNA, proteins, and other macromolecules involved in genetic information and cell function, characteristically making use of advanced tools and techniques of separation, manipulation, imaging, and analysis.
- new country — a style of country music that emerged in the late 1980s characterized by a more contemporary sound and down-to-earth rather than sentimental lyrics
- new economy — the postindustrial world economy based on internet trading and advanced technology
- new harmony — a town in SW Indiana: socialistic community established by Robert Owen 1825.
- new yorkese — the speech thought to be characteristic of a person from New York City, as in pronunciation or vocabulary.
- newburyport — a city in NE Massachusetts.
- northwardly — Northwards, towards the north.
- norway pine — red pine.
- otherworldy — With a quality unlike those normal to everyday life, or outside typical human experience.
- oyster stew — a stew containing oysters
- oysterwoman — a woman who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters.
- paddy wagon — Informal. patrol wagon.
- policy wonk — a person who studies or makes political policies, esp one who has a strong enthusiasm for technical details