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8-letter words containing w, p, l

  • sweetlip — any of various Australian fish with large lips
  • swell up — become enlarged
  • the plow — the constellation Ursa Major
  • towplane — an aeroplane that tows gliders
  • unplowed — an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
  • upfollow — to come next
  • waldrapp — the hermit ibis, Geronticus eremita, found in parts of N Africa and the Middle East
  • walloped — to beat soundly; thrash.
  • walloper — to beat soundly; thrash.
  • warlpiri — an Aboriginal language of central Australia
  • warplane — an airplane designed for, or used in, warfare.
  • wasplike — any of numerous social or solitary hymenopterous insects of the Vespidae, Sphecidae, and allied families, generally having a long, slender body and narrow waist and, in the female, a stinger.
  • wax palm — a tall, pinnate-leaved palm, Ceroxylon alpinum (or C. andicola), of the Andes, whose stem and leaves yield a resinous wax.
  • waxplant — a shrubby climbing plant, Hoya carnosa, of the milkweed family, native to Australia, with umbels of waxy pink or white flowers.
  • weephole — a small drain hole in a wall
  • well-put — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
  • whelping — Present participle of whelp.
  • whiplash — the lash of a whip.
  • whipless — without a whip
  • whiplike — to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
  • whiptail — any of numerous New World lizards of the family Teiidae, especially of the genus Cnemidophorus, characterized by great agility and alertness.
  • wholphin — the hybrid offspring of a whale and a dolphin
  • wimpling — a woman's headcloth drawn in folds about the chin, formerly worn out of doors, and still in use by some nuns.
  • wipeable — able to be wiped
  • wisplike — a handful or small bundle of straw, hay, or the like.
  • wolfpack — A family or other group of wild wolves.
  • woodpile — a pile or stack of firewood.
  • woolpack — a coarse fabric, usually of jute, in which raw wool is packed for transport.
  • wordplay — clever or subtle repartee; verbal wit.
  • wordpool — (education) A random collection of words, used as inspiration for writing.
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