11-letter words containing w, p
- spirit away — the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- split wings — wings (of an artificial fly) that are dressed cocked up and separated into a V shape
- spoken word — The spoken word is used to refer to language expressed in speech, for example in contrast to written texts or music.
- spokeswoman — a woman who speaks for another person or for a group.
- sponge down — to wipe clean with a damp sponge or cloth
- sportswoman — a woman who engages in sports.
- spotted owl — a dark-brown owl (Strix occidentalis, family Strigidae) with scattered white spots and dark eyes, sometimes seen in the forests of W North America: it is an endangered species
- spring snow — corn snow.
- springwater — water from a spring
- steppenwolf — a novel (1927) by Hermann Hesse.
- stewardship — the position and duties of a steward, a person who acts as the surrogate of another or others, especially by managing property, financial affairs, an estate, etc.
- stock power — a power of attorney permitting a person other than the owner of stock in a corporation to transfer the title of ownership to a third party.
- sulphurwort — an umbelliferous perennial plant, Peucedanum officinale, of which the roots produce a smell like that of sulphur
- sun-worship — the act of worshipping the sun as a deity
- supergrowth — exceptional growth; very rapid growth
- superlawyer — an extremely successful lawyer
- superpowers — an extremely powerful nation, especially one capable of influencing international events and the acts and policies of less powerful nations.
- superweapon — an extremely powerful weapon
- swamp barge — A swamp barge is a vessel used for offshore drilling in very shallow water, which is towed out and then rests on the bottom.
- swamp blues — a style of slow blues originating in Louisiana
- swamp buggy — an amphibious vehicle for use in and around swamps, typically having an automobile engine, four-wheel drive, large wheels with deep treads, and a raised chassis.
- swamp fever — leptospirosis.
- swamp maple — red maple.
- swan-upping — the taking up of young swans to mark them with nicks on the beak for identification.
- swarm spore — zoospore
- swash plate — an inclined circular plate on a rotating shaft for transferring force and motion to or from parts reciprocating in a direction parallel to the axis of shaft rotation.
- sweat pants — loose-fitting pants of soft, absorbent fabric, as cotton jersey, usually with a drawstring at the waist and close-fitting or elastic cuffs at the ankles, commonly worn during athletic activity for warmth or to induce sweating.
- sweep check — a maneuver for depriving an opponent of the puck by seizing it in the crook of one's stick and pulling it away with a movement in a long arc, the stick being held level or nearly level with the ice. Compare check1 (def 37).
- sweepstakes — a sweepstakes.
- sweet spire — a shrub, Itea virginica, of the eastern and southern U.S., having showy, fragrant, white flowers.
- sweetie pie — sweetheart (used especially as a term of endearment).
- sweetie-pie — sweetheart (used especially as a term of endearment).
- swing space — a temporary working environment, used esp while renovations are being carried out
- swipe right — to move a finger from left to right across a touchscreen in order to approve an image
- swiss lapis — cracked quartz, stained blue in imitation of lapis lazuli.
- switch plug — a plug, as for an electric iron, equipped with an on-off switch.
- sword-point — the point of a sword
- tamper with — to meddle, especially for the purpose of altering, damaging, or misusing (usually followed by with): Someone has been tampering with the lock.
- tawny pipit — a small sandy-brown European bird, Anthus campestris, of the wagtail family; an irregular migrant to some parts of Britain
- tidal power — the use of the rise and fall of tides involving very large volumes of water at low heads to generate electric power
- tiger prawn — a large edible prawn of the genus Penaeus with dark bands across the body, fished commercially in the Indian and Pacific oceans
- townscaping — the act of designing a town
- townspeople — residents of a town
- trip switch — an electric switch arranged to interrupt a circuit suddenly and disconnect power from a running machine so that the machine is stopped
- trophy wife — the young, often second, wife of a rich middle-aged man.
- trumpetweed — any of various eupatorium plants, esp joe-pye weed
- twelve step — of or based on a program for recovery from addiction originating with Alcoholics Anonymous and providing 12 progressive levels toward attainment.
- twelve-step — of or based on a program for recovery from addiction originating with Alcoholics Anonymous and providing 12 progressive levels toward attainment.
- two a penny — Things that are said to be two a penny or ten a penny are not valuable or interesting because they are very common and easy to find.
- two-pointer — a shot from inside or on the three point line, worth two points if it is made