10-letter words containing w
- kieślowski — Krzysztof (ˈkrɪʃtɔf). 1941–96, Polish film director, whose later films were made in France; his work includes the television series Decalogue (1988–89) and the film trilogy Three Colours (1993–94)
- killswitch — Alternative spelling of kill switch.
- king prawn — any of several large prawns of the genus Penaeus, which are fished commercially in Australian waters
- kitty hawk — a village in NE North Carolina: Wright brothers' airplane flight 1903.
- kiwi fruit — A kiwi fruit is a fruit with a brown hairy skin and green flesh.
- kiwisports — a fitness programme developed for schools, involving a selection of sports such as rounders, cricket, and netball
- knackwurst — a short, thick, highly seasoned sausage.
- knock down — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- knockdowns — Plural form of knockdown.
- knockwurst — knackwurst.
- know-hows' — knowledge of how to do something; faculty or skill for a particular activity; expertise: Designing a computer requires a lot of know-how.
- know-ledge — acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation; general erudition: knowledge of many things.
- knowledged — Simple past tense and past participle of knowledge.
- knowledges — Plural form of knowledge.
- korean war — the war, begun on June 25, 1950, between North Korea, aided by Communist China, and South Korea, aided by the United States and other United Nations members forming a United Nations armed force: truce signed July 27, 1953.
- kowhaiwhai — a type of ornamental Māori art that uses elaborate scroll patterns
- labour law — those areas of law which appertain to the relationship between employers and employees and between employers and trade unions
- lackawanna — a city in W New York, on Lake Erie, near Buffalo.
- ladieswear — clothes designed for women
- lake worth — a city in SE Florida.
- land power — a nation having an important and powerful army.
- landowners — Plural form of landowner.
- landowning — an owner or proprietor of land.
- landwaiter — a British customs officer who enforces import-export regulations, collects import duties, etc.
- larry wall — (person) A demigod, the author of Perl, patch, and rn. In the Perl README, he says, "I want you to know that I create nice things like this because it pleases the Author of my story. If this bothers you, then your notion of Authorship needs some revision. But you can use Perl anyway." E-mail: Larry Wall <[email protected]>.
- laser show — a display of coloured laser lights for entertainment purposes, often accompanying a music concert, etc
- last straw — the last of a succession of irritations, incidents, remarks, etc., that leads to a loss of patience, a disaster, etc.: He has been late before, but this is the last straw.
- laugh away — to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
- laugh down — to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
- law centre — an office, usually staffed by professional volunteers, at which free legal advice and information are provided to the general public
- law courts — a body which adjudicates legal disputes and attempts to administer justice in accordance with the law
- law french — Anglo-French as used in legal proceedings and lawbooks in England from the Norman Conquest to the 17th century, some terms of which are still in use.
- law of war — rules or a code of rules governing the rights and duties of belligerents in an international war.
- law school — university where law degrees are taught
- lawbreaker — a person who breaks or violates the law.
- lawfulness — allowed or permitted by law; not contrary to law: a lawful enterprise.
- lawn chair — a chair or chaise longue designed for use out of doors.
- lawn mower — a hand-operated or motor-driven machine for cutting the grass of a lawn.
- lawn party — garden party.
- lawnmowers — Plural form of lawnmower.
- lawrencium — a synthetic, radioactive, metallic element. Symbol: Lr; atomic number: 103.
- lawrentian — of, relating to, or characteristic of D. H. Lawrence, his works, or his ideas.
- lawyerlike — Resembling a lawyer or some aspect of one.
- lay sb low — If a disease or illness lays you low, it makes you weak or ill.
- lead screw — (on a lathe) a rotating horizontal screw for moving the tool carriage along the work at a constant rate.
- lead white — a poisonous pigment used in painting, consisting of white lead and characterized chiefly by a fugitive white color, covering power, and tough, flexible film-forming properties.
- leeuwarden — a province in the N Netherlands. 1431 sq. mi. (3705 sq. km). Capital: Leeuwarden.
- left arrow — (character) The graphic which the 1963 version of ASCII had in place of the underscore character, ASCII 95.
- leftwardly — leftwards
- leftwinger — (Sometimes pejorative) A person who is radically liberal politically; one whose political viewpoint is leftwing.