10-letter words containing w
- leg warmer — a footless, stockinglike knitted covering for the leg, usually worn over tights, trousers, boots, etc., for warmth, as in a dance class or while exercising, or as a fashion accessory.
- leg-warmer — a footless, stockinglike knitted covering for the leg, usually worn over tights, trousers, boots, etc., for warmth, as in a dance class or while exercising, or as a fashion accessory.
- legwarmers — Plural form of legwarmer.
- lengthways — Lengthwise.
- lengthwise — In a direction parallel with a thing's length.
- lenz's law — the principle that the direction of the current induced in a circuit by a changing magnetic field is such that the magnetic field produced by this current will oppose the original field
- letchworth — a town in SE England, in N Hertfordshire: the first garden city in Great Britain (founded in 1903). Pop: 32 932 (2001)
- letterwood — snakewood.
- level with — having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
- lewis acid — any substance capable of forming a covalent bond with a base by accepting a pair of electrons from it.
- lewis base — any substance capable of forming a covalent bond with an acid by transferring a pair of electrons to it.
- lewis bolt — an anchor bolt having a conical base around which concrete or lead is poured to hold it.
- lewisville — a town in N Texas.
- lie fallow — to remain uncultivated, unused, unproductive, etc. for a time
- life arrow — an arrowlike projectile for carrying a line for use in maritime rescue operations.
- light show — a form of entertainment consisting chiefly of constantly changing patterns of light and color, usually accompanied by music and sound effects.
- light wave — the movement of light conceptualized as a wave, defined by such properties as reflection, refraction, and dispersion
- lightwaves — Plural form of lightwave.
- like water — lavishly; freely
- lily-white — white as a lily: soft lily-white skin.
- limp wrist — a contemptuous term used to refer to a homosexual, especially a male homosexual.
- lindenwold — a town in SW New Jersey.
- lineswoman — a female official, as in tennis, soccer, ice hockey, and football, who assists the referee.
- lineswomen — Plural form of lineswoman.
- linlithgow — former name of West Lothian.
- little owl — a small, European owl, Athene noctua, often portrayed in art with the goddess Athena.
- littlewood — (Maud) Joan. 1914–2002, British theatre director, who founded the Theatre Workshop Company (1945) with the aim of bringing theatre to the working classes: noted esp for her production of Oh, What a Lovely War! (1963)
- live-tweet — to post messages on the Twitter website about an event, etc, as it happens
- liverworts — Plural form of liverwort.
- liverwurst — a sausage made with a large percentage of liver, especially one made with pork liver and pork meat.
- local wind — one of a number of winds that are influenced predominantly by the topographic features of a relatively small region.
- lollywater — a sweet soft drink, especially one brightly colored.
- longbowman — an archer who uses a longbow.
- longfellow — Henry Wadsworth [wodz-werth] /ˈwɒdz wərθ/ (Show IPA), 1807–82, U.S. poet.
- longmeadow — a town in S Massachusetts.
- longwinded — Alternative spelling of long-winded.
- looyenwork — a physical therapy intended to release muscle fibre adhesions
- lord knows — You can say 'Lord knows' to emphasize something that you feel or believe very strongly.
- loungewear — articles of clothing suitable for wear during leisure time, especially in the home.
- louseworts — Plural form of lousewort.
- lousy with — infested with lice.
- loveworthy — worthy of being loved
- low church — pertaining to the view or practice in the Anglican Church that emphasizes evangelicalism and lays little stress on the sacraments, church rituals, and church authority.
- low comedy — comedy that depends on physical action, broadly humorous or farcical situations, and often bawdy or vulgar jokes.
- low fulham — a die loaded at one corner either to favor a throw of 4, 5, or 6 (high fulham) or to favor a throw of 1, 2, or 3 (low fulham)
- low german — the West Germanic languages not included in the High German group, as English, Dutch, Flemish, or Plattdeutsch. Abbreviation: LG. Compare High German (def 1).
- low ground — Often, low grounds. Southern U.S. bottom (def 4).
- low relief — bas-relief.
- low season — The low season is the time of year when a place receives the fewest visitors, and fares and holiday accommodation are often cheaper.
- low sunday — the first Sunday after Easter.