10-letter words containing wo
- nonce-word — a word coined and used only for a particular occasion. Compare neologism (def 1).
- nonnetwork — not part of or connected to a network
- nonworking — not employed for a salary, fees, or wages; not producing or generating income: Our employee medical plan also covers nonworking spouses.
- norsewoman — a female member of the peoples of ancient Norway or Scandinavia
- noteworthy — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
- number two — someone or something that is second in rank, order, or importance.
- offworlder — Alternative spelling of off-worlder.
- oldworldly — of or relating to the ancient world or to a former period of history.
- olive wood — olive (def 3).
- one or two — One or two means a few.
- open wound — injury in which skin is broken
- orangewood — the hard, fine-grained, yellowish wood of the orange tree, used in inlaid work and fine turnery.
- otherworld — A world beyond death; an afterlife.
- outworking — to work harder, better, or faster than.
- outworlder — (scifi) One who comes from another planet.
- overworked — to cause to work too hard, too much, or too long; weary or exhaust with work (often used reflexively): Don't overwork yourself on that new job.
- palmerworm — the larva of a tineid moth, Dichomeris ligulella, of the eastern U.S., that feeds on the leaves of apple and other fruit trees.
- peckerwood — Midland and Southern U.S. woodpecker.
- pennyworth — as much as may be bought for a penny.
- pepperwood — California laurel (def 1).
- pepperwort — water clover.
- pickleworm — the larva of a pyralid moth, Diaphania nitidalis, that bores into the stem and fruit of squash, cucumber, and other cucurbitaceous plants.
- pit worker — a person who works down a mine, esp a coal miner
- pitchwoman — a female pitchman
- poisonwood — a tree, Metopium toxiferum, of southern Florida, that has compound leaves and yellowish, berrylike fruits and is poisonous to touch.
- presswoman — a female reporter
- printworks — (used with a singular or plural verb) a factory that prints textiles or other materials.
- prizewoman — a female prize winner
- quincewort — Squinancywort.
- range wool — the wool of sheep raised west of the Mississippi River, especially in Washington and the Rocky Mountain States.
- real world — the realm of practical or actual experience, as opposed to the abstract, theoretical, or idealized sphere of the classroom, laboratory, etc.: recent college graduates looking for jobs in the real world of rising unemployment.
- ribbonwood — a small evergreen malvaceous tree, Hoheria populnea, of New Zealand. Its wood is used in furniture making and the tough bark for making cord
- roadworthy — in suitable operating condition or meeting accepted standards for safe driving on the road: a roadworthy automobile.
- rough work — a preliminary work in preparation for a sketch, report, piece of work, etc
- rubblework — masonry built of rubble or roughly dressed stones.
- saleswoman — a woman who sells goods, services, etc.
- sandalwood — the fragrant heartwood of any of certain Asian trees of the genus Santalum, used for ornamental carving and burned as incense.
- sappanwood — a dyewood yielding a red color, produced by a small, East Indian tree, Caesalpinia sappan, of the legume family.
- schoolwork — the material studied in or for school, comprising homework and work done in class.
- scotswoman — a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Scotland; Scot.
- scrollwork — decorative work in which scroll forms figure prominently.
- scrubwoman — a woman hired to clean a place; charwoman.
- self-worth — the sense of one's own value or worth as a person; self-esteem; self-respect.
- setterwort — the wild plant Helleborus foetidus
- sex worker — prostitution.
- shortsword — a short-bladed sword
- siegeworks — constructions built by a besieging force
- silverwork — fine or decorative work executed in silver.
- skewerwood — the spindle tree, Euonymus europaeus.
- sludgeworm — a small freshwater worm, Tubifex tubifex, often inhabiting sewage sludge and the muddy bottoms of lakes, rivers, and pools.