10-letter words containing wo
- two shakes — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- two-bagger — two-base hit.
- two-fisted — ready for or inclined to physical combat.
- two-handed — having two hands.
- two-hander — a play for two actors
- two-legged — having two legs
- two-master — a vessel rigged with two masts.
- two-seater — a vehicle accommodating two persons.
- two-spirit — (in some American Indian tribes) a person, especially a biological male, who adopts the gender identity, dress, and social roles traditionally assigned to the opposite sex.
- two-storey — (of a building) having two floors or levels
- two-stroke — relating to or designating an internal-combustion engine whose piston makes two strokes for every explosion
- two-suiter — a suitcase designed to hold two suits and additional smaller items.
- two-tailed — (of a significance test) concerned with the hypothesis that an observed value of a sampling statistic differs significantly from a given value, where an error in either direction is relevant: for instance, in testing the fairness of scales, an inspector will seek to exclude both overweight and underweight goods
- two-thirds — Two-thirds of something is an amount that is two out of three equal parts of it.
- two-timing — to be unfaithful to (a lover or spouse).
- under-work — to do less work on than is necessary or required: to underwork an idea.
- underworld — the criminal element of human society.
- unworkable — practicable or feasible: He needs a workable schedule.
- unworthily — not worthy; lacking worth or excellence.
- upperworks — the parts of a vessel above the waterline when fully laden
- vogue word — a word or term that is fashionable for a time.
- wageworker — a member of the laboring class; wage earner.
- walnutwood — the wood of a walnut tree
- wandsworth — a borough of Greater London, England.
- wash-woman — washerwoman.
- watchwoman — A female watchman.
- watchwomen — Plural form of watchwoman.
- watchwords — Plural form of watchword.
- waterworks — (used with a singular or plural verb) a complete system of reservoirs, pipelines, conduits, etc., by which water is collected, purified, stored, and pumped to urban users.
- wattlework — a simple covering for a human dwelling constructed from interwoven branches and leaved twigs
- well-woman — a woman who, although not ill, attends a health-service clinic for preventive monitoring, health education, and advice
- welshwoman — a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Wales.
- werewolves — (in folklore and superstition) a human being who has changed into a wolf, or is capable of assuming the form of a wolf, while retaining human intelligence.
- wheatworms — Plural form of wheatworm.
- white work — needlework done in white on fine white cloth, especially linen.
- whitewoods — Plural form of whitewood.
- wickerwork — material or products consisting of plaited or woven twigs or osiers; articles made of wicker.
- wireworker — a person skilled at using wire to make functional or decorative works
- woadwaxens — Plural form of woadwaxen.
- wobbegongs — Plural form of wobbegong.
- wobbliness — shaky; unsteady.
- wobblingly — With a wobbling motion.
- woe betide — If you say woe betide anyone who does a particular thing, you mean that something unpleasant will happen to them if they do it.
- woefulness — The quality of being woeful.
- woffington — Peg, full name Margaret Woffington. ?1714–60, Irish actress
- wolf-child — a child who is thought to have been suckled or nurtured by wolves.
- wolfensohn — James D., known as Jim. born 1933, US businessman and international official, born in Australia; president of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the World Bank) (1995–2005); honorary knighthood (1995)
- wolffishes — Plural form of wolffish.
- wolfhounds — Plural form of wolfhound.
- wolframate — tungstate.