12-letter words containing wo
- pillow sword — a straight sword of the 17th century.
- pioneer work — pioneer work does something that has not been done before, for example by developing or using new methods or techniques
- postworkshop — occurring after a workshop
- prairie wolf — coyote (def 1).
- praiseworthy — deserving of praise; laudable: a praiseworthy motive.
- printed word — The printed word is the same as written word.
- public works — government-funded construction
- redwood city — a city in W California.
- ring network — (networking, topology) A network topology in which all nodes are connected to a single wire in a ring or point-to-point. There are no endpoints. This topology is used by token ring networks. Compare: bus network, star network.
- rosewood oil — a fragrant oil extracted from the wood of a South American tree, Aniba rosaeodora, and used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- sale of work — a sale of goods and handicrafts made by the members of a club, church congregation, etc, to raise money
- say the word — If someone says the word, they give their approval as a sign that something should start to happen.
- sea lungwort — a plant, Mertensia maritima, of the borage family, growing on northern seacoasts and having leaves with an oysterlike flavor.
- sea milkwort — a maritime plant, Glaux maritima, having small, pinkish-white flowers.
- second world — the world's industrialized nations other than the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.
- self-worship — reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.
- series-wound — noting a commutator motor in which the field circuit and armature circuit are connected in series.
- servicewoman — a woman who is a member of the armed forces of a country.
- servile work — work of a physical nature that is forbidden on Sundays and on certain holidays
- sewage works — a place where chemicals are used to clean sewage so that it can then be allowed to go into rivers, etc or used to make manure
- shift worker — a person who does shiftwork
- shittim wood — the wood, probably acacia, of which the ark of the covenant and various parts of the tabernacle were made. Ex. 25, 26.
- small wonder — (I am) hardly surprised (that)
- southernwood — a woody-stemmed wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of southern Europe, having aromatic, finely dissected leaves.
- star network — a circuit with three or more branches all of which have one common terminal.
- stomach worm — a nematode, Haemonchus contortus, parasitic in the stomach of sheep, cattle, and related animals.
- streetworker — a social worker who works with youths of a neighborhood.
- sword-bearer — an official who carries the sword of state on ceremonial occasions, as before the sovereign, a magistrate, or the like.
- the wop-wops — the backblocks; the back of beyond
- thirty-twomo — a book size of about 3¼ × 5½ inches (8.3 × 14 cm), determined by printing on sheets that are folded to form 32 leaves or 64 pages. Symbol: 32mo, 32°.
- this-worldly — distinguished by or relating to material or earthly concerns; not spiritual or concerned with life in a future or imaginary world
- thoroughwort — boneset.
- trigger word — a word that initiates a process or course of action
- trojan women — a tragedy (415 b.c.) by Euripides.
- two sicilies — Two Sicilies.
- two-base hit — a base hit that enables a batter to reach second base safely.
- two-cylinder — (of an engine) having two cylinders
- two-pin plug — a plug that has two pins for inserting into a socket
- unnewsworthy — (of a story or incident) not important or significant enough to be considered news
- unnoteworthy — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
- unroadworthy — not mechanically sound or suitable for use on the road
- unworshipful — not worshipful; not showing reverence or admiration
- unworshipped — not worshipped; not admired or revered
- unworthiness — not worthy; lacking worth or excellence.
- vienna woods — Wienerwald.
- war of words — argument
- water worker — a person employed in the water industry
- weasel words — a word used to temper the forthrightness of a statement; a word that makes one's views equivocal, misleading, or confusing.
- weatherwoman — a woman who works as a weathercaster.
- weatherwomen — Plural form of weatherwoman.