12-letter words containing a, d, e, r, w
- water-cooled — kept from overheating by having water circulated around or through it, as in pipes or a water jacket
- water-harden — to quench (steel) in water.
- water-locked — enclosed entirely, or almost entirely, by water: a waterlocked nation.
- waterboarded — Simple past tense and past participle of waterboard.
- watered silk — silk with a wavy lustrous finish
- watered-down — made weaker or less effective from or as from dilution with water: a watered-down cocktail; Spectators saw a watered-down version of the famous opera.
- waterproofed — Having been made waterproof.
- weak-hearted — without courage or fortitude; fainthearted.
- weasel words — a word used to temper the forthrightness of a statement; a word that makes one's views equivocal, misleading, or confusing.
- weather deck — (on a ship) the uppermost continuous deck exposed to the weather.
- weather tide — a tide moving against the direction of the wind.
- weatherboard — an early type of board used as a siding for a building.
- weatherbound — (often nautical) Delayed or prevented by bad weather from doing something, such as travelling.
- welfare fund — a fund set up by a union or employer, providing benefits to workers during a period of unemployment or disablement, as salary continuance while ill.
- well treated — to act or behave toward (a person) in some specified way: to treat someone with respect.
- well-attired — to dress, array, or adorn, especially for special occasions, ceremonials, etc.
- well-drained — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
- well-favored — of pleasing appearance; good-looking; pretty or handsome.
- well-guarded — cautious; careful; prudent: to be guarded in one's speech.
- well-learned — having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite: learned professors.
- well-trained — Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- well-treated — to act or behave toward (a person) in some specified way: to treat someone with respect.
- well-watered — having rivers or streams: an amply watered area.
- westmoreland — William Childs [chahyldz] /tʃaɪldz/ (Show IPA), 1914–2005, U.S. army officer: commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam and Thailand 1964–68.
- white-haired — having hair that is white.
- whitherwards — toward what or which place
- wholehearted — fully or completely sincere, enthusiastic, energetic, etc.; hearty; earnest: a wholehearted attempt to comply.
- wide-ranging — extending over a large area; extensive or diversified in scope: wide-ranging lands; a wide-ranging discussion.
- wild parsley — any of several uncultivated plants resembling the parsley in shape and structure.
- windbreakers — Plural form of windbreaker.
- windcheaters — Plural form of windcheater.
- windlestraws — Plural form of windlestraw.
- window frame — structure surrounding a window pane
- wine steward — a waiter in a restaurant or club who is in charge of wine; sommelier.
- winter-hardy — able to survive the effects of cold weather.
- withdrawable — to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
- withdrawment — The act of withdrawing; withdrawal; recall.
- wobble board — a piece of fibreboard used as a musical instrument, producing a characteristic sound when flexed
- woman driver — a female driver
- woman friend — a female friend
- wood vinegar — pyroligneous acid.
- wood warbler — warbler (def 2).
- world beater — If you describe a person or thing as a world beater, you mean that they are better than most other people or things of their kind.
- world leader — sth that is the best internationally
- world-beater — a person or thing that surpasses all others of like kind, as in quality, ability, or endurance.
- world-shaker — something of sufficient importance to affect the entire world: The book is no world-shaker, but it's pleasant reading.
- would rather — in a measure; to a certain extent; somewhat: rather good.
- wrong-headed — wrong in judgment or opinion; misguided and stubborn; perverse.