11-letter words containing a, m, n, w
- twelfth man — a reserve player in a cricket team
- vietnam war — a conflict, starting in 1954 and ending in 1975, between South Vietnam (later aided by the U.S., South Korea, Australia, the Philippines, Thailand, and New Zealand) and the Vietcong and North Vietnam.
- waning moon — the moon at any time after full moon and before new moon (so called because its illuminated area is decreasing).
- warm spring — a thermal spring having a temperature of up to 98°F (37°C).
- warming pan — a long-handled, covered pan, usually of brass, filled with live coals or hot water for warming a cold bed.
- warmongerer — Misspelling of warmonger.
- washerwoman — a woman who washes clothes, linens, etc., for hire; laundress.
- washerwomen — Plural form of washerwoman.
- watchmaking — The making (and repairing) of watches.
- water lemon — yellow granadilla.
- water nymph — a nymph of the water, as a naiad, a Nereid, or an Oceanid.
- watermelons — Plural form of watermelon.
- wave number — the number of waves in one centimeter of light in a given wavelength; the reciprocal of the wavelength.
- waxing moon — the moon at any time after new moon and before full moon, so called because its illuminated area is increasing.
- weak-minded — having or showing a lack of mental firmness; irresolute; vacillating.
- weismannism — the theories of heredity as expounded by Weismann, especially the theory that all inheritable characteristics are carried in the germ plasm, and that acquired characteristics cannot be inherited.
- wesleyanism — the evangelical principles taught by John Wesley; Methodism.
- west german — a former republic in central Europe: created in 1949 by the coalescing of the British, French, and U.S. zones of occupied Germany established in 1945. 96,025 sq. mi. (248,706 sq. km). Capital: Bonn.
- westmorland — a former county in NW England, now part of Cumbria, partially in the Lake District.
- wet machine — a machine for dewatering pulp.
- whit monday — the Monday following Whitsunday.
- widow woman — a widow.
- willimantic — a city in NE Connecticut.
- winckelmann — Johann Joachim [yoh-hahn yoh-ah-khim] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyoʊ ɑ xɪm/ (Show IPA), 1717–68, German archaeologist and art historian.
- windjammers — Plural form of windjammer.
- windjamming — Excessive talking; loquaciousness.
- windom peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,082 feet (4292 meters).
- witenagemot — the assembly of the witan; the national council attended by the king, aldermen, bishops, and nobles.
- woman-hater — a person, especially a man, who dislikes women; misogynist.
- womanliness — like or befitting a woman; feminine; not masculine or girlish.
- workmanlike — like or befitting a workman.
- workmanship — the art or skill of a workman or workwoman.
- wranglesome — Inclined to wrangle or squabble; quarrelsome.
- yachtswoman — a woman who owns or sails a yacht, or who is devoted to yachting.
- yachtswomen — Irregular plural form of yachtswoman.