13-letter words containing a, n, g, s
- volcanologist — the scientific study of volcanoes and volcanic phenomena.
- volsunga saga — an Icelandic saga of the late 13th century, concerning the family of the Volsungs, the theft of the cursed treasure of Andvari, the adventures of Sigurd, his wooing of Brynhild, his enchantment and marriage to Gudrun, and his eventual murder.
- wage increase — the amount by which a salary is increased
- wages council — (formerly, in Britain) a statutory body empowered to fix minimum wages in an industry; abolished in 1994
- wagon soldier — a field-artillery soldier.
- walking horse — Tennessee walking horse.
- walking stick — a stick held in the hand and used to help support oneself while walking.
- wallcoverings — Plural form of wallcovering.
- wappenshawing — (formerly) the reviewing of the men under arms in a Scottish lordship or district
- wasatch range — a mountain range in N Utah and SE Idaho. Highest peak, Mt. Timpanogos, 12,008 feet (3660 meters).
- washingtonian — living in or coming from Washington, D.C., or the state of Washington.
- wasting asset — an unreplaceable business asset of limited life, such as a coal mine or an oil well
- water-soaking — to soak or saturate with water.
- watering spot — watering hole
- weapons-grade — Weapons-grade substances such as uranium or plutonium are of a quality which makes them suitable for use in the manufacture of nuclear weapons.
- wedding feast — a meal served to celebrate a wedding
- well-speaking — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
- wellingtonias — Plural form of wellingtonia.
- west germanic — a subbranch of Germanic that includes English, Frisian, Flemish, Dutch, Plattdeutsch, Yiddish, and German. Abbreviation: WGmc.
- west virginia — a state in the E United States. 24,181 sq. mi. (62,629 sq. km). Capital: Charleston. Abbreviation: WV (for use with zip code), W.Va.
- western ghats — a mountain range in W peninsular India, parallel to the Malabar coast of the Arabian Sea. Highest peak: Anai Mudi, 2695 m (8841 ft)
- white-slaving — traffic in white slaves.
- wife swapping — sexual activity in which two or more married couples exchange partners.
- wood shavings — shavings of wood, as found in a carpenter's workshop etc
- wool classing — the grading and grouping together of similar types of wool
- working asset — invested capital that is comparatively liquid.
- working class — those persons working for wages, especially in manual labor.
- works manager — a factory manager
- world-shaking — of sufficient size or importance to affect the entire world: the world-shaking effects of an international clash.
- xenodiagnosis — a method of diagnosing certain diseases caused by insects, ticks, or other vectors, by allowing uninfected vectors to feed on the patient and later examining them for infections.
- yang shangkun — 1907–98, Chinese Communist leader: president 1988–99.
- zip fastening — a fastener in the form of a zip
- zoosporangium — a sporangium or spore case in which zoospores are produced.
- zuppa inglese — tiered layers of sponge cake sprinkled with rum or liqueur, then spread with custard or other cream filling.
- zygosporangia — a sporangium that bears a zygospore.