11-letter words containing a, n, t, w
- nay pyi taw — the official capital of Myanmar (Burma), built in the centre of the country near Pyinmana in 2005–2006, and superseding Yangon (Rangoon) for main government functions. Pop: officially approaching 1 000 000 in 2007
- new britain — the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, in the W central Pacific Ocean. About 14,600 sq. mi. (37,814 sq. km). Capital: Rabaul.
- new castile — a region in central Spain: formerly a province. 27,933 sq. mi. (72,346 sq. km).
- new planets — the outer planets Uranus, Neptune, and (formerly) Pluto, only discovered comparatively recently
- newsagent's — a shop that sells newspapers and magazines
- newscasters — Plural form of newscaster.
- newscasting — a broadcast of news on radio or television.
- nicht wahr? — isn't that so?
- night watch — a painting (1642) by Rembrandt.
- night-watch — a painting (1642) by Rembrandt.
- nightwalker — a person who walks or roves about at night, especially a thief, prostitute, etc.
- northwardly — Northwards, towards the north.
- now account — Banking. a savings account against which checks can be written.
- on the wane — If something is on the wane, it is becoming weaker or less.
- other woman — a woman who is romantically or sexually involved with another woman's husband or lover, especially a woman who is having an affair with a married man.
- outswearing — Present participle of outswear.
- outwardness — (uncountable) The quality of being outward.
- oysterwoman — a woman who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters.
- parataniwha — a New Zealand plant, Elatostema rugosa, with pink and red serrated leaves
- patrolwoman — a policewoman who is assigned to patrol a specific district, route, etc.
- pawn ticket — a receipt given for goods left with a pawnbroker.
- peanut worm — any small, unsegmented, marine worm of the phylum Sipuncula, that when disturbed retracts its anterior portion into the body, giving the appearance of a peanut seed.
- plantswoman — a nurserywoman.
- playwriting — the art or technique of writing theatrical plays; the work or profession of a playwright.
- postweaning — of, relating to, or occurring in the period following weaning
- power plant — a plant, including engines, dynamos, etc., and the building or buildings necessary for the generation of power, as electric or nuclear power.
- power train — a train of gears and shafting transmitting power from an engine, motor, etc., to a mechanism being driven.
- put down as — If you put someone or something down as a particular type of person or thing, you consider that they are that thing.
- ratings war — a situation in which each of two or more channels makes a particular effort to attract more viewers or listeners than its rival
- reason with — If you try to reason with someone, you try to persuade them to do or accept something by using sensible arguments.
- rotary wing — an airfoil that rotates about an approximately vertical axis, as that supporting a helicopter or autogiro in flight.
- rowing boat — rowboat.
- satin weave — one of the basic weave structures in which the filling threads are interlaced with the warp at widely separated intervals, producing the effect of an unbroken surface.
- satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- scotchwoman — Scotswoman.
- shanty town — ghetto, slum
- slow-acting — working or acting slowly, not immediately
- sportswoman — a woman who engages in sports.
- springwater — water from a spring
- st. andrews — a seaport in the Fife region, in E Scotland: resort; golf courses.
- stanislaw i — (Stanislaw Leszczynski) Stanislaus I.
- stanislawow — Polish name of Ivano-Frankovsk.
- state-owned — owned by the state; not privately owned
- stateswoman — a woman who is experienced in the art of government.
- stonewaller — to engage in stonewalling.
- stonewashed — to wash (cloth) with pebbles or stones so as to give the appearance of wear.
- strand wolf — brown hyena.
- stunt woman — a woman who substitutes for an actor in scenes requiring hazardous or acrobatic feats.
- swarthiness — (of skin color, complexion, etc.) dark.
- sweat gland — one of the minute, coiled, tubular glands of the skin that secrete sweat.