11-letter words containing a, n, t, w
- walk out on — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
- wallenstein — Also, Waldstein. Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von [ahl-brekht ven-tsuh l oi-zey-bee-oo s fuh n] /ˈɑl brɛxt ˈvɛn tsəl ɔɪˈzeɪ biˌʊs fən/ (Show IPA), Duke of Friedland [freed-land,, -luh nd;; German freet-lahnt] /ˈfridˌlænd,, -lənd;; German ˈfritˌlɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1583–1634, Austrian general in the Thirty Years' War, born in Bohemia.
- walt disney — Walt(er E.) 1901–66, U.S. creator and producer of animated cartoons, motion pictures, etc.
- wanted list — a list of people being searched for by the police in connection with a crime that has been committed
- war cabinet — government wartime committee
- war footing — the condition or status of a military force or other organization when operating under a state of war or as if a state of war existed.
- warfighting — (military) The fighting of a war.
- warrantable — capable of being warranted.
- warrantably — In a way that is justified; reasonably.
- warrantless — authorization, sanction, or justification.
- warrantying — an act or an instance of warranting; assurance; authorization; warrant.
- wasserstein — Wendy, 1950–2006, U.S. playwright.
- watch chain — a chain, frequently of gold or silver, attached to a pocket watch, serving as an ornament and, when passed through a buttonhole in the vest, as a guard against loss or theft of the watch.
- watch night — the last night of the year, observed in a watch meeting.
- watchmaking — The making (and repairing) of watches.
- watchspring — the main spring inside a watch
- water inlet — opening designed to let water in
- water lemon — yellow granadilla.
- water nymph — a nymph of the water, as a naiad, a Nereid, or an Oceanid.
- water paint — a pigment, as watercolor, in which water is used as the vehicle.
- water plant — a plant that grows in water.
- water snail — Archimedes' screw.
- water snake — any of numerous and widely distributed harmless snakes of the genus Natrix, inhabiting areas in or near fresh water.
- water wagon — a wagon used to transport water, as in military field operations or on a construction site.
- water wings — an inflatable contrivance shaped like a pair of wings, usually worn under the arms to keep the body afloat while one swims or learns to swim.
- water-borne — A water-borne disease or infection is one that people can catch from infected water.
- waterfinder — a dowser; water witch.
- waterfronts — Plural form of waterfront.
- watermelons — Plural form of watermelon.
- waterskiing — Alternative spelling of water skiing.
- watson-watt — Sir Robert Alexander, 1892–1973, Scottish physicist: helped develop radar.
- watsonville — a city in W California.
- watt-second — a unit of energy equal to the energy of one watt acting for one second; the equivalent of one joule.
- wavelengths — Plural form of wavelength.
- way station — a station intermediate between principal stations, as on a railroad.
- wealthiness — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
- weathervane — A revolving pointer to show the direction of the wind, typically mounted on top of a building.
- weatherworn — weather-beaten.
- weigh a ton — If you say that something weighs a ton, you mean that it is extremely heavy.
- weingartner — (Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- well-beaten — formed or shaped by blows; hammered: a dish of beaten brass.
- wentletraps — Plural form of wentletrap.
- werepanther — (fiction) A shapeshifter who can change between panther and human form.
- west bengal — a state in E India: formerly part of the province of Bengal. 33,805 sq. mi. (87,555 sq. km). Capital: Calcutta. Compare Bengal (def 1).
- west covina — a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.
- 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.
- west helena — a city in E Arkansas.
- west indian — (used with a plural verb). Also called the Indies. an archipelago in the N Atlantic between North and South America, comprising the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Bahamas.
- west jordan — a town in N central Utah.
- west orange — a town in NE New Jersey, near Newark.