13-letter words containing a, n, t, w
- ultrawideband — a transmission technique using a very wide spectrum of frequencies that enables high-speed transfer of data
- unputdownable — (especially of a book or periodical) so interesting or suspenseful as to compel reading.
- unwarrantable — capable of being warranted.
- unwarrantedly — in an unwarranted manner
- unwhistleable — incapable of being whistled
- unwithdrawing — not withdrawing; not pulling back, retreating, or giving up
- unworkability — the quality or state of being unworkable
- unwritten law — a law that rests for its authority on custom, judicial decision, etc., as distinguished from law originating in written command, statute, or decree.
- vacation work — work undertaken by students during their vacation
- venereal wart — a soft warty nodule of viral origin that occurs on the mucosal surfaces of the genitalia or around the anus, often in a cluster; condyloma acuminatum.
- wait a minute — People often use expressions such as wait a minute or just a minute when they want to stop you doing or saying something.
- walking stick — a stick held in the hand and used to help support oneself while walking.
- wall lighting — a system of lighting that is fixed onto a wall
- wall painting — mural painting executed by any of various techniques, as encaustic, tempera, fresco, or oil paint on canvas, often as an enhancement of the architecture of which the recipient wall is a part.
- walnut family — the plant family Juglandaceae, characterized by deciduous trees having alternate, pinnately compound leaves, male flowers in tassellike catkins and female flowers in clusters, and edible nuts enclosed in a thick-walled or leathery husk, and including the butternut, hickory, pecan, and walnut.
- walter piston — Walter, 1894–1976, U.S. composer.
- wanted notice — a public announcement by the police that they want to question someone in connection with a crime that has been committed
- warning light — a light that indicates danger
- warning track — a strip, often consisting of a cinder or dirt track, bordering the outer edge of the outfield between the outfield turf and the stadium wall that alerts outfielders that the wall is near, especially as they back up to catch a fly ball.
- warp knitting — a knitting process in which the yarn is knitted vertically in a flat form.
- warranty deed — a deed containing a covenant of warranty.
- warts and all — despite flaws
- 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.
- wasterfulness — the state of being wasteful
- wasting asset — an unreplaceable business asset of limited life, such as a coal mine or an oil well
- watch meeting — a religious meeting or service on watch night, terminating on the arrival of the new year.
- watch oneself — to be careful, cautious, or discreet
- water boatman — any of numerous aquatic insects of the family Corixidae, having paddlelike hind legs.
- water curtain — a sheet of water from a series of sprinklers for protecting the walls and roof of a building from fires outside the building.
- water diviner — a person able to locate the presence of water, esp underground, with a divining rod
- water leguaan — a large amphibious monitor lizard, Varanus niloticus, which can grow up to 2 or 3 m
- water parsnip — a perennial aquatic plant; Berula erecta
- water parting — a watershed or divide.
- water spaniel — either of two breeds of spaniels, used for retrieving waterfowl.
- water turbine — a turbine driven by the momentum or reactive force of water.
- water-soaking — to soak or saturate with water.
- waterboarding — a harsh interrogation technique in which water is poured onto the face and head of the immobilized victim so as to induce a fear of drowning.
- waterflooding — (in oil, gas, or petroleum production) the practice of injecting water to maintain pressure in a reservoir and to drive the oil, etc towards the production wells
- watering hole — a bar, nightclub, or other social gathering place where alcoholic drinks are sold.
- watering spot — watering hole
- waterlessness — Absence of water.
- waterproofing — Chiefly British. a raincoat or other outer coat impervious to water.
- waterscorpion — any of several predaceous aquatic bugs of the family Nepidae, having clasping front legs and a long respiratory tube at the rear of the abdomen: capable of biting if handled.
- wave equation — Mathematics, Physics. any differential equation that describes the propagation of waves or other disturbances in a medium.
- wave function — a solution of a wave equation.
- weapon system — a weapon and the components necessary to its proper function, such as targeting and guidance devices
- weaponization — Standard spelling of from=American spelling.
- wear and tear — damage or deterioration resulting from ordinary use; normal depreciation.
- weather joint — a mortar joint having a downward and outward slope.