11-letter words containing a, t, w, e
- waterthrush — A thrushlike North American warbler related to the ovenbird, found near woodland streams and swamps.
- 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.
- wattlebirds — Plural form of wattlebird.
- wave theory — Also called undulatory theory. Physics. the theory that light is transmitted as a wave, similar to oscillations in magnetic and electric fields. Compare corpuscular theory.
- wavelengths — Plural form of wavelength.
- weak safety — a member of a secondary, usually the deepest-playing defender, with no specific assignment at the snap of the ball, but often covering the area of the field across from the weak side of the opponent's offensive line against runs and long pass plays.
- weak sister — a vacillating person; coward.
- weakhearted — without courage or fortitude; fainthearted.
- wealthiness — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
- wearability — the durability of clothing under normal wear.
- weather eye — sensitivity and alertness to signs of change in the weather.
- weather gaw — a partial rainbow
- weather map — a map or chart showing weather conditions over a wide area at a particular time, compiled from simultaneous observations at different places.
- weatherable — able to withstand the effects of weather
- weathercast — a forecast of weather conditions, especially on radio or television.
- weathercoat — Also, weathercoating. a weatherproof coating, applied especially to the exterior of a building.
- weathercock — a weather vane with the figure of a rooster on it.
- weatherfish — any of several loaches of the genus Misgurnus, especially the European M. fossilis, which shows increased activity in response to changes in barometric pressure.
- weatherford — a town in N Texas.
- weathergirl — a young woman who presents weather forecasts
- weatherized — Simple past tense and past participle of weatherize.
- weathermost — (nautical) Farthest to the windward side.
- weathervane — A revolving pointer to show the direction of the wind, typically mounted on top of a building.
- weatherwise — (domain) With respect to the weather.
- weatherworn — weather-beaten.
- websquatter — A person or company that engages in websquatting.
- weierstrass — Karl Theodor [kahrl tey-oh-dawr] /kɑrl ˈteɪ oʊˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1815–97, German mathematician.
- 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.
- welcome mat — a doormat, especially one with the word “welcome” printed on it.
- weldability — to unite or fuse (as pieces of metal) by hammering, compressing, or the like, especially after rendering soft or pasty by heat, and sometimes with the addition of fusible material like or unlike the pieces to be united.
- welfaristic — characterized by welfarism
- well-beaten — formed or shaped by blows; hammered: a dish of beaten brass.
- well-seated — something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- well-stated — fixed or settled: a stated price.
- well-taught — simple past tense and past participle of teach.
- welsh vault — underpitch vault.
- welwitschia — A gymnospermous plant of desert regions in southwestern Africa that has a dwarf, massive trunk, two long strap-shaped leaves, and male and female flowers in the scales of scarlet cones. It is remarkable for its ability to extract moisture from fog.
- wentletraps — Plural form of wentletrap.
- werepanther — (fiction) A shapeshifter who can change between panther and human form.
- west africa — most westerly part of Africa
- 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.
- west seneca — a city in NW New York, near Buffalo.