11-letter words containing a, w, e, s, t
- wall system — a modular system of shelves, some of which may be enclosed by doors, either mounted on a wall or arranged in freestanding units, for holding books, bric-a-brac, etc., and sometimes including such features as a drop-leaf desk or specially designed storage space, as to accommodate records or electronic equipment.
- 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
- ward sister — a senior nurse in charge of a ward
- warfighters — Plural form of warfighter.
- warm sector — the region of warmest air bounded by the cold and warm fronts of a cyclone.
- warrantless — authorization, sanction, or justification.
- wasserstein — Wendy, 1950–2006, U.S. playwright.
- waste water — water that has been used, either in the home or in industry
- waste-water — water that has been used in washing, flushing, manufacturing, etc.; sewage.
- wastebasket — a standing basket for wastepaper, small items of trash, etc.
- wasterfully — in a wasteful manner
- watchmakers — Plural form of watchmaker.
- watchtowers — Plural form of watchtower.
- water brash — heartburn (def 1).
- water glass — a drinking glass; tumbler.
- water louse — an aquatic isopod of the genus Asellus, common in weedy water
- water rates — the charges made for the use of water from the public water supply
- water shrew — either of two small amphibious shrews, Neomys fodiens (European water shrew) or N. anomalus (Mediterranean water shrew), having a dark pelage with paler underparts
- water slide — flume
- 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 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.
- watercolors — Plural form of watercolor.
- watercourse — a stream of water, as a river or brook.
- waterfronts — Plural form of waterfront.
- waterlocust — a thorny honeylocust (Gleditsia aquatica), native to the SE U.S., with a dark, heavy wood that takes a high polish
- watermelons — Plural form of watermelon.
- waterproofs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waterproof.
- waterscapes — Plural form of waterscape.
- waterskiing — Alternative spelling of water skiing.
- waterslides — Plural form of waterslide.
- waterspouts — Plural form of waterspout.
- 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.
- 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.
- wealthiness — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
- weathercast — a forecast of weather conditions, especially on radio or television.
- 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.
- weathermost — (nautical) Farthest to the windward side.
- weatherwise — (domain) With respect to the weather.
- 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.
- welfaristic — characterized by welfarism
- 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.