13-letter words containing a, w, i, n, g
- girl-watching — the activity of looking at young women to enjoy their attractiveness, perhaps with a view to starting a relationship
- glass-blowing — the art or process of forming or shaping a mass of molten or heat-softened glass into ware by blowing air into it through a tube.
- go along with — permit, consent to
- godwin-austen — Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
- goodwin sands — a line of shoals at the N entrance to the Strait of Dover, off the SE coast of England. 10 miles (16 km) long.
- gradient wind — a wind with a velocity and direction that are mathematically defined by the balanced relationship of the pressure gradient force to the centrifugal force and the Coriolis force: conceived as blowing parallel to isobars.
- growing pains — If a person or organization suffers from growing pains, they experience temporary difficulties and problems at the beginning of a particular stage of development.
- hand-wringing — a physical expression of concern, distress, or guilt.
- hawaiian high — a semipermanent, atmospheric, high-pressure system of the Pacific Ocean, centered, in the mean, about 1000 miles (1600 km) northeast of Hawaii: one of the subtropical highs.
- heading sword — a sword used for beheading.
- heart-warming — gratifying; rewarding; satisfying: a heartwarming response to his work.
- heating power — power that can be used to heat something
- house-warming — a party to celebrate a person's or family's move to a new home.
- housewarmings — Plural form of housewarming.
- hunting watch — hunter (def 6).
- kerb-crawling — Kerb-crawling is the activity of driving slowly along the side of a road in order to find and hire a prostitute.
- lake dwelling — a house, especially of prehistoric times, built on piles or other support over the water of a lake.
- lake winnipeg — a lake in S Canada, in Manitoba: drains through the Nelson River into Hudson Bay. Area: 23 553 sq km (9094 sq miles)
- lying-in ward — a room where women were confined in childbirth
- magnetic wire — a fine wire made from a magnetizable metal and used for wire recording.
- magnetic wood — wood containing fine particles of nickel-zinc ferrite which absorb microwave radio signals, used to line rooms where mobile phone use is undesirable
- measuringworm — the larva of any geometrid moth, which progresses by bringing the rear end of the body forward and then advancing the front end.
- morning watch — the watch from 4 a.m. until 8 a.m.
- mouthwatering — very appetizing in appearance, aroma, or description: a mouth-watering dessert.
- mulligan stew — a stew made of odd bits of meat and vegetables, esp. as prepared by hobos
- narrowcasting — Present participle of narrowcast.
- negative glow — the luminous region between the Crookes dark space and the Faraday dark space in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low.
- nervewracking — Alternative form of nerve-wracking.
- new age music — a type of gentle melodic popular music originating in the US in the late 1980s, which takes in elements of jazz, folk, and classical music and is played largely on synthesizers and acoustic instruments
- news magazine — periodical about current affairs
- newsgathering — of or relating to the process of collecting and reporting the news.
- night crawler — an earthworm.
- nightcrawlers — Plural form of nightcrawler.
- nightwatchman — Someone who guards a premises at night.
- nightwatchmen — Plural form of nightwatchman.
- nominal wages — minimum pay
- norwegian sea — part of the Arctic Ocean, N and E of Iceland and between Greenland and Norway.
- now and again — at the present time or moment: You are now using a dictionary.
- old norwegian — the language of Norway as spoken and written from the middle of the 12th to the end of the 14th centuries.
- organ whistle — a steam or air whistle in which the jet is forced up against the thin edge of a pipe closed at the top.
- pair trawling — the act or practice of using two boats to trawl for fish
- playwrighting — the writing of plays
- power loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
- power walking — a form of exercise that involves rapid walking with arms bent and swinging naturally.
- power-sharing — Power-sharing is a political arrangement in which different or opposing groups all take part in government together.
- re-forwarding — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
- scale drawing — illustration made in proportion
- sepia drawing — a drawing with a brownish tone, produced by first bleaching it (after fixing) and then immersing it for a short time in a solution of sodium sulphide or of alkaline thiourea
- sewing basket — box for sewing accessories
- shadow boxing — to make the motions of attack and defense, as in boxing, as a training or conditioning procedure.