13-letter words containing a, w, i
- 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.
- grass widower — a man who is separated, divorced, or lives apart from his wife.
- 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.
- guerrilla war — a war between an established army and a guerrilla group
- hand-wringing — a physical expression of concern, distress, or guilt.
- happy warrior — a person who is undiscouraged by difficulties or opposition.
- hardwick hall — an Elizabethan mansion near Chesterfield in Derbyshire: built 1591–97 for Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury (Bess of Hardwick)
- 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
- hero sandwich — a large sandwich, usually consisting of a small loaf of bread or long roll cut in half lengthwise and containing a variety of ingredients, as meat, cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes.
- hertzian wave — an electromagnetic wave produced by oscillations in an electric circuit, as a radio or radar wave: first investigated by H. R. Hertz.
- high-low-jack — all fours (def 2).
- high-wire act — a circus trick in which the performer walks across a high wire
- house-warming — a party to celebrate a person's or family's move to a new home.
- housewarmings — Plural form of housewarming.
- hubli-dharwad — a city in Karnataka, SW India: the union of two cities, Hubli and Dharwar.
- hubli-dharwar — city in SW India: pop. 648,000
- hunting watch — hunter (def 6).
- ideal gas law — the law that the product of the pressure and the volume of one gram molecule of an ideal gas is equal to the product of the absolute temperature of the gas and the universal gas constant.
- impact wrench — an electric or pneumatic power wrench with interchangeable toolhead attachments, used for installing and removing nuts, bolts, and screws.
- in deep water — the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
- in harm's way — If someone is put in harm's way, they are caused to be in a dangerous situation.
- in the way of — similar to, like
- indecency law — the law relating to indecency
- indian mallow — Also called velvetleaf. an Asian plant, Abutilon theophrasti, of the mallow family, having velvety leaves and yellow flowers: it is cultivated in China for its jutelike fiber and has become naturalized as a weed in North America.
- indian yellow — Also called purree, snowshoe. an orange-yellow color.
- interwreathed — Simple past tense and past participle of interwreathe.
- iran-iraq war — the war (1980–88) fought by Iran and Iraq, following the Iraqi invasion of disputed border territory in Iran. It ended indecisively with no important gains on either side: Iraq subsequently (1990) conceded the disputed territory
- irc penis war — penis war
- isolated pawn — a pawn without pawns of the same colour on neighbouring files
- jigsaw puzzle — Also called picture puzzle. a set of irregularly cut pieces of pasteboard, wood, or the like that form a picture or design when fitted together.
- kerb-crawling — Kerb-crawling is the activity of driving slowly along the side of a road in order to find and hire a prostitute.
- kilowatt-hour — a unit of energy, equivalent to the energy transferred or expended in one hour by one kilowatt of power; approximately 1.34 horsepower-hours. Abbreviation: kWh, K.W.H., kwhr.
- kitchen waste — bits of food that are left over from cooking, such as vegetable peelings, cheese rind, and scraps from people's plates
- kuskokwim bay — an inlet of the Bering Sea in Alaska. Length: about 160 km (100 miles)
- 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)
- lancet window — a high, narrow window terminating in a lancet arch.
- landownership — an owner or proprietor of land.
- launch window — a precise time period during which a spacecraft can be launched from a particular site in order to achieve a desired mission, as a rendezvous with another spacecraft.
- law of motion — any of three laws of classical mechanics, either the law that a body remains at rest or in motion with a constant velocity unless an external force acts on the body (first law of motion) the law that the sum of the forces acting on a body is equal to the product of the mass of the body and the acceleration produced by the forces, with motion in the direction of the resultant of the forces (second law of motion) or the law that for every force acting on a body, the body exerts a force having equal magnitude and the opposite direction along the same line of action as the original force (third law of motion or law of action and reaction)
- law stationer — a stationer selling articles used by lawyers
- leibniz's law — the principle that two expressions satisfy exactly the same predicates if and only if they both refer to the same subject
- light railway — a transport system using small trains or trams, often serving parts of a large metropolitan area
- low-bandwidth — [communication theory] Used to indicate a talk that, although not content-free, was not terribly informative. "That was a low-bandwidth talk, but what can you expect for an audience of suits!" Compare zero-content, bandwidth, math-out.
- lower austria — a province in NE Austria. 7092 sq. mi. (18,370 sq. km).
- lunar rainbow — moonbow.