12-letter words containing a, w, r, i
- whip-cracker — a person who cracks a whip.
- white market — (in a system of rationing) the buying and selling of unused ration coupons at a fluctuating legal price based on the supply of and demand for the rationed commodity.
- white marlin — a small marlin, Tetrapterus albidus, inhabiting the western Atlantic Ocean, pale blue above and silvery below.
- white matter — nerve tissue, especially of the brain and spinal cord, which primarily contains myelinated fibers and is nearly white in color. Compare gray matter (def 1).
- white poplar — Also called abele. an Old World poplar, Populus alba, widely cultivated in the U.S., having the underside of the leaves covered with a dense silvery-white down.
- white rabbit — a person who is in a hurry and complaining of being late, like the White Rabbit character in the children's story 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' by Lewis Carroll
- white raisin — a raisin dried from a white grape
- white russia — Belorussia
- white slaver — a person engaged in white-slave traffic or business.
- white-collar — belonging or pertaining to the ranks of office and professional workers whose jobs generally do not involve manual labor or the wearing of a uniform or work clothes.
- white-haired — having hair that is white.
- white-slaver — a person engaged in white-slave traffic or business.
- whitethroats — Plural form of whitethroat.
- whitherwards — toward what or which place
- wide-ranging — extending over a large area; extensive or diversified in scope: wide-ranging lands; a wide-ranging discussion.
- wild apricot — apricot (def 4).
- wild mustard — any of several weedy plants belonging to the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, as charlock.
- wild parsley — any of several uncultivated plants resembling the parsley in shape and structure.
- wild parsnip — a strong-smelling umbelliferous plant, Pastinaca sativa, that has an inedible root: the ancestor of the cultivated parsnip
- wilkes-barre — a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River.
- williamsburg — a city in SE Virginia: colonial capital of Virginia; now restored to its original pre-Revolutionary style.
- williamsport — a city in central Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River.
- willmar city — a city in SW Minnesota.
- wilton manor — a town in S Florida.
- windbreakers — Plural form of windbreaker.
- windcheaters — Plural form of windcheater.
- windlestraws — Plural form of windlestraw.
- window board — a thin board serving as a stool of a window.
- window frame — structure surrounding a window pane
- wine steward — a waiter in a restaurant or club who is in charge of wine; sommelier.
- wine vinegar — condiment made of fermented wine
- wing formula — a numerical representation of the relative lengths of the primary feathers of a bird's wing, used in identifying similar species, as flycatchers.
- wing-forward — either of the two forwards positioned at the outside of a scrum
- winter break — a period of vacation between semesters of colleges, universities, or other schools and usually including the winter holidays.
- winter haven — a city in central Florida.
- winter wheat — wheat that is planted in the autumn to be harvested in the spring or early summer.
- winter-hardy — able to survive the effects of cold weather.
- wisecracking — a smart or facetious remark.
- witch's mark — devil's mark.
- withdrawable — to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
- withdrawment — The act of withdrawing; withdrawal; recall.
- within reach — close enough to be reached
- wolf-ferrari — Ermanno [er-mahn-naw] /ɛrˈmɑn nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1948, Italian composer.
- woman driver — a female driver
- woman friend — a female friend
- wood carving — making sculptures from wood
- wood vinegar — pyroligneous acid.
- woodcarvings — Plural form of woodcarving.
- work station — a work or office area assigned to one person, often one accommodating a computer terminal or other electronic equipment.
- work-sharing — an arrangement whereby one full-time job may be carried out by two people working part time