11-letter words containing d, a, w, n, s
- st. andrews — a seaport in the Fife region, in E Scotland: resort; golf courses.
- state-owned — owned by the state; not privately owned
- stonewashed — to wash (cloth) with pebbles or stones so as to give the appearance of wear.
- strand wolf — brown hyena.
- sunday week — a week (counting backward or forward) from Sunday (or Monday, Tuesday, etc.)
- swan maiden — any of a class of folkloric maidens, in many Indo-European and Asian tales, capable of being transformed into swans, as by magic or sorcery.
- swan's-down — the fine soft down feathers of a swan, used to trim powder puffs, clothes, etc
- swan-necked — having a neck that is long and elegant like that of a swan
- swear blind — to assert emphatically
- sweat gland — one of the minute, coiled, tubular glands of the skin that secrete sweat.
- switzerland — a republic in central Europe. 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). Capital: Bern.
- sword dance — any of various dances, usually performed by men, in which swords are ceremonially flourished or are laid on the ground and danced around.
- swordswoman — a female who uses or is skilled in the use of a sword.
- trade winds — Also, trade winds. Also called trades. any of the nearly constant easterly winds that dominate most of the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, blowing mainly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere, and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere.
- tradeswoman — a woman engaged in trade.
- tundra swan — a swan, Cygnus columbianus, nesting in tundra regions of both the New and Old Worlds, having a black bill with a yellow spot at the base.
- under wraps — to enclose in something wound or folded about (often followed by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf.
- unswallowed — not swallowed
- wainscotted — Having a wainscot.
- wake island — an island in the N Pacific, belonging to the U.S.: air base. 3 sq. mi. (8 sq. km).
- waldsterben — the symptoms of tree decline in central Europe from the 1970s, considered to be caused by atmospheric pollution
- 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
- watt-second — a unit of energy equal to the energy of one watt acting for one second; the equivalent of one joule.
- waywardness — The quality of being wayward.
- wensleydale — a rich, medium-hard, white cheese with blue veins, somewhat strong in flavor.
- 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.
- westmorland — a former county in NW England, now part of Cumbria, partially in the Lake District.
- whiskerando — a man with extravagant whiskers
- whit sunday — the seventh Sunday after Easter, celebrated as a festival in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost.
- wilkes land — a coastal region of Antarctica, S of Australia.
- wind-shaken — affected by windshake.
- windjammers — Plural form of windjammer.
- windlestrae — thin or weak-looking
- windlestraw — a withered stalk of any of various grasses.
- window sash — the frame holding the pane of a window.
- window seat — a seat built beneath the sill of a recessed or other window.
- windowpanes — Plural form of windowpane.
- withstander — A person who withstands or resists; an opponent.
- wonderlands — Plural form of wonderland.
- workarounds — Plural form of workaround.
- wraparounds — Plural form of wraparound.