13-letter words containing e, n, s, a, g
- vaginal smear — a smear sample taken from vaginal mucous for cytological analysis
- vegetarianism — the beliefs or practices of a vegetarian.
- vestal virgin — (in ancient Rome) one of four, later six, virgins consecrated to Vesta and to the tending of the sacred fire on her altar.
- visiting team — sports team playing away from home ground
- wage increase — the amount by which a salary is increased
- wages council — (formerly, in Britain) a statutory body empowered to fix minimum wages in an industry; abolished in 1994
- wagon soldier — a field-artillery soldier.
- walking horse — Tennessee walking horse.
- wallcoverings — Plural form of wallcovering.
- wappenshawing — (formerly) the reviewing of the men under arms in a Scottish lordship or district
- wasatch range — a mountain range in N Utah and SE Idaho. Highest peak, Mt. Timpanogos, 12,008 feet (3660 meters).
- wasting asset — an unreplaceable business asset of limited life, such as a coal mine or an oil well
- water-soaking — to soak or saturate with water.
- watering spot — watering hole
- weapons-grade — Weapons-grade substances such as uranium or plutonium are of a quality which makes them suitable for use in the manufacture of nuclear weapons.
- wedding feast — a meal served to celebrate a wedding
- well-speaking — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
- wellingtonias — Plural form of wellingtonia.
- west germanic — a subbranch of Germanic that includes English, Frisian, Flemish, Dutch, Plattdeutsch, Yiddish, and German. Abbreviation: WGmc.
- west virginia — a state in the E United States. 24,181 sq. mi. (62,629 sq. km). Capital: Charleston. Abbreviation: WV (for use with zip code), W.Va.
- western ghats — a mountain range in W peninsular India, parallel to the Malabar coast of the Arabian Sea. Highest peak: Anai Mudi, 2695 m (8841 ft)
- white-slaving — traffic in white slaves.
- wife swapping — sexual activity in which two or more married couples exchange partners.
- working asset — invested capital that is comparatively liquid.
- works manager — a factory manager
- xenodiagnosis — a method of diagnosing certain diseases caused by insects, ticks, or other vectors, by allowing uninfected vectors to feed on the patient and later examining them for infections.
- zip fastening — a fastener in the form of a zip
- zuppa inglese — tiered layers of sponge cake sprinkled with rum or liqueur, then spread with custard or other cream filling.