10-letter words containing e, w, r
- upperworks — the parts of a vessel above the waterline when fully laden
- vapourware — new computer software that has not yet been produced and which is likely never to be released or not to work as promised
- veto-power — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- viewership — an audience of viewers, especially of television, either generally or of a particular kind or program: Viewership is at its peak in the evening hours.
- viewfinder — finder (def 2b).
- vogue word — a word or term that is fashionable for a time.
- w particle — either of two types of charged intermediate vector bosons, one having a positive charge and the other a negative charge. Symbols: W + , W −.
- wabiserver — (operating system, tool) An addition to Wabi which allows the Microsoft Windows application to run on a server, e.g. a powerful Intel-based computer, with users accessing it from their desktop which can be a cheap computer such as an X terminal.
- wackyparse — (Internet, slang) In Kibology, the practice of misreading text to humorous effect (perhaps deliberately), especially in line with traditional absurdist humor.
- wafer-thin — very thin: a wafer-thin slice.
- waferboard — a structural material made from wood wafers of controlled thickness and length bonded together with waterproof phenolic resin under extreme heat and pressure.
- wage drift — the change in the amount by which actual earnings exceed negotiated earnings
- wage rates — rates of pay based on per unit of production or per period of worktime on the job
- wageworker — a member of the laboring class; wage earner.
- wagner act — National Labor Relations Act.
- waiterhood — the state of being a waiter
- waitperson — a waiter or waitress.
- waitress's — a woman who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.
- waitresses — Plural form of waitress.
- wake-robin — the cuckoopint.
- waldemar i — ("the Great") 1131–82, king of Denmark 1157–82.
- waldenburg — German name of Wałbrzych.
- waldgraves — Plural form of waldgrave.
- wallenberg — Raoul (raʊl). 1912–?, Swedish diplomat, who helped (1944–45) thousands of Hungarian Jews to escape from the Nazis. After his arrest (1945) by the Soviets nothing is certainly known of him; despite claims that he is still alive he is presumed to have died in prison
- wallflower — a person who, because of shyness, unpopularity, or lack of a partner, remains at the side at a party or dance.
- wallpapers — Plural form of wallpaper.
- wallpepper — a small Eurasian crassulaceous plant, Sedum acre, having creeping stems, yellow flowers, and acrid-tasting leaves
- wallposter — (in China) a usually lengthy notice, complaint, personal opinion, etc., handwritten in large characters and hung on walls in cities, as a means of communication and for criticizing or attacking government policy or politicians.
- wanderings — Plural form of wandering.
- wanderjahr — a year or period of travel, especially following one's schooling and before practicing a profession.
- wanderlust — a strong, innate desire to rove or travel about.
- wanrestful — uneasy or restless
- wanthriven — poorly developed or undersized
- war bonnet — an American Indian headdress consisting of a headband with a tail of ornamental feathers.
- war crimes — Usually, war crimes. crimes committed against an enemy, prisoners of war, or subjects in wartime that violate international agreements or, as in the case of genocide, are offenses against humanity.
- war office — the department of state responsible for the British Army, now part of the Ministry of Defence
- war record — the recorded achievements of a soldier, sailor, airman etc in a war
- warble fly — any of several stout, woolly flies of the family Oestridae, the larvae of which produce warbles in cattle and other animals.
- ward eight — a mixed drink containing whiskey, lemon juice, grenadine, and often soda water, served in a tall glass with crushed ice and sometimes garnished with an orange slice and a cherry.
- wardenship — The state of being a warden.
- warehoused — Simple past tense and past participle of warehouse.
- warehouser — warehouseman.
- warehouses — Plural form of warehouse.
- warfighter — A soldier in combat.
- warmongers — Plural form of warmonger.
- warp speed — an extremely rapid rate of speed: rumors traveling at warp speed.
- warpedness — The state, quality or condition of being warped.
- warrandice — (legal) A form of warranty, in Scots law, in which a person conveying property was held liable for any outstanding claims on the property.
- warrantees — Plural form of warrantee.
- warrantied — an act or an instance of warranting; assurance; authorization; warrant.