12-letter words containing g, i, o, r
- warmongering — the practices and principles of a warmonger.
- warning shot — gunshot fired into the air
- water coning — Water coning is when flow in a well changes as the oil-water interface forms into a bell shape.
- waterfowling — the sport of shooting waterfowl
- watering pot — a container for water, typically of metal or plastic and having a spout with a perforated nozzle, for watering or sprinkling plants, flowers, etc.
- waterlogging — to cause (a boat, ship, etc.) to become uncontrollable as a result of flooding.
- weaponeering — the act of fitting out with weapons
- webliography — a list of electronic documents, websites, or other resources available on the World Wide Web, especially those relating to a particular subject: a student's annotated webliography on Shakespeare.
- weigh anchor — to raise a vessel's anchor or (of a vessel) to have its anchor raised in preparation for departure
- whaling port — a home port for whaling vessels.
- white-ground — pertaining to or designating a style of vase painting developed in Greece from the 6th to the 4th centuries b.c., characterized chiefly by a white background of slip onto which were painted polychromatic figures.
- wigglesworth — Michael, 1631–1705, U.S. theologian and author, born in England.
- wigtownshire — a historic county in SW Scotland.
- 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
- winged horse — the constellation Pegasus.
- wolf herring — a voracious clupeoid fish, Chirocentrus dorab, inhabiting the tropical Indian and Pacific oceans.
- wood carving — making sculptures from wood
- wood turning — the forming of wood articles upon a lathe.
- wood vinegar — pyroligneous acid.
- woodcarvings — Plural form of woodcarving.
- wordsmithing — Present participle of wordsmith.
- work-sharing — an arrangement whereby one full-time job may be carried out by two people working part time
- working girl — Older Use: Often Offensive. a woman who works.
- working rail — fly rail (def 2).
- working week — A working week is the amount of time during a normal week that you spend doing your job.
- workingwoman — a woman who is regularly employed.
- workingwomen — a woman who is regularly employed.
- writing room — a room in a building where people go to be quiet and write
- wrought iron — a form of iron, almost entirely free of carbon and having a fibrous structure including a uniformly distributed slag content, that is readily forged and welded.
- youngberries — Plural form of youngberry.
- zero gravity — the condition in which the apparent effect of gravity is zero, as in the case of a body in free fall or in orbit.
- zero grazing — a type of dairy farming in which the cattle are fed with cut grass
- zero tillage — no-tillage.
- zielona gora — a city in W Poland.
- zoosporangia — Plural form of zoosporangium.