12-letter words containing g, r, o, w
- well-groomed — having the hair, skin, etc., well cared for; well-dressed, clean, and neat: a well-groomed young man.
- well-wrought — Archaic except in some senses. a simple past tense and past participle of work.
- whaling port — a home port for whaling vessels.
- wherethrough — through which; because of
- 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.
- whole-hogger — a person who is whole-heartedly committed to something
- whore-monger — someone who consorts with whores; a lecher or pander.
- whoremongers — Plural form of whoremonger.
- 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.
- wondermonger — a person who tells of or works wonders
- 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.
- woolgatherer — One who engages in woolgathering.
- wordsmithing — Present participle of wordsmith.
- work through — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- 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
- wrong number — a call made to a number other than the one intended. the number or person reached through such a call.
- wrong-headed — wrong in judgment or opinion; misguided and stubborn; perverse.
- wrongfulness — unjust or unfair: a wrongful act; a wrongful charge.
- 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.
- yellow-green — a color containing both yellow and green.