13-letter words containing g, w, e, i, l
- outlaw regime — a dangerously unpredictable political regime, as of a country, state, etc, which disregards international law or diplomacy
- overflowingly — to an excessive degree
- pile dwelling — a house raised on long columns of timber over the surface of the soil or a body of water
- power loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
- power walking — a form of exercise that involves rapid walking with arms bent and swinging naturally.
- pulling power — the ability to attract and influence other people
- railway guide — a publication containing routes and timetables for train journeys
- rayleigh wave — a wave along the surface of a solid, elastic body, especially along the surface of the earth.
- scale drawing — illustration made in proportion
- self-renewing — of or relating to the act of renewing oneself or itself
- sewing circle — a group, especially of women, meeting regularly to sew.
- sewing needle — Northern U.S. a dragonfly.
- shivering owl — screech owl.
- single wicket — a rare form of cricket in which only one wicket is used.
- slow-speaking — tending to speak slowly
- speed walking — power walking.
- strong-willed — having a powerful will; resolute.
- swimming hole — a place, as in a stream or creek, where there is water deep enough to use for swimming.
- the following — the one or ones to be mentioned immediately
- toggle switch — a switch in which a projecting knob or arm, moving through a small arc, causes the contacts to open or close an electric circuit suddenly, as commonly used in most homes.
- twelfth night — the evening before Twelfth Day, formerly observed with various festivities.
- twilight zone — the lowest level of the ocean that light can reach.
- underwhelming — to fail to interest or astonish: After all the ballyhoo, most critics were underwhelmed by the movie.
- unwillingness — not willing; reluctant; loath; averse: an unwilling partner in the crime.
- 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.
- wankel engine — an internal-combustion rotary engine that utilizes a triangular rotor that revolves in a chamber (rather than a conventional piston that moves up and down in a cylinder): it has fewer moving parts and is generally smaller and lighter for a given horsepower.
- waterflooding — (in oil, gas, or petroleum production) the practice of injecting water to maintain pressure in a reservoir and to drive the oil, etc towards the production wells
- watering hole — a bar, nightclub, or other social gathering place where alcoholic drinks are sold.
- wedding bells — church bells that peal after marriage ceremony
- weeping myall — any of several Australian acacias, especially Acacia pendula (weeping myall) having gray foliage and drooping branches.
- weightlifters — Plural form of weightlifter.
- weightlifting — the act, art, or sport of lifting barbells of given poundages in a prescribed manner, as a competitive event or conditioning exercise.
- welding torch — tool used to fuse metals
- well dressing — (in parts of rural Britain) a traditional ceremony of decorating wells with flowers in thanks for the blessing of an abundant supply of pure water.
- well engineer — A well engineer is a qualified person who carries out the design, construction, and maintenance of oil and gas wells.
- well-designed — made or done intentionally; intended; planned.
- well-dressing — (in parts of rural Britain) a traditional ceremony of decorating wells with flowers in thanks for the blessing of an abundant supply of pure water.
- well-ordering — an ordering in which every nonempty subset has a least member under the relation
- well-speaking — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
- wellingtonias — Plural form of wellingtonia.
- welterweights — Plural form of welterweight.
- when pigs fly — If you say 'when pigs fly' after someone has said that something might happen, you are emphasizing that you think it is very unlikely.
- whigmaleeries — a whim; notion.
- white-slaving — traffic in white slaves.
- wild bergamot — a plant, Monarda fistulosa, of the mint family, native to eastern North America, having a rounded cluster of lilac-colored or purple flowers, growing in dry places.
- wild geranium — geranium (def 2).
- willing horse — a person prepared to work hard