11-letter words containing h, a, w, i
- white slave — a woman who is sold or forced into prostitution.
- white space — the unprinted area of a piece of printing, as of a poster or newspaper page, or of a portion of a piece of printing, as of an advertisement; blank space: White space is as effective in a layout as type.
- white toast — toasted white bread
- white trash — a member of the class of poor whites, especially in the southern U.S.
- white volta — a river in W Africa, in Ghana: a branch of the Volta River. About 550 miles (885 km) long. Compare Volta (def 2).
- white water — fast-moving foamy water
- white wavey — See under wavey.
- white whale — beluga (def 2).
- white-bread — pertaining to or characteristic of the white middle class; bourgeois: a typical white-bread suburban neighborhood.
- white-faced — having a white or pale face.
- whiteboards — Plural form of whiteboard.
- whitechapel — a district in E London, England.
- whitefriars — a district in central London, England.
- whitethroat — any of several small songbirds having a throat that is white, especially an Old World warbler, Sylvia communis.
- whitewashed — Simple past tense and past participle of whitewash.
- whitewasher — One who, or that which, whitewashes.
- whitewashes — Plural form of whitewash.
- whitewaters — a town in SE Wisconsin.
- whitherward — toward what place; in what direction.
- whitleather — white leather.
- whitley bay — a resort in NE England, in North Tyneside unitary authority, Tyne and Wear, on the North Sea. Pop: 36 544 (2001)
- whittuesday — the day following Whitmonday.
- whole-grain — of or being natural or unprocessed grain containing the germ and bran.
- wholegrains — Wholegrains are the grains of cereals such as wheat and maize that have not been processed.
- wholesaling — the sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale (opposed to retail).
- whydah bird — any of various predominantly black African weaverbirds of the genus Vidua and related genera, the males of which grow very long tail feathers in the breeding season
- widechapped — open-mouthed
- wild radish — another name for white charlock
- wild-headed — given to wild or exorbitant ideas.
- wind-shaken — affected by windshake.
- windcheater — a lightweight jacket for sports or other outdoor wear.
- window sash — the frame holding the pane of a window.
- wire-haired — having coarse, stiff, wirelike hair.
- wishy-washy — lacking in decisiveness; without strength or character; irresolute.
- witch alder — a shrub, Fothergilla gardenii, of the witch hazel family, native to the southeastern U.S., having spikes of white flowers that bloom before the leaves appear.
- witch grass — a panic grass, Panicum capillare, having a bushlike compound panicle, common as a weed in North America.
- witch hazel — a shrub, Hamamelis virginiana, of eastern North America, having toothed, egg-shaped leaves and small, yellow flowers. Compare witch hazel family.
- witchcrafts — Plural form of witchcraft.
- with a bang — begin, end: in a dramatic way
- with a bump — If someone comes down to earth with a bump, they suddenly start recognizing unpleasant facts after a period of time when they have not been doing this.
- with a rush — suddenly and forcefully
- with a will — If you do something with a will, you do it with a lot of enthusiasm and energy.
- with reason — a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
- withdrawals — Plural form of withdrawal.
- withdrawing — Present participle of withdraw.
- wither away — weaken and die
- within call — to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home.
- withstander — A person who withstands or resists; an opponent.
- workaholics — Plural form of workaholic.
- workaholism — a person who works compulsively at the expense of other pursuits.