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13-letter words containing i, n, w

  • penny whistle — a type of flageolet with six finger holes, esp a cheap one made of metal
  • piers plowman — (The Vision Concerning Piers Plowman) an alliterative poem written in three versions (1360–99), ascribed to William Langland.
  • pile dwelling — a house raised on long columns of timber over the surface of the soil or a body of water
  • pink bollworm — the larva of a gelechiid moth, Pectinophora gossypiella, that feeds on the seeds of the bolls of cotton and was introduced into cotton-growing regions of the world from Asia.
  • playwrighting — the writing of plays
  • point of view — a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal; standpoint: from the point of view of a doctor.
  • power loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
  • power station — a generating station.
  • power walking — a form of exercise that involves rapid walking with arms bent and swinging naturally.
  • power-sharing — Power-sharing is a political arrangement in which different or opposing groups all take part in government together.
  • pre-interview — a formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person: a job interview.
  • prison warder — an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail
  • pulling power — the ability to attract and influence other people
  • quinine water — carbonated water containing lemon, lime, sweetener, and quinine, often used as a mixer.
  • rabbit warren — warren.
  • rainbow snake — a burrowing snake, Farancia erytrogramma, of the southeastern U.S., having red and black stripes along the body, a red and yellow underside, and a sharp-tipped tail used in maneuvering prey.
  • rainbow trout — a trout, Salmo gairdnerii, native in the coastal waters and streams from Baja California to Alaska, used as a food and game fish.
  • re-forwarding — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
  • red underwing — a large noctuid moth, Catocala nupta, having dull forewings and hind wings coloured red and black
  • relative wind — the velocity or direction of airflow with respect to the body it surrounds, especially an airfoil.
  • reverse swing — a type of swing in which a ball that has been scuffed on one side will move in the opposite direction to that of a new ball
  • rewriteperson — rewriteman.
  • ribbon window — a long window made up of a number of individual compartments set together horizontally with little or no division.
  • right-to-know — of or relating to laws or policies that make certain government or company data and records available to any individual who has a right or need to know their contents.
  • run away with — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
  • sadie hawkins — Also called Sadie, Sadies. a party, dance, or other social event, especially one held annually among high school or college students, to which each girl escorts the boy of her choice, or invites him to escort her.
  • saint andrews — a seaport in the Fife region, in E Scotland: resort; golf courses.
  • saint matthew — a tax collector of Capernaum called by Christ to be one of the 12 apostles (Matthew 9:9–13; 10:3). Feast day: Sept 21 or Nov 16
  • sandwich beam — flitch beam.
  • sandwich cake — a cake that is made up of two or more layers with a jam or other filling
  • sandwich coin — a coin having a layer of one metal between outside layers of another, as a quarter with a layer of copper between layers of silver.
  • sandwich loaf — a loaf of the type of soft white sliced bread often used to make sandwiches
  • sandwich tern — a European tern, Sterna sandvicensis, that has a yellow-tipped bill, whitish plumage, and white forked tail, and nests in colonies on beaches, etc
  • sanitary ware — plumbing fixtures, as sinks or toilet bowls, made of ceramic material or enameled metal.
  • scale drawing — illustration made in proportion
  • screenwriting — writing film scripts
  • scribble down — If you scribble down something, you write it quickly or roughly.
  • scriptwriting — a person who writes scripts, as for movies, radio, or television.
  • self-renewing — of or relating to the act of renewing oneself or itself
  • seminole wars — a series of conflicts in 1818–19 between American forces under Andrew Jackson and the Seminole Indians in Spanish-controlled eastern Florida.
  • sepia drawing — a drawing with a brownish tone, produced by first bleaching it (after fixing) and then immersing it for a short time in a solution of sodium sulphide or of alkaline thiourea
  • sewing basket — box for sewing accessories
  • sewing circle — a group, especially of women, meeting regularly to sew.
  • sewing cotton — cotton thread used for sewing, embroidery, etc.
  • sewing needle — Northern U.S. a dragonfly.
  • shadow boxing — to make the motions of attack and defense, as in boxing, as a training or conditioning procedure.
  • shadowcasting — the enhancement of images by the casting of shadows
  • shivering owl — screech owl.
  • shooting-down — fatal shooting
  • show business — the entertainment industry, as theater, motion pictures, television, radio, carnival, and circus.
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