13-letter words containing l, i, n, t, w
- relative wind — the velocity or direction of airflow with respect to the body it surrounds, especially an airfoil.
- single wicket — a rare form of cricket in which only one wicket is used.
- sister-in-law — the sister of one's husband or wife.
- strong-willed — having a powerful will; resolute.
- swift-flowing — moving rapidly
- swindle sheet — an expense account.
- thankworthily — in a thankworthy way or manner
- the following — the one or ones to be mentioned immediately
- town planning — city planning.
- township line — Surveying. one of two parallel lines running east and west that define the north and south borders of a township. Compare range line, township (def 2).
- training wall — an artificial embankment or wall for directing the course of a stream.
- twelfth night — the evening before Twelfth Day, formerly observed with various festivities.
- twilight zone — the lowest level of the ocean that light can reach.
- twin-cylinder — (of an engine) having twin cylinders
- ultrawideband — a transmission technique using a very wide spectrum of frequencies that enables high-speed transfer of data
- underwithhold — to withhold too little.
- unwhistleable — incapable of being whistled
- unwithholding — not withholding; giving freely
- unworkability — the quality or state of being unworkable
- unwritten law — a law that rests for its authority on custom, judicial decision, etc., as distinguished from law originating in written command, statute, or decree.
- walking stick — a stick held in the hand and used to help support oneself while walking.
- wall lighting — a system of lighting that is fixed onto a wall
- wall painting — mural painting executed by any of various techniques, as encaustic, tempera, fresco, or oil paint on canvas, often as an enhancement of the architecture of which the recipient wall is a part.
- walnut family — the plant family Juglandaceae, characterized by deciduous trees having alternate, pinnately compound leaves, male flowers in tassellike catkins and female flowers in clusters, and edible nuts enclosed in a thick-walled or leathery husk, and including the butternut, hickory, pecan, and walnut.
- walter piston — Walter, 1894–1976, U.S. composer.
- warning light — a light that indicates danger
- water spaniel — either of two breeds of spaniels, used for retrieving waterfowl.
- 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.
- weatherliness — (nautical) The quality of being weatherly.
- 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-invested — to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- well-oriented — the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- wellingtonias — Plural form of wellingtonia.
- west atlantic — a group of languages of W Africa constituting a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, and including Fulani and Wolof.
- west berliner — a native or inhabitant of the part of Berlin formerly under US, British, and French control
- west midlands — a metropolitan county in central England. 347 sq. mi. (899 sq. km).
- western isles — an island authority in W Scotland, consisting of the Outer Hebrides; created in 1975. Administrative centre: Stornoway. Pop: 26 100 (2003 est). Area: 2900 sq km (1120 sq miles)
- white knuckle — causing fear, apprehension, or panic: The plane made a white-knuckle approach to the fogged-in airport.
- white pelican — an aquatic bird of the tropical and warm water family Pelecanidae, P. onocrotalus: order Pelecaniformes. They have a long straight flattened bill, with a distensible pouch for engulfing fish
- white stilton — a rich white cheese made from whole milk, very strong in flavour
- white-knuckle — causing fear, apprehension, or panic: The plane made a white-knuckle approach to the fogged-in airport.
- white-slaving — traffic in white slaves.
- wilcoxon test — a statistical test for the relative size of the scores of the same or matched subjects under two experimental conditions by comparing the distributions for positive and negative differences of the ranks of their absolute values
- wild huntsman — the leader of the Wild Hunt, often associated with Odin.
- wild hyacinth — any of several plants having usually blue flowers resembling those of a hyacinth, as Camassia scilloides, of the central U.S., or Triteleia hyacinthina, of western North America.
- wilhelm wundt — Wilhelm Max [vil-helm mahks] /ˈvɪl hɛlm ˈmɑks/ (Show IPA), 1832–1920, German physiologist and psychologist.
- wine-bottling — the process of transferring wine from a large container to individual bottles
- winston-salem — a city in N North Carolina.