11-letter words containing n, e, w, i, g
- jew-baiting — active anti-Semitism.
- knowingness — affecting, implying, or deliberately revealing shrewd knowledge of secret or private information: a knowing glance.
- knowledging — Present participle of knowledge.
- lawbreaking — Unlawful; illegal.
- left-winger — A left-winger is a person whose political beliefs are close to socialism, or closer to them than most of the other people in the same group or party.
- lewis range — a mountain range in NW Montana, a front range of the N Rocky Mountains. Highest peak, Mount Cleveland, 10,466 feet (3192 meters).
- lignite wax — a dark-brown bituminous wax extracted from lignite and peat: used chiefly in polishes and waxes for furniture, shoes, etc.
- living wage — a wage on which it is possible for a wage earner or an individual and his or her family to live at least according to minimum customary standards.
- long-winded — talking or writing at tedious length: long-winded after-dinner speakers.
- mig welding — metal inert gas welding: a method of welding in which the filler metal wire supplies the electric current to maintain the arc, which is shielded from the access of air by an inert gas, usually argon
- new biology — the branch of biology that deals with the nature of biological phenomena at the molecular level through the study of DNA and RNA, proteins, and other macromolecules involved in genetic information and cell function, characteristically making use of advanced tools and techniques of separation, manipulation, imaging, and analysis.
- new english — Modern English.
- new georgia — a group of islands in the Solomon Islands.
- new kingdom — a period of Egyptian history, extending from the 18th to the 20th dynasty (?1570–?1080 bc)
- newscasting — a broadcast of news on radio or television.
- newswriting — writing for publication in a newspaper, often reporting current events; journalism.
- nightwalker — a person who walks or roves about at night, especially a thief, prostitute, etc.
- on the wing — either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
- outswearing — Present participle of outswear.
- outswingers — Plural form of outswinger.
- outweighing — Present participle of outweigh.
- over-sewing — to sew with stitches passing successively over an edge, especially closely, so as to cover the edge or make a firm seam.
- overblowing — A technique for playing a wind instrument so as to produce overtones.
- overdrawing — Present participle of overdraw.
- overflowing — to flow or run over, as rivers or water: After the thaw, the river overflows and causes great damage.
- overweening — presumptuously conceited, overconfident, or proud: a brash, insolent, overweening fellow.
- pennyweight — (in troy weight) a unit of 24 grains or 1/20 of an ounce (1.56 grams). Abbreviation: dwt, pwt.
- pigeon hawk — merlin.
- pinwheeling — a child's toy consisting of a wheel or leaflike curls of paper or plastic loosely attached by a pin to a stick, designed to revolve when blown by or as by the wind.
- postweaning — of, relating to, or occurring in the period following weaning
- pre-warning — to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable: They warned him of a plot against him. She was warned that her life was in danger.
- puddingwife — a bluish and bronze wrasse, Halichoeres radiatus, of the Atlantic coast from the Florida Keys to Brazil.
- racewalking — the activity of racing by walking fast rather than running
- reawakening — rousing; quickening: an awakening interest in ballet.
- reflowering — an occurrence of flowering again
- remand wing — a special area within a prison for prisoners who are awaiting trial
- rewardingly — in a rewarding way or manner
- sealing wax — a resinous preparation, soft when heated, used for sealing letters, documents, etc.
- sewing silk — finely twisted silk thread used for sewing, embroidery, etc.
- sidewalking — the practice of shopkeepers standing on the sidewalk outside their shops to attract customers.
- sign writer — someone whose job is to produce signs for businesses
- single whip — an instrument for striking, as in driving animals or in punishing, typically consisting of a lash or other flexible part with a more rigid handle.
- single-wide — a mobile home used as a permanent residence.
- snow bridge — a mass of snow bridging a crevasse, sometimes affording a risky way across it
- snowshoeing — the activity of taking part in cross-country walks over snow
- sopping wet — soaked, dripping
- springwater — water from a spring
- stemwinding — wound by turning a knob at the stem.
- swearing in — an official ceremony where a person takes an oath of office, allegiance, etc.
- swearing-in — an official ceremony where a person takes an oath of office, allegiance, etc.