11-letter words containing n, o, w
- white sound — white noise.
- whitethorns — Plural form of whitethorn.
- whittington — Richard ("Dick") 1358?–1423, English merchant and philanthropist: Lord Mayor of London 1398, 1406–07, 1419–20.
- whodunnitry — the style or genre of novels, plays, etc concerned with crime
- whole snipe — the common snipe. See under snipe (def 1).
- 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).
- whoremonger — someone who consorts with whores; a lecher or pander.
- widow woman — a widow.
- wild indigo — any of several plants belonging to the genus Baptisia, of the legume family, especially B. tinctoria, having yellow flowers.
- wild orange — laurel cherry.
- wildfowling — Present participle of wildfowl.
- willow wand — a slender stick or rod made of willow used especially in magic or divination
- win through — succeed despite obstacles
- wind-broken — having the breathing impaired; affected with heaves.
- windom peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,082 feet (4292 meters).
- window back — woodwork, especially paneling, beneath the stool of a window.
- window sash — the frame holding the pane of a window.
- window seat — a seat built beneath the sill of a recessed or other window.
- window-shop — to look at articles in the windows of stores without making any purchases.
- windowlight — windowpane (def 1).
- windowpanes — Plural form of windowpane.
- windows 3.0 — (operating system) A complete rework of Microsoft Windows with many new facilities such as the ability to address memory beyond 640k. It was released in 1990, and vigorous development of applications by third parties helped Microsoft sell over 10 million copies.
- windows 3.1 — (operating system) A version of Microsoft Windows with many improvements over Windows 3.0, including True Type Fonts, Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) and Mouse Trails for use with LCD Devices. It also saw the loss of Real Mode, which meant it would no longer run on Intel 8086 processors (did anyone ever do this anyway?). Sometimes described as "stand-alone Windows", in contrast to Windows for Workgroups 3.1. Windows 3.11 is a free bug-fix update. 3.1's successors are Windows 95 and Windows NT.
- windows 4gl — (tool, database) (INGRES/Windows 4GL) A graphical tool running on top of a workstation's native windowing system, to help developers to build user interfaces to INGRES applications.
- windowsills — Plural form of windowsill.
- windsor tie — a wide, soft necktie of black silk, tied at the neck in a loose bow.
- wine cooler — a bucket for holding ice to chill a bottle of wine.
- wine gallon — a former English gallon of 160 fluid ounces: equal to the present U.S. standard gallon of 128 fluid ounces.
- wine grower — a person who owns or works in a vineyard and winery.
- winegrowing — the work or business of a winegrower.
- wing collar — a stand-up collar having the front edges or corners folded down, worn by men for formal or evening dress.
- wing covert — any of the feathers concealing the bases of a bird's wing feathers.
- wing mirror — small mirror at either side of a vehicle
- wing-footed — having winged feet.
- winsomeness — The quality of being winsome.
- winter moth — a brown geometrid moth, Operophtera brumata, of which the male is often seen against lighted windows in winter, the female being wingless
- winter oats — oats that are planted in the autumn to be harvested in the spring or early summer.
- winter rose — Christmas rose.
- wireworking — the use of wire to make functional or decorative works
- witenagemot — the assembly of the witan; the national council attended by the king, aldermen, bishops, and nobles.
- with reason — a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
- witherspoon — John, 1723–94, U.S. theologian and statesman, born in Scotland.
- withholding — to hold back; restrain or check.
- withindoors — into or inside the house.
- witness box — witness stand.
- witness-box — witness stand.
- wolfishness — The quality of being wolfish.
- woman-hater — a person, especially a man, who dislikes women; misogynist.