11-letter words containing n, s, w
- the narrows — strait between Upper & Lower New York Bay, separating Staten Island & Long Island
- the windies — the international cricket team of the West Indies
- thistledown — the mature, silky pappus of a thistle.
- thumbs down — the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
- thumbs-down — an act or instance of dissent, disapproval, etc.
- tiddlywinks — a game played on a flat surface, in which players attempt to snap small plastic disks into a cup by pressing the edges of the disks with larger ones.
- tin whistle — A tin whistle is a simple musical instrument in the shape of a metal pipe with holes. You play the tin whistle by blowing into it. Tin whistles make a high sound and are often used in folk music, for example Irish music.
- tongues wag — If tongues are wagging, people are talking a lot about someone and their behaviour.
- torrens law — any of various statutes that provide for the registration of the title to land with the government, which issues a warranted title deed (Torrens certificate) to said land
- townscaping — the act of designing a town
- townspeople — residents of a town
- trade winds — Also, trade winds. Also called trades. any of the nearly constant easterly winds that dominate most of the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, blowing mainly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere, and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere.
- tradeswoman — a woman engaged in trade.
- trans woman — an adult who was born male but whose gender identity is female.
- tribeswoman — a female member of a tribe.
- tundra swan — a swan, Cygnus columbianus, nesting in tundra regions of both the New and Old Worlds, having a black bill with a yellow spot at the base.
- twin cities — Minneapolis & St. Paul, Minn.
- twofoldness — the quality or state of being twofold
- un-showered — a brief fall of rain or, sometimes, of hail or snow.
- unawareness — not aware or conscious; unconscious: to be unaware of any change.
- unbeknownst — unknown; unperceived; without one's knowledge (usually followed by to).
- under wraps — to enclose in something wound or folded about (often followed by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf.
- unseaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
- unswallowed — not swallowed
- unsweetened — to make sweet, as by adding sugar.
- unwholesome — not wholesome; unhealthful; deleterious to health or physical or moral well-being: unwholesome food; unwholesome activities.
- unwithstood — not opposed or resisted; not withstood
- unwitnessed — lacking the signature of a witness: an unwitnessed legal document.
- upside down — with the upper part undermost.
- usenet news — Usenet
- vowel sound — spoken language: open sound
- waggishness — Waggish behaviour.
- wainscoting — wood, especially oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls.
- wainscotted — Having a wainscot.
- wainwrights — Plural form of wainwright.
- waitressing — a woman who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.
- wake island — an island in the N Pacific, belonging to the U.S.: air base. 3 sq. mi. (8 sq. km).
- wakefulness — unable to sleep; not sleeping; indisposed to sleep: Excitement made the children wakeful.
- waldsterben — the symptoms of tree decline in central Europe from the 1970s, considered to be caused by atmospheric pollution
- walking bus — a group of schoolchildren walking together along an agreed route to and from school, accompanied by adults, with children joining and leaving the group at prearranged points
- wallenstein — Also, Waldstein. Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von [ahl-brekht ven-tsuh l oi-zey-bee-oo s fuh n] /ˈɑl brɛxt ˈvɛn tsəl ɔɪˈzeɪ biˌʊs fən/ (Show IPA), Duke of Friedland [freed-land,, -luh nd;; German freet-lahnt] /ˈfridˌlænd,, -lənd;; German ˈfritˌlɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1583–1634, Austrian general in the Thirty Years' War, born in Bohemia.
- walt disney — Walt(er E.) 1901–66, U.S. creator and producer of animated cartoons, motion pictures, etc.
- wang an shi — 1021–86, Chinese statesman and writer: remembered for his economic reforms, known as the New Policies (1069–76)
- wanted list — a list of people being searched for by the police in connection with a crime that has been committed
- warehousing — an act or instance of a person or company that warehouses something.
- warlikeness — the state of being warlike
- warm spring — a thermal spring having a temperature of up to 98°F (37°C).
- warrantless — authorization, sanction, or justification.
- warrensburg — a town in central Missouri.
- washerwoman — a woman who washes clothes, linens, etc., for hire; laundress.