13-letter words containing n, s, w
- wasterfulness — the state of being wasteful
- wasting asset — an unreplaceable business asset of limited life, such as a coal mine or an oil well
- watch oneself — to be careful, cautious, or discreet
- water parsnip — a perennial aquatic plant; Berula erecta
- water spaniel — either of two breeds of spaniels, used for retrieving waterfowl.
- water-soaking — to soak or saturate with water.
- watering spot — watering hole
- waterlessness — Absence of water.
- waterscorpion — any of several predaceous aquatic bugs of the family Nepidae, having clasping front legs and a long respiratory tube at the rear of the abdomen: capable of biting if handled.
- weapon system — a weapon and the components necessary to its proper function, such as targeting and guidance devices
- weapons-grade — Weapons-grade substances such as uranium or plutonium are of a quality which makes them suitable for use in the manufacture of nuclear weapons.
- wearisomeness — causing weariness; fatiguing: a difficult and wearisome march.
- weatherliness — (nautical) The quality of being weatherly.
- weatherperson — a meteorologist or weathercaster.
- wedding bells — church bells that peal after marriage ceremony
- wedding chest — an ornamented chest for a trousseau.
- wedding dress — gown worn by a bride
- wedding feast — a meal served to celebrate a wedding
- wedding guest — sb invited to a marriage ceremony
- weights bench — a piece of equipment for use by someone who is weight-training
- well dressing — (in parts of rural Britain) a traditional ceremony of decorating wells with flowers in thanks for the blessing of an abundant supply of pure water.
- well-answered — a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc.: He sent an answer to my letter promptly.
- well-designed — made or done intentionally; intended; planned.
- well-dressing — (in parts of rural Britain) a traditional ceremony of decorating wells with flowers in thanks for the blessing of an abundant supply of pure water.
- well-finished — ended or completed.
- 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-reasoned — based on reason: a carefully reasoned decision.
- well-seasoned — one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- well-speaking — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
- 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 by north — a point on the compass 11°15prime; north of west. Abbreviation: WbN.
- west flanders — a province in W Belgium. 1249 sq. mi. (3235 sq. km). Capital: Bruges.
- west frisians — See under Frisian Islands.
- west germanic — a subbranch of Germanic that includes English, Frisian, Flemish, Dutch, Plattdeutsch, Yiddish, and German. Abbreviation: WGmc.
- west midlands — a metropolitan county in central England. 347 sq. mi. (899 sq. km).
- west new york — a town in NE New Jersey, across the Hudson from New York City.
- west norriton — a town in SE Pennsylvania.
- west pakistan — a former province of British Pakistan, separated from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) by N India: declared independence as Republic of Pakistan 1956.
- west paterson — a town in NE New Jersey.
- west virginia — a state in the E United States. 24,181 sq. mi. (62,629 sq. km). Capital: Charleston. Abbreviation: WV (for use with zip code), W.Va.
- western dvina — a river rising in W Russia, in the Valdai Hills and flowing south and southwest then northwest to the Gulf of Riga. Length: 1021 km (634 miles)
- western ghats — a mountain range in W peninsular India, parallel to the Malabar coast of the Arabian Sea. Highest peak: Anai Mudi, 2695 m (8841 ft)
- western hindi — the vernacular of the western half of the Hindi-speaking area in India: the basis of Hindustani and of literary Hindi and Urdu.
- 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)
- western larch — a North American larch, Larix occidentalis, having oval cones and found mainly in S British Columbia
- western ocean — the North Atlantic Ocean.
- western samoa — an independent country comprising the W part of Samoa: formerly a trust territory of New Zealand. 1133 sq. mi. (2935 sq. km). Capital: Apia.
- western slavs — one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)