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13-letter words containing r, a, g, t, n

  • upright piano — a piano with an upright rectangular body and with its strings running vertically. Compare spinet (def 1).
  • uranite group — the mineralogical group including uranites and related minerals.
  • valet parking — a service offered by a hotel, restaurant, etc., by which patrons' cars are parked by an attendant.
  • vegetarianism — the beliefs or practices of a vegetarian.
  • verbigeration — the condition or instances of repeating the same word or sentence against one's will as a symptom of a psychiatric disorder
  • vestal virgin — (in ancient Rome) one of four, later six, virgins consecrated to Vesta and to the tending of the sacred fire on her altar.
  • virginia city — a mining town in W Nevada: famous for the discovery of the rich Comstock silver lode 1859.
  • virgo intacta — a girl or woman whose hymen has not been broken
  • visiting card — calling card (def 1).
  • vulgarization — to make vulgar or coarse; lower; debase: to vulgarize standards of behavior.
  • warning light — a light that indicates danger
  • warning track — a strip, often consisting of a cinder or dirt track, bordering the outer edge of the outfield between the outfield turf and the stadium wall that alerts outfielders that the wall is near, especially as they back up to catch a fly ball.
  • warp knitting — a knitting process in which the yarn is knitted vertically in a flat form.
  • wasatch range — a mountain range in N Utah and SE Idaho. Highest peak, Mt. Timpanogos, 12,008 feet (3660 meters).
  • water leguaan — a large amphibious monitor lizard, Varanus niloticus, which can grow up to 2 or 3 m
  • water parting — a watershed or divide.
  • water-soaking — to soak or saturate with water.
  • waterboarding — a harsh interrogation technique in which water is poured onto the face and head of the immobilized victim so as to induce a fear of drowning.
  • 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.
  • watering spot — watering hole
  • waterproofing — Chiefly British. a raincoat or other outer coat impervious to water.
  • west germanic — a subbranch of Germanic that includes English, Frisian, Flemish, Dutch, Plattdeutsch, Yiddish, and German. Abbreviation: WGmc.
  • 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 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)
  • winter garden — an outdoor garden maintained during the winter with hardy plants.
  • woolgathering — indulgence in idle fancies and in daydreaming; absentmindedness: His woolgathering was a handicap in school.
  • word painting — an effective verbal description.
  • working asset — invested capital that is comparatively liquid.
  • working party — A working party is a committee which is formed to investigate a particular situation or problem and to produce a report containing its opinions and suggestions.
  • writing paper — paper on which to write.
  • writing table — a table designed or used for writing at
  • yachting trip — a pleasure trip on a yacht
  • yekaterinburg — Ekaterinburg.
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