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12-letter words containing r, a, w, i

  • whip-cracker — a person who cracks a whip.
  • white market — (in a system of rationing) the buying and selling of unused ration coupons at a fluctuating legal price based on the supply of and demand for the rationed commodity.
  • white marlin — a small marlin, Tetrapterus albidus, inhabiting the western Atlantic Ocean, pale blue above and silvery below.
  • white matter — nerve tissue, especially of the brain and spinal cord, which primarily contains myelinated fibers and is nearly white in color. Compare gray matter (def 1).
  • white poplar — Also called abele. an Old World poplar, Populus alba, widely cultivated in the U.S., having the underside of the leaves covered with a dense silvery-white down.
  • white rabbit — a person who is in a hurry and complaining of being late, like the White Rabbit character in the children's story 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' by Lewis Carroll
  • white raisin — a raisin dried from a white grape
  • white russia — Belorussia
  • white slaver — a person engaged in white-slave traffic or business.
  • white-collar — belonging or pertaining to the ranks of office and professional workers whose jobs generally do not involve manual labor or the wearing of a uniform or work clothes.
  • white-haired — having hair that is white.
  • white-slaver — a person engaged in white-slave traffic or business.
  • whitethroats — Plural form of whitethroat.
  • whitherwards — toward what or which place
  • wide-ranging — extending over a large area; extensive or diversified in scope: wide-ranging lands; a wide-ranging discussion.
  • wild apricot — apricot (def 4).
  • wild mustard — any of several weedy plants belonging to the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, as charlock.
  • wild parsley — any of several uncultivated plants resembling the parsley in shape and structure.
  • wild parsnip — a strong-smelling umbelliferous plant, Pastinaca sativa, that has an inedible root: the ancestor of the cultivated parsnip
  • wilkes-barre — a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River.
  • williamsburg — a city in SE Virginia: colonial capital of Virginia; now restored to its original pre-Revolutionary style.
  • williamsport — a city in central Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River.
  • willmar city — a city in SW Minnesota.
  • wilton manor — a town in S Florida.
  • windbreakers — Plural form of windbreaker.
  • windcheaters — Plural form of windcheater.
  • windlestraws — Plural form of windlestraw.
  • window board — a thin board serving as a stool of a window.
  • window frame — structure surrounding a window pane
  • wine steward — a waiter in a restaurant or club who is in charge of wine; sommelier.
  • wine vinegar — condiment made of fermented wine
  • wing formula — a numerical representation of the relative lengths of the primary feathers of a bird's wing, used in identifying similar species, as flycatchers.
  • wing-forward — either of the two forwards positioned at the outside of a scrum
  • winter break — a period of vacation between semesters of colleges, universities, or other schools and usually including the winter holidays.
  • winter haven — a city in central Florida.
  • winter wheat — wheat that is planted in the autumn to be harvested in the spring or early summer.
  • winter-hardy — able to survive the effects of cold weather.
  • wisecracking — a smart or facetious remark.
  • witch's mark — devil's mark.
  • withdrawable — to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
  • withdrawment — The act of withdrawing; withdrawal; recall.
  • within reach — close enough to be reached
  • wolf-ferrari — Ermanno [er-mahn-naw] /ɛrˈmɑn nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1948, Italian composer.
  • woman driver — a female driver
  • woman friend — a female friend
  • wood carving — making sculptures from wood
  • wood vinegar — pyroligneous acid.
  • woodcarvings — Plural form of woodcarving.
  • work station — a work or office area assigned to one person, often one accommodating a computer terminal or other electronic equipment.
  • work-sharing — an arrangement whereby one full-time job may be carried out by two people working part time
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