11-letter words containing r, a, w, n
- wait around — If you wait around or wait about, you stay in the same place, usually doing very little, because you cannot act before something happens or before someone arrives.
- waitressing — a woman who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.
- waldgravine — a woman married to a waldgrave
- waldsterben — the symptoms of tree decline in central Europe from the 1970s, considered to be caused by atmospheric pollution
- walk on air — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- wallingford — a town in S Connecticut.
- wand reader — wand (def 6).
- wand-reader — a slender stick or rod, especially one used by a magician, conjurer, or diviner.
- wander plug — an electrical plug on the end of a flexible wire, for insertion into any of a number of sockets
- wanderingly — In a way that wanders.
- war cabinet — government wartime committee
- war footing — the condition or status of a military force or other organization when operating under a state of war or as if a state of war existed.
- warchalking — the practice of marking chalk symbols on walls and pavements at places where local wireless internet connections may be obtained for free via a computer, usually without permission
- warehousing — an act or instance of a person or company that warehouses something.
- warfighting — (military) The fighting of a war.
- warlikeness — the state of being warlike
- warm spring — a thermal spring having a temperature of up to 98°F (37°C).
- warming pan — a long-handled, covered pan, usually of brass, filled with live coals or hot water for warming a cold bed.
- warmongerer — Misspelling of warmonger.
- warrantable — capable of being warranted.
- warrantably — In a way that is justified; reasonably.
- warrantless — authorization, sanction, or justification.
- warrantying — an act or an instance of warranting; assurance; authorization; warrant.
- warrensburg — a town in central Missouri.
- washerwoman — a woman who washes clothes, linens, etc., for hire; laundress.
- washerwomen — Plural form of washerwoman.
- wasserstein — Wendy, 1950–2006, U.S. playwright.
- watchspring — the main spring inside a watch
- water inlet — opening designed to let water in
- water lemon — yellow granadilla.
- water nymph — a nymph of the water, as a naiad, a Nereid, or an Oceanid.
- water paint — a pigment, as watercolor, in which water is used as the vehicle.
- water plant — a plant that grows in water.
- water snail — Archimedes' screw.
- water snake — any of numerous and widely distributed harmless snakes of the genus Natrix, inhabiting areas in or near fresh water.
- water wagon — a wagon used to transport water, as in military field operations or on a construction site.
- water wings — an inflatable contrivance shaped like a pair of wings, usually worn under the arms to keep the body afloat while one swims or learns to swim.
- water-borne — A water-borne disease or infection is one that people can catch from infected water.
- waterfinder — a dowser; water witch.
- waterfronts — Plural form of waterfront.
- watermelons — Plural form of watermelon.
- waterskiing — Alternative spelling of water skiing.
- wave energy — energy obtained by harnessing wave power
- wave number — the number of waves in one centimeter of light in a given wavelength; the reciprocal of the wavelength.
- waywardness — The quality of being wayward.
- weathervane — A revolving pointer to show the direction of the wind, typically mounted on top of a building.
- weatherworn — weather-beaten.
- weingartner — (Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- well-earned — You can use well-earned to indicate that you think something is deserved, usually because the person who gets it has been working very hard.
- wentletraps — Plural form of wentletrap.