13-letter words containing r, e, t, w, i, s
- 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 swing — a 1930s jazz-influenced style of country music
- where it's at — (used to indicate a point or place occupied in space); in, on, or near: to stand at the door; at the bottom of the barrel.
- whistleblower — a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
- white arsenic — arsenous acid
- white mustard — a pungent powder or paste prepared from the seed of the mustard plant, used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc.
- white russian — Byelorussian (def 2).
- white settler — a well-off incomer to a district who takes advantage of what it has to offer without regard to the local inhabitants
- white slavery — the condition of or traffic in white slaves.
- whithersoever — Wherever.
- whoremistress — a female owner or keeper of a brothel
- wicketkeepers — Plural form of wicketkeeper.
- winter savory — See under savory2 .
- winter sports — Winter sports are sports that take place on ice or snow, for example skating and skiing.
- winter squash — any of several varieties of Cucurbita maxima or C. moschata that mature in late autumn and are used, when ripe, as a vegetable.
- winter's bark — an evergreen tree, Drimys winteri, ranging from Mexico to Cape Horn, having aromatic leaves and cream-colored, jasmine-scented flowers.
- winter's tale — a drama (1610–11?) by Shakespeare.
- winterisation — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of winterization.
- wire transfer — bank-to-bank money transfer
- wire-transfer — to transmit (money or credit) by wire transfer.
- witches' brew — a potent magical concoction supposedly prepared by witches.
- with interest — plus money owed
- with pleasure — gladly, willingly
- withdrawnness — The state or condition of being withdrawn or isolated.
- within reason — a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
- without tears — presented so as to be easily assimilated
- witwatersrand — a rocky ridge in S Africa, in the Republic of South Africa, near Johannesburg.
- worker-priest — (in France) a Roman Catholic priest who, in addition to his priestly duties, works part-time in a secular job.
- working asset — invested capital that is comparatively liquid.