13-letter words containing r, e, w, i, l
- well-provided — having been furnished or supplied with a sufficient amount
- well-received — generally or traditionally accepted; conventional; standard: a received moral idea.
- well-reviewed — a critical article or report, as in a periodical, on a book, play, recital, or the like; critique; evaluation.
- welsh terrier — one of a Welsh breed of terriers having a wiry, black-and-tan coat, resembling an Airedale but smaller.
- welterweights — Plural form of welterweight.
- werecrocodile — (fiction) A shapeshifter who can assume the form of a crocodile.
- west berliner — a native or inhabitant of the part of Berlin formerly under US, British, and French control
- 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)
- whigmaleeries — a whim; notion.
- whistleblower — a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
- white admiral — any color having components of both red and blue, such as lavender, especially one deep in tone.
- white leather — leather treated with chemicals, as alum or salt; tawed leather.
- 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.
- white truffle — an edible fungus, Tuber magnatum pico, occurring in certain parts of northern Italy, and considered a great delicacy.
- white vitriol — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble powder, ZnSO 4 ⋅7H 2 O, used for preserving skins and wood, in the electrodeposition of zinc, in the bleaching of paper, as a mordant in calico printing, and in medicine as an astringent, styptic, and emetic.
- white-livered — lacking courage; cowardly; lily-livered.
- wild bergamot — a plant, Monarda fistulosa, of the mint family, native to eastern North America, having a rounded cluster of lilac-colored or purple flowers, growing in dry places.
- wild geranium — geranium (def 2).
- wild mandrake — the May apple, Podophyllum peltatum.
- wildlife park — animal reserve
- will to power — (in the philosophy of Nietzsche) the self-assertive creative drive in all individuals, regarded as the supreme quality of the superman.
- williams pear — a variety of pear that has large yellow juicy sweet fruit
- willing horse — a person prepared to work hard
- willow grouse — a N European grouse, Lagopus lagopus, with a reddish-brown plumage and white wings: now regarded as the same species as the red grouse (L. lagopus scoticus) of Britain
- wine-coloured — of a dark red colour, sometimes with a purplish tinge
- winkle-picker — a shoe or boot with a narrow, sharply pointed toe
- winter barley — barley that is planted in the autumn to be harvested in the spring or early summer.
- winter's tale — a drama (1610–11?) by Shakespeare.
- winterkilling — Present participle of winterkill.
- wireless room — a room on a premises, on a ship, etc where radio equipment is installed
- with pleasure — gladly, willingly
- woolgathering — indulgence in idle fancies and in daydreaming; absentmindedness: His woolgathering was a handicap in school.
- words fail me — I am too happy, sad, amazed, etc, to express my thoughts
- working title — name or heading of sth while in progress
- world service — a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which transmits programmes in many languages around the world
- wrecking ball — a heavy metal ball swung on a cable from a crane and used in demolition work.
- writing table — a table designed or used for writing at
- yellow ribbon — a yellow-colored ribbon displayed as a symbol of solidarity with soldiers in combat, political hostages, etc.