11-letter words containing s, e, a, w
- weasel word — a word used to temper the forthrightness of a statement; a word that makes one's views equivocal, misleading, or confusing.
- weathercast — a forecast of weather conditions, especially on radio or television.
- weatherfish — any of several loaches of the genus Misgurnus, especially the European M. fossilis, which shows increased activity in response to changes in barometric pressure.
- weathermost — (nautical) Farthest to the windward side.
- weatherwise — (domain) With respect to the weather.
- weaverbirds — Plural form of weaverbird.
- web address — Computers. URL (def 2).
- websquatter — A person or company that engages in websquatting.
- weddell sea — an arm of the Atlantic, E of Antarctic Peninsula.
- weierstrass — Karl Theodor [kahrl tey-oh-dawr] /kɑrl ˈteɪ oʊˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1815–97, German mathematician.
- weismannism — the theories of heredity as expounded by Weismann, especially the theory that all inheritable characteristics are carried in the germ plasm, and that acquired characteristics cannot be inherited.
- welfaristic — characterized by welfarism
- well-raised — fashioned or made as a surface design in relief.
- well-seated — something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- well-shaped — of a definite form, shape, or character (often used in combination): a U -shaped driveway.
- well-shaved — to remove a growth of beard with a razor.
- well-stated — fixed or settled: a stated price.
- welsh black — a breed of black cattle originally from N Wales that are bred for both meat and milk
- welsh vault — underpitch vault.
- welwitschia — A gymnospermous plant of desert regions in southwestern Africa that has a dwarf, massive trunk, two long strap-shaped leaves, and male and female flowers in the scales of scarlet cones. It is remarkable for its ability to extract moisture from fog.
- wensleydale — a rich, medium-hard, white cheese with blue veins, somewhat strong in flavor.
- wentletraps — Plural form of wentletrap.
- wesleyanism — the evangelical principles taught by John Wesley; Methodism.
- west africa — most westerly part of Africa
- west bengal — a state in E India: formerly part of the province of Bengal. 33,805 sq. mi. (87,555 sq. km). Capital: Calcutta. Compare Bengal (def 1).
- west covina — a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.
- west german — a former republic in central Europe: created in 1949 by the coalescing of the British, French, and U.S. zones of occupied Germany established in 1945. 96,025 sq. mi. (248,706 sq. km). Capital: Bonn.
- west helena — a city in E Arkansas.
- west indian — (used with a plural verb). Also called the Indies. an archipelago in the N Atlantic between North and South America, comprising the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Bahamas.
- west jordan — a town in N central Utah.
- west orange — a town in NE New Jersey, near Newark.
- west seneca — a city in NW New York, near Buffalo.
- west-facing — orientated towards the west
- westermarck — Edward Alexander [ed-werd al-ig-zan-der,, -zahn-;; Finnish ed-vahrd ah-lek-sahn-duh r] /ˈɛd wərd ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər,, -ˈzɑn-;; Finnish ˈɛd vɑrd ˌɑ lɛkˈsɑn dər/ (Show IPA), 1862–1939, Finnish sociologist.
- westmorland — a former county in NW England, now part of Cumbria, partially in the Lake District.
- westphalian — a former province in NW Germany, now a part of North Rhine-Westphalia: treaty ending the Thirty Years' War 1648.
- wet compass — a compass having a compass card floating in a liquid.
- whale shark — a tropical shark, Rhincodon typus, ranging in size from 30 to 60 feet (9 to 18 meters), having small teeth and a sievelike structure over its gills for catching plankton.
- whalesucker — a large, blue remora, Remora australis, that attaches itself to whales and dolphins.
- wharfingers — Plural form of wharfinger.
- wharfmaster — a person who manages a wharf
- what's more — in addition
- whateverism — (politics) Adherence to the Two Whatevers:
- wheat sheaf — a sheaf of wheat
- wheelchairs — Plural form of wheelchair.
- whereabouts — about where? where?
- whiskerando — a man with extravagant whiskers
- whiskeyjack — (US) Alternative form of whisky jack (gray jay, Canada jay).
- whistleable — Capable of being whistled.
- white aspen — any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.