13-letter words containing s, g, h, w
- shunt winding — the winding of an electric motor or generator in such a way that the field and armature circuits are connected in parallel
- sperm washing — a technique that separates sperm from the seminal fluid, used especially for isolating active sperm for artificial insemination.
- stage whisper — a loud whisper on a stage, meant to be heard by the audience.
- straight away — immediately
- swashbuckling — characteristic of or behaving in the manner of a swashbuckler.
- sweet sorghum — sorgo.
- sweethearting — the granting of unauthorized discounts or the abetting of shoplifting by staff in a shop
- swimming bath — swimming pool.
- swimming hole — a place, as in a stream or creek, where there is water deep enough to use for swimming.
- switch engine — a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a yard.
- toggle switch — a switch in which a projecting knob or arm, moving through a small arc, causes the contacts to open or close an electric circuit suddenly, as commonly used in most homes.
- walking horse — Tennessee walking horse.
- wappenshawing — (formerly) the reviewing of the men under arms in a Scottish lordship or district
- wasatch range — a mountain range in N Utah and SE Idaho. Highest peak, Mt. Timpanogos, 12,008 feet (3660 meters).
- washingtonian — living in or coming from Washington, D.C., or the state of Washington.
- wedding chest — an ornamented chest for a trousseau.
- weightlifters — Plural form of weightlifter.
- weights bench — a piece of equipment for use by someone who is weight-training
- welterweights — Plural form of welterweight.
- western ghats — a mountain range in W peninsular India, parallel to the Malabar coast of the Arabian Sea. Highest peak: Anai Mudi, 2695 m (8841 ft)
- when pigs fly — If you say 'when pigs fly' after someone has said that something might happen, you are emphasizing that you think it is very unlikely.
- whigmaleeries — a whim; notion.
- whipping post — a post to which persons are tied to undergo whipping as a legal penalty.
- whipstitching — Present participle of whipstitch.
- white-slaving — traffic in white slaves.
- whitesmithing — The trade of a whitesmith.
- whitlow grass — any of various plants of the genera Draba and Erophila, once thought to cure whitlows: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- willing horse — a person prepared to work hard
- winding sheet — shroud (def 1).
- wing shooting — the act or practice of shooting at birds in flight.
- wood shavings — shavings of wood, as found in a carpenter's workshop etc
- world-shaking — of sufficient size or importance to affect the entire world: the world-shaking effects of an international clash.