13-letter words containing s, i, l, e, r
- vestal virgin — (in ancient Rome) one of four, later six, virgins consecrated to Vesta and to the tending of the sacred fire on her altar.
- violent storm — Meteorology. storm (def 3).
- violin spider — brown recluse spider.
- virgo cluster — a cluster of about 2500 galaxies in the constellation Virgo, the nearest cluster to our galaxy.
- visceral arch — Embryology. branchial arch.
- visual cortex — the portion of the cerebral cortex of the brain that receives and processes impulses from the optic nerves.
- visual purple — rhodopsin.
- vivisepulture — the burying of something while still alive
- voluntariness — done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution.
- volute spring — a coil spring, conical in shape, extending in the direction of the axis of the coil.
- vraisemblance — verisimilitude; appearance of truth
- wagon soldier — a field-artillery soldier.
- walking horse — Tennessee walking horse.
- wallcoverings — Plural form of wallcovering.
- walter piston — Walter, 1894–1976, U.S. composer.
- water blister — a blister that contains a clear, serous fluid, as distinguished from a blood blister, in which the fluid contains blood.
- water soldier — an aquatic plant, Stratiotes aloides, of Europe and NW Asia, having rosettes of large leaves and large three-petalled white flowers: family Hydrocharitaceae
- water spaniel — either of two breeds of spaniels, used for retrieving waterfowl.
- watercolorist — a pigment for which water and not oil is used as the vehicle.
- weatherliness — (nautical) The quality of being weatherly.
- web publisher — a person or company that uploads, creates, or edits content on Web pages; one who maintains or manages a website.
- weightlifters — Plural form of weightlifter.
- well dressing — (in parts of rural Britain) a traditional ceremony of decorating wells with flowers in thanks for the blessing of an abundant supply of pure water.
- well-dressing — (in parts of rural Britain) a traditional ceremony of decorating wells with flowers in thanks for the blessing of an abundant supply of pure water.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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
- winter's tale — a drama (1610–11?) by Shakespeare.
- wireless room — a room on a premises, on a ship, etc where radio equipment is installed
- with pleasure — gladly, willingly
- words fail me — I am too happy, sad, amazed, etc, to express my thoughts
- world service — a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which transmits programmes in many languages around the world