11-letter words containing s, w, i, e
- well suited — appropriate: She is suited to such a job.
- well-raised — fashioned or made as a surface design in relief.
- well-suited — appropriate: She is suited to such a job.
- well-wisher — a person who wishes well to another person, a cause, etc.
- wellingtons — Plural form of wellington.
- wellsprings — Plural form of wellspring.
- wellwishers — Plural form of wellwisher.
- welsh corgi — one of either of two Welsh breeds of dogs having short legs, erect ears, and a foxlike head. Compare Cardigan (def 2), Pembroke (def 3).
- 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.
- werewolfish — characteristic of a werewolf
- wesleyanism — the evangelical principles taught by John Wesley; Methodism.
- west africa — most westerly part of Africa
- west berlin — Irving, 1888–1989, U.S. songwriter.
- west covina — a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.
- 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 indies — (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 riding — a former administrative division of Yorkshire, England.
- west-facing — orientated towards the west
- westernised — to influence with ideas, customs, practices, etc., characteristic of the Occident or of the western U.S.
- westernized — to influence with ideas, customs, practices, etc., characteristic of the Occident or of the western U.S.
- westernizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of westernize.
- westerville — a town in central Ohio.
- westminster — a central borough (officially a city) of Greater London, England: Westminster Abbey, Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace.
- westphalian — a former province in NW Germany, now a part of North Rhine-Westphalia: treaty ending the Thirty Years' War 1648.
- westpolitik — a policy of a Communist country of adopting trade and diplomatic relations with non-Communist nations.
- wh question — a question containing a WH-word, often in initial position, and calling for an item of information to be supplied, as Where do you live?
- wh-question — a question containing a WH-word, often in initial position, and calling for an item of information to be supplied, as Where do you live?
- wharfingers — Plural form of wharfinger.
- whateverism — (politics) Adherence to the Two Whatevers:
- wheelchairs — Plural form of wheelchair.
- when-issued — of, relating to, or noting an agreement to buy securities paid for at the time of delivery. Abbreviation: wi, w.i.
- wheyishness — the quality of being wheyish
- whichsoever — Whichever.
- whimberries — Plural form of whimberry.
- whimperings — Plural form of whimpering.
- whiskerando — a man with extravagant whiskers
- whiskerless — Without whiskers.
- whiskeyfied — (of a person, voice, etc) affected by excessive whisky drinking
- whiskeyjack — (US) Alternative form of whisky jack (gray jay, Canada jay).
- whisperings — Plural form of whispering.
- whist drive — a social gathering where whist is played; the winners of each hand move to different tables to play the losers of the previous hand
- whistle for — to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
- whistle pig — a woodchuck.
- whistleable — Capable of being whistled.
- whistleblow — Alternative form of whistle-blow.
- whistlestop — (US, dated) A minor railway station at which a train would stop if requested.
- 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.
- white frost — a heavy coating of frost.
- white goods — household appliances
- white horse — a white-topped wave; whitecap.