13-letter words containing s, w, i, p
- sperm washing — a technique that separates sperm from the seminal fluid, used especially for isolating active sperm for artificial insemination.
- spider flower — cleome
- sports writer — A sports writer is a journalist who writes about sport.
- sportswriting — the work of a sports writer
- spurious wing — alula (def 1).
- stage whisper — a loud whisper on a stage, meant to be heard by the audience.
- stand up with — to act as a wedding attendant to
- staying power — ability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina.
- step out with — to be a boyfriend or girlfriend of (someone), esp publicly
- stepford wife — a married woman who submits to her husband's will and is preoccupied by domestic concerns and her own personal appearance
- stripped down — having only essential features; lacking any special appointments or accessories.
- stripped-down — having only essential features; lacking any special appointments or accessories.
- swimming pool — a tank or large artificial basin, as of concrete, for filling with water for swimming.
- swivel-hipped — characterized by an exaggeratedly swinging or extremely free motion of the hips.
- township line — Surveying. one of two parallel lines running east and west that define the north and south borders of a township. Compare range line, township (def 2).
- trip a switch — to activate (a mechanical trip)
- walter piston — Walter, 1894–1976, U.S. composer.
- wappenshawing — (formerly) the reviewing of the men under arms in a Scottish lordship or district
- water parsnip — a perennial aquatic plant; Berula erecta
- water spaniel — either of two breeds of spaniels, used for retrieving waterfowl.
- watering spot — watering hole
- waterscorpion — any of several predaceous aquatic bugs of the family Nepidae, having clasping front legs and a long respiratory tube at the rear of the abdomen: capable of biting if handled.
- weather strip — a thin strip of compressible material, such as spring metal, felt, etc, that is fitted between the frame of a door or window and the opening part to exclude wind and rain
- weather-strip — to apply weather stripping to (something).
- weatherstrips — Plural form of weatherstrip.
- web publisher — a person or company that uploads, creates, or edits content on Web pages; one who maintains or manages a website.
- well disposed — If you are well disposed to a person, plan, or activity, you are likely to agree with them or support them.
- well supplied — to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing; to supply a community with electricity.
- well-disposed — favorably, sympathetically, or kindly disposed: The sponsors are well-disposed toward our plan.
- well-polished — made smooth and glossy: a figurine of polished mahogany.
- well-speaking — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
- well-supplied — to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing; to supply a community with electricity.
- west pakistan — a former province of British Pakistan, separated from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) by N India: declared independence as Republic of Pakistan 1956.
- 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.
- whip scorpion — any of numerous arachnids of the order Uropygi, of tropical and warm temperate regions, resembling a scorpion but having an abdomen that ends in a slender, nonvenomous whip.
- whipping post — a post to which persons are tied to undergo whipping as a legal penalty.
- whippoorwills — Plural form of whippoorwill.
- whipstitching — Present participle of whipstitch.
- wicketkeepers — Plural form of wicketkeeper.
- wife swapping — sexual activity in which two or more married couples exchange partners.
- wild allspice — spicebush (sense 1)
- wild spaniard — any of various subalpine perennials of the genus Aciphylla of New Zealand, with sharp leaves
- williams pear — a variety of pear that has large yellow juicy sweet fruit
- wind scorpion — sun spider.
- winnepesaukee — Lake, a lake in central New Hampshire: summer resort. 25 miles (40 km) long.
- winnipesaukee — Lake, a lake in central New Hampshire: summer resort. 25 miles (40 km) long.
- winter sports — Winter sports are sports that take place on ice or snow, for example skating and skiing.
- with pleasure — gladly, willingly
- worker-priest — (in France) a Roman Catholic priest who, in addition to his priestly duties, works part-time in a secular job.
- workingperson — a workingman or workingwoman.