13-letter words containing t, e, r, s, i, a
- 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).
- weatherliness — (nautical) The quality of being weatherly.
- weatherstrips — Plural form of weatherstrip.
- west frisians — See under Frisian Islands.
- west germanic — a subbranch of Germanic that includes English, Frisian, Flemish, Dutch, Plattdeutsch, Yiddish, and German. Abbreviation: WGmc.
- west virginia — a state in the E United States. 24,181 sq. mi. (62,629 sq. km). Capital: Charleston. Abbreviation: WV (for use with zip code), W.Va.
- western dvina — a river rising in W Russia, in the Valdai Hills and flowing south and southwest then northwest to the Gulf of Riga. Length: 1021 km (634 miles)
- where it's at — (used to indicate a point or place occupied in space); in, on, or near: to stand at the door; at the bottom of the barrel.
- white arsenic — arsenous acid
- white mustard — a pungent powder or paste prepared from the seed of the mustard plant, used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc.
- white russian — Byelorussian (def 2).
- white slavery — the condition of or traffic in white slaves.
- winter savory — See under savory2 .
- winter squash — any of several varieties of Cucurbita maxima or C. moschata that mature in late autumn and are used, when ripe, as a vegetable.
- winter's bark — an evergreen tree, Drimys winteri, ranging from Mexico to Cape Horn, having aromatic leaves and cream-colored, jasmine-scented flowers.
- winter's tale — a drama (1610–11?) by Shakespeare.
- winterisation — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of winterization.
- wire transfer — bank-to-bank money transfer
- wire-transfer — to transmit (money or credit) by wire transfer.
- with pleasure — gladly, willingly
- withdrawnness — The state or condition of being withdrawn or isolated.
- within reason — a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
- without tears — presented so as to be easily assimilated
- witwatersrand — a rocky ridge in S Africa, in the Republic of South Africa, near Johannesburg.
- working asset — invested capital that is comparatively liquid.
- zebra stripes — a pattern of alternate black and white stripes
- zinc stearate — a white, fine, soft, water-insoluble powder, Zn(C 18 H 35 O 2) 2 , used in the manufacture of cosmetics, ointments, and lacquers, as a drying agent for rubber, and as a waterproofing agent for textiles, paper, etc.