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11-letter words containing t, h, e, n, r

  • uprightness — erect or vertical, as in position or posture.
  • vinyl ether — a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 4 H 6 O, used as an inhalation anesthetic.
  • water nymph — a nymph of the water, as a naiad, a Nereid, or an Oceanid.
  • weathervane — A revolving pointer to show the direction of the wind, typically mounted on top of a building.
  • weatherworn — weather-beaten.
  • werepanther — (fiction) A shapeshifter who can change between panther and human form.
  • whenceforth — from which time or place forward
  • whiteprints — Plural form of whiteprint.
  • whitethorns — Plural form of whitethorn.
  • windcheater — a lightweight jacket for sports or other outdoor wear.
  • winter moth — a brown geometrid moth, Operophtera brumata, of which the male is often seen against lighted windows in winter, the female being wingless
  • winterishly — In a way that is characteristic of winter.
  • with reason — a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
  • witheringly — to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
  • withershins — in a direction contrary to the natural one, especially contrary to the apparent course of the sun or counterclockwise: considered as unlucky or causing disaster.
  • witherspoonJohn, 1723–94, U.S. theologian and statesman, born in Scotland.
  • withstander — A person who withstands or resists; an opponent.
  • woman-hater — a person, especially a man, who dislikes women; misogynist.
  • xanthophore — a chromatophore containing a yellow pigment, as in some cold-blooded animals.
  • xeranthemum — any of a Mediterranean genus of plants having flower heads that are dry and retain their colour and shape for years: family Asteraceae (composites)
  • xiphisterna — Plural form of xiphisternum.
  • yesternight — last night.
  • yet another — (jargon)   (YA-, after Unix's yacc - Yet Another Compiler-Compiler) A humorous allusion often used in titles to acknowledge that the topic is not original, though the content is. As in "Yet Another AI Group" or "Yet Another Simulated Annealing Algorithm". If used of others' work, it describes something of which there are already far too many. In hackish acronyms the "YA" prefix almost invariably expands to Yet Another, e.g. YABA, YAUN.
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