11-letter words containing t, w, i, g, e
- right whale — any of several large whalebone whales of the genus Balaena, of circumpolar seas: the species B. glacialis is greatly reduced in numbers.
- sash weight — a counterweight to a vertically sliding window sash.
- self-weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
- shortweight — to give less than the weight charged for: The firm is accused of shortweighting grain.
- sign writer — someone whose job is to produce signs for businesses
- sopping wet — soaked, dripping
- springwater — water from a spring
- stemwinding — wound by turning a knob at the stem.
- strawweight — a boxer of the lightest competitive class, especially a boxer weighing up to 104 pounds (47.2 kg).
- swing state — a state of the U.S. in which the Democratic and Republican candidates both have a good chance of winning and that is considered key to the outcome of a presidential election: the swing states of Ohio and Indiana.
- swing voter — to cause to move to and fro, sway, or oscillate, as something suspended from above: to swing one's arms in walking.
- swingletree — a whiffletree.
- swingometer — a device used in television broadcasting during a general election to indicate the swing of votes from one political party to another
- swipe right — to move a finger from left to right across a touchscreen in order to approve an image
- tangle with — get involved with
- televiewing — the act of watching television
- teleworking — Teleworking is working from home using equipment such as telephones, fax machines, and modems to contact people.
- tig welding — tungsten-electrode inert gas welding: a method of welding in which the arc is maintained by a tungsten electrode and shielded from the access of air by an inert gas
- tiger prawn — a large edible prawn of the genus Penaeus with dark bands across the body, fished commercially in the Indian and Pacific oceans
- tiggywinkle — a gene found in fish and belonging to a family of genes known as the Hedgehog family
- to give way — If an object that is supporting something gives way, it breaks or collapses, so that it can no longer support that thing.
- troy weight — a system of weights in use for precious metals and gems (formerly also for bread, grain, etc.): 24 grains = 1 pennyweight (1.555 grams); 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (31.103 grams); 12 ounces = 1 pound (0.373 kilogram). The grain, ounce, and pound are the same as in apothecaries' weight, the grain alone being the same as in avoirdupois weight. The troy pound is no longer a standard weight in Great Britain.
- twi-nighter — a twi-night doubleheader.
- twin-engine — having two engines of equal power as prime movers: a twin-engine airplane.
- typewriting — the act or skill of using a typewriter.
- underweight — weighing less than is usual, required, or proper.
- unweetingly — in an ignorant manner
- unweighting — the action of minimizing the pressure of body weight on a ski before a turn by briefly bending down or straightening up
- unwithering — to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
- waitressing — a woman who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.
- warfighters — Plural form of warfighter.
- water right — the right to make use of the water from a particular stream, lake, or irrigation canal.
- water tiger — the larva of a predaceous diving beetle, of the genus Dytiscus.
- water wings — an inflatable contrivance shaped like a pair of wings, usually worn under the arms to keep the body afloat while one swims or learns to swim.
- waterskiing — Alternative spelling of water skiing.
- weathergirl — a young woman who presents weather forecasts
- web hosting — the business of providing various services, hardware, and software for websites, as storage and maintenance of site files on a server.
- weigh a ton — If you say that something weighs a ton, you mean that it is extremely heavy.
- weight belt — a belt worn to control a diver's buoyancy under water, on which slotted lead weights can be slipped according to the diver's body size and weight and having a quick-release buckle for emergency discarding.
- weight down — If you weight something down, you put something heavy on it or in it in order to prevent it from moving easily.
- weight loss — slimming
- weight room — weight-training gym
- weightiness — having considerable weight; heavy; ponderous: a weighty bundle.
- weingartner — (Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- wellingtons — Plural form of wellington.
- west riding — a former administrative division of Yorkshire, England.
- west-facing — orientated towards the west
- wheat ridge — a town in central Colorado, near Denver.
- wheelwright — John, 1592?–1679, English clergyman in America.
- whistle pig — a woodchuck.