10-letter words containing w, a, d, e, i
- water bird — an aquatic bird; a swimming or wading bird.
- water-laid — noting a rope laid left-handed from three or four plain-laid ropes, in the making of which water was used to wet the fibers instead of the more customary oil or tallow.
- waterdrive — (of an oil or gas reservoir) using water to force out the oil or gas
- watersider — a wharf labourer
- waterskied — Simple past tense and past participle of waterski.
- waterslide — Alternative form of water slide.
- wattlebird — any of several Australian honey eaters of the genus Anthochaera, most of which have fleshy wattles at the sides of the neck.
- wave aside — If you wave aside something such as a suggestion, explanation, or idea, you decide that it is not important enough to consider seriously.
- waveguides — Plural form of waveguide.
- weakwilled — Alternative spelling of weak-willed.
- weaponized — Made into, or to serve as, a weapon.
- weaverbird — any of numerous African and Asian finchlike birds of the family Ploceidae, noted for their elaborately woven nests and colonial habits.
- weighboard — a thin layer (e.g. shale or clay) between bands of thicker strata (e.g. limestone or sandstone)
- well-aimed — to position or direct (a firearm, ball, arrow, rocket, etc.) so that, on firing or release, the discharged projectile will hit a target or travel along a certain path.
- well-aired — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- wheatfield — A wheat field; a field of wheat; a plot of land planted with wheat.
- whiptailed — having a long slender tail
- white damp — a poisonous coal-mine gas composed chiefly of carbon monoxide.
- white lady — a cocktail consisting of gin, Cointreau, and lemon juice
- white lead — a white, heavy powder, basic lead carbonate, 2PbCO 3 ⋅Pb(OH) 2 , used as a pigment, in putty, and in medicinal ointments for burns.
- whitebeard — an old man, especially one with a white or gray beard.
- whiteboard — a smooth, glossy sheet of white plastic that can be written on with a colored pen or marker in the manner of a blackboard.
- whitebread — any white or light-colored bread made from finely ground, usually bleached, flour.
- whitecedar — (US) alternative spelling of white cedar.
- whiteheads — Plural form of whitehead.
- wide awake — fully awake; with the eyes wide open.
- wide-angle — of or relating to a lens having a relatively wide angle of view, generally 45° or more, and a focal length of less than 50 mm.
- wide-awake — fully awake; with the eyes wide open.
- widespread — spread over or open, or occupying a wide space.
- widowmaker — Alternative form of widow-maker.
- wienerwald — a forested and wooded hill range in NE Lower Austria, W of Vienna: resorts.
- wikileaked — pertaining to or noting private or classified information or documents that are anonymously disclosed, especially when published on a website: WikiLeaked diplomatic cables.
- wild beast — savage animal
- wild senna — a subshrubby senna, Cassia marilandica, of the eastern U.S., having yellow flowers.
- wild water — turbulent water in a river, esp as an area for navigating in a canoe as a sport
- wildcarded — (computing) Replaced or supplemented with a wildcard character to allow matching against a range of possible values.
- wildcatted — Simple past tense and past participle of wildcat.
- wildcatter — an oil prospector.
- willemstad — the main island of the Netherlands Antilles, off the NW coast of Venezuela. 173 sq. mi. (448 sq. km). Capital: Willemstad.
- wind gauge — anemometer.
- wind scale — a numerical scale, as the Beaufort scale, for designating relative wind intensities.
- wind shake — Also called anemosis. a flaw in wood supposed to be caused by the action of strong winds upon the trunk of the tree.
- wind shear — the rate at which wind velocity changes from point to point in a given direction.
- windbreaks — Plural form of windbreak.
- windfallen — having fallen because of wind
- windjammer — (formerly) a merchant ship propelled by sails.
- windlassed — Simple past tense and past participle of windlass.
- windlasses — (nautical) Plural form of windlass.
- windowpane — a plate of glass for filling a window sash within the frame.
- wingbacked — Having wingbacks.