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13-letter words containing w, a, d, e, i

  • wagon soldier — a field-artillery soldier.
  • walleyed pike — walleye (def 1).
  • wandering jew — a legendary character condemned to roam without rest because he struck Christ on the day of the Crucifixion.
  • wanted notice — a public announcement by the police that they want to question someone in connection with a crime that has been committed
  • water diviner — a person able to locate the presence of water, esp underground, with a divining rod
  • water soldier — an aquatic plant, Stratiotes aloides, of Europe and NW Asia, having rosettes of large leaves and large three-petalled white flowers: family Hydrocharitaceae
  • water strider — any of several aquatic bugs of the family Gerridae, having long, slender legs fringed with hairs, enabling the insects to dart about on the surface of the water.
  • waterboarding — a harsh interrogation technique in which water is poured onto the face and head of the immobilized victim so as to induce a fear of drowning.
  • waterflooding — (in oil, gas, or petroleum production) the practice of injecting water to maintain pressure in a reservoir and to drive the oil, etc towards the production wells
  • wedding feast — a meal served to celebrate a wedding
  • wedding march — a musical composition played during a wedding procession.
  • weighted mean — a mean that is computed with extra weight given to one or more elements of the sample.
  • well-financed — the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
  • well-situated — located; placed.
  • west midlands — a metropolitan county in central England. 347 sq. mi. (899 sq. km).
  • 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)
  • whipped cream — dairy cream that has been whisked
  • whiskerandoed — having extravagant whiskers
  • white admiral — any color having components of both red and blue, such as lavender, especially one deep in tone.
  • 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.
  • wicket maiden — an over in which no runs are scored with the bat and at least one wicket is taken by the bowler
  • wideawake hat — fully awake; with the eyes wide open.
  • wild allspice — spicebush (sense 1)
  • wild bergamot — a plant, Monarda fistulosa, of the mint family, native to eastern North America, having a rounded cluster of lilac-colored or purple flowers, growing in dry places.
  • wild geranium — geranium (def 2).
  • wild mandrake — the May apple, Podophyllum peltatum.
  • wildlife park — animal reserve
  • winding frame — a machine on which yarn or thread is wound.
  • wine and dine — the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less.
  • winter garden — an outdoor garden maintained during the winter with hardy plants.
  • withdrawnness — The state or condition of being withdrawn or isolated.
  • witness stand — the place occupied by a person giving testimony in a court.
  • witwatersrand — a rocky ridge in S Africa, in the Republic of South Africa, near Johannesburg.
  • wooden indian — a carved wooden statue of a standing American Indian, formerly found before many cigar stores as an advertisement.
  • words fail me — I am too happy, sad, amazed, etc, to express my thoughts
  • wrapped up in — to enclose in something wound or folded about (often followed by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf.
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