10-letter words containing w, a, g, e
- grey whale — a large N Pacific whalebone whale, Eschrichtius glaucus, that is grey or black with white spots and patches: family Eschrichtidae
- guess what — used to announce news
- guineafowl — Alternative spelling of guinea fowl.
- hagerstown — a city in NW Maryland.
- haulageway — a passageway by which coal, ore, etc., is hauled to the surface from an underground mine.
- high water — water at its greatest elevation, as in a river.
- higher law — an ethical or religious principle considered as taking precedence over the laws of society, and to which one may appeal in order to justify disobedience to a constitution or enacted law with which it conflicts.
- highwaymen — Plural form of highwayman.
- leg warmer — a footless, stockinglike knitted covering for the leg, usually worn over tights, trousers, boots, etc., for warmth, as in a dance class or while exercising, or as a fashion accessory.
- leg-warmer — a footless, stockinglike knitted covering for the leg, usually worn over tights, trousers, boots, etc., for warmth, as in a dance class or while exercising, or as a fashion accessory.
- legwarmers — Plural form of legwarmer.
- lengthways — Lengthwise.
- light wave — the movement of light conceptualized as a wave, defined by such properties as reflection, refraction, and dispersion
- lightwaves — Plural form of lightwave.
- longmeadow — a town in S Massachusetts.
- loungewear — articles of clothing suitable for wear during leisure time, especially in the home.
- low german — the West Germanic languages not included in the High German group, as English, Dutch, Flemish, or Plattdeutsch. Abbreviation: LG. Compare High German (def 1).
- makeweight — something put in a scale to complete a required weight.
- meat wagon — an ambulance.
- meganewton — a unit of force equal to one million newtons
- new guinea — a large island N of Australia, politically divided into the Indonesian province of Irian Jaya (West Irian) and the independent country of Papua New Guinea. About 316,000 sq. mi. (818,000 sq. km).
- newfangled — of a new kind or fashion: newfangled ideas.
- news agent — newsdealer
- newsagency — a business organization that gathers news for transmittal to its subscribers. Compare press association.
- newsagents — Plural form of newsagent.
- orangewood — the hard, fine-grained, yellowish wood of the orange tree, used in inlaid work and fine turnery.
- oswego tea — a North American plant, Monarda didyma, of the mint family, having a cluster of showy, bright-red tubular flowers.
- passageway — a way for passing into, through, or out of something, as within a building or between buildings; a corridor, hall, alley, catwalk, or the like.
- power game — You can refer to a situation in which different people or groups are competing for power as a power game, especially if you disapprove of the methods they are using in order to try to win power.
- power yoga — a form of yoga involving aerobic exercises and constant strenuous movement
- prewarning — to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable: They warned him of a plot against him. She was warned that her life was in danger.
- preweaning — to accustom (a child or young animal) to food other than its mother's milk; cause to lose the need to suckle or turn to the mother for food.
- range wool — the wool of sheep raised west of the Mississippi River, especially in Washington and the Rocky Mountain States.
- real wages — wages evaluated with reference to their purchasing power rather than to the money actually paid
- rogue wave — a random, enormous ocean wave that sometimes travels at an angle to prevailing seas.
- sand wedge — a club with a flanged sole and a face angle of more than 50°, used in bunker shots to cut through sand, get under the ball, and lift it clear
- sewage gas — gas given off in the digestion of sewage consisting of approximately 66 per cent methane and 34 per cent carbon dioxide
- show a leg — to get up in the morning
- snow gauge — an instrument for measuring the depth of snow.
- spongeware — earthenware decorated with color applied with a sponge.
- stage wait — an unintentional pause during a performance, usually caused by a performer's or stagehand's missing a cue.
- stewarding — a person who manages another's property or financial affairs; one who administers anything as the agent of another or others.
- swaggering — pertaining to, characteristic of, or behaving in the manner of a person who swaggers.
- sweet flag — an aroid marsh plant, Acorus calamus, having swordlike leaves, small greenish flowers, and aromatic roots
- sweet gale — a shrub, Myrica gale, of northern swamp regions, having yellow catkin-like flowers and aromatic leaves: family Myricaceae
- swinglebar — a whiffletree.
- switchgear — switching equipment used in an electric power station.
- tanglewood — a town in W Massachusetts, in the Berkshire Hills: a former estate (Tanglewood) in the area is the site of annual summer music festivals.
- tegakwitha — Tekakwitha
- tepe gawra — an archaeological site in N Iraq, near Mosul: excavations have revealed that numerous settlements have occupied this site since c5000 b.c.