9-letter words containing w, a, g, e
- wagnerian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Richard Wagner or his works: Wagnerian grandeur; a Wagnerian soprano.
- wagoneers — Plural form of wagoneer.
- wagonette — a light, four-wheeled carriage, with or without a top, having a crosswise seat in front and two lengthwise seats facing each other at the back.
- waiterage — the discharging of waiter duties
- waitering — a person, especially a man, who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.
- waivering — Misspelling of wavering.
- waldgrave — (in the Holy Roman Empire) an officer having jurisdiction over a royal forest.
- wall game — a type of football played at Eton against a wall
- wallering — (slang, US, pejorative) present participle of waller.
- wandering — moving from place to place without a fixed plan; roaming; rambling: wandering tourists.
- war grave — a grave of a person killed in battle; a ship that was sunk in battle with troops aboard
- warmonger — a person who advocates, endorses, or tries to precipitate war.
- water bag — a bag, sometimes made of skin, leather, etc, but in Australia usually canvas, for holding, carrying, and keeping water cool
- water bug — any of various aquatic bugs, as of the family Belostomatidae (giant water bug)
- water dog — a dog trained to hunt in water
- water gap — a transverse gap in a mountain ridge, cut by and giving passage to a stream or river.
- water gas — a toxic gaseous mixture consisting chiefly of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, prepared from steam and incandescent coke: used as an illuminant, fuel, and in organic synthesis.
- water gum — any of several Australian trees of the myrtle family, growing near water.
- water gun — water pistol.
- water hog — a person who uses water selfishly or irresponsibly, esp during a water shortage
- waterdogs — Plural form of waterdog.
- watergate — a White House political scandal that came to light during the 1972 presidential campaign, growing out of a break-in at the Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate apartment-office complex in Washington, D.C., and, after congressional hearings, culminating in the resignation of President Nixon in 1974.
- waterings — Plural form of watering.
- waveguide — a conduit, as a metal tube, coaxial cable, or strand of glass fibers, used as a conductor or directional transmitter for various kinds of electromagnetic waves.
- wayzgoose — A holiday or party for the benefit of printers, traditionally held in August.
- weakening — Present participle of weaken.
- weaklings — Plural form of weakling.
- weanlings — Plural form of weanling.
- wearingly — gradually impairing or wasting: Reading small print can be wearing on the eyes.
- weaseling — (US) present participle of weasel.
- weighable — Heavy enough to be weighed.
- weightman — a person whose work is to weigh goods or merchandise.
- well-aged — having lived or existed long; of advanced age; old: an aged man; an aged tree.
- wergeland — Henrik Arnold. 1808–45, Norwegian poet and nationalist, remembered for his lyric and narrative verse
- whangarei — a port in New Zealand, the northernmost city of North Island: oil refinery. Pop: 72 200 (2004 est)
- wheatgerm — Wheatgerm is the middle part of a grain of wheat which is rich in vitamins and is often added to other food.
- wigmakers — Plural form of wigmaker.
- wigwagged — Simple past tense and past participle of wigwag.
- wineglass — a drinking glass, as a goblet, having a foot and a stem and used specifically for serving wine.
- wing case — elytron.
- wing-case — elytron.
- wingbeats — Plural form of wingbeat.
- winnebago — a member of a North American Indian tribe speaking a Siouan language closely related to Assiniboin, Teton, and Mandan, formerly located in Green Bay, Wis., now living in Green Bay and NE Nebraska.
- wiregrass — any of various grasses, such as Bermuda grass, that have tough wiry roots or rhizomes
- wood sage — a downy labiate perennial, Teucrium scorodonia, having spikes of green-yellow flowers: common on acid heath and scree in Europe and naturalized in North America
- woomerang — boomerang.
- word game — any game or contest involving skill in using, forming, guessing, or changing words or expressions, such as anagrams or Scrabble.
- worm gear — a mechanism consisting of a worm engaging with and driving a worm wheel, the two axes usually being at right angles, used where a relatively low speed and a relatively large amplification of power are desired.
- wranglers — Plural form of wrangler.
- wreathing — a circular band of flowers, foliage, or any ornamental work, for adorning the head or for any decorative purpose; a garland or chaplet.