12-letter words containing w, a, g
- walkingstick — a stick used for walking
- walkthroughs — Plural form of walkthrough.
- wall hanging — a tapestry, carpet, or similar object hung against a wall as decoration; arras.
- wall molding — back molding.
- wallcovering — a flexible sheet of sized paper, fabric, plastic, etc., usually laminated and printed with a repeat pattern, for pasting on a wall as decoration and protection.
- wallpapering — Present participle of wallpaper.
- waltz-length — having the hemline at mid calf: a waltz-length nightgown.
- warmongering — the practices and principles of a warmonger.
- warning shot — gunshot fired into the air
- warning sign — sth that indicates danger
- wash drawing — a watercolor painting executed by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other.
- washing line — cord for hanging laundry to dry
- washing soda — sodium carbonate (def 2).
- washingtonia — either of two fan palm species from the genus Washingtonia
- wastage rate — the drop-out rate from a company, college, or other organization, especially before they have completed their education or training
- waste ground — an empty piece of land
- watchdogging — a dog kept to guard property.
- water bouget — (formerly) a leather bag suspended at each end of a pole or yoke and used for carrying water.
- water coning — Water coning is when flow in a well changes as the oil-water interface forms into a bell shape.
- water target — water shield (def 1).
- water-budget — (formerly) a leather bag suspended at each end of a pole or yoke and used for carrying water.
- waterfalling — Present participle of waterfall.
- waterfowling — the sport of shooting waterfowl
- watering can — a container for water, typically of metal or plastic and having a spout with a perforated nozzle, for watering or sprinkling plants, flowers, etc.
- watering pot — a container for water, typically of metal or plastic and having a spout with a perforated nozzle, for watering or sprinkling plants, flowers, etc.
- waterlogging — to cause (a boat, ship, etc.) to become uncontrollable as a result of flooding.
- watermarking — Present participle of watermark.
- watkins glen — a village in W New York, on Seneca Lake: gorge and cascades.
- waveringness — The quality or state of wavering.
- weaponeering — the act of fitting out with weapons
- wearing thin — If someone's patience, for example, is wearing thin, they are beginning to become impatient or angry with someone.
- weather girl — A weather girl is a young woman who presents weather forecasts at regular times on television or radio.
- weatherglass — any of various instruments, as a barometer or a hygroscope, designed to indicate the state of the atmosphere.
- weathertight — secure against wind, rain, etc.
- weaving mill — a mill where cloth is woven
- web scraping — the extraction and copying of data from a website into a structured format using a computer program: Hackers pose a threat with techniques like web scraping. Our search engine uses web scraping to index sites.
- webliography — a list of electronic documents, websites, or other resources available on the World Wide Web, especially those relating to a particular subject: a student's annotated webliography on Shakespeare.
- wedding band — A wedding band is the same as a wedding ring.
- wedding cake — tiered cake served at a marriage party
- wedding-cake — highly ornate or overly elaborate: wedding-cake architecture.
- wedge-shaped — shaped like a wedge
- weigh anchor — to raise a vessel's anchor or (of a vessel) to have its anchor raised in preparation for departure
- weight-train — to use weights to improve muscle performance
- well managed — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
- well-guarded — cautious; careful; prudent: to be guarded in one's speech.
- well-managed — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
- well-meaning — meaning or intending well; having good intentions: a well-meaning but tactless person.
- wellingtonia — (UK) A large coniferous tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum, from California.
- west chicago — a town in NE Illinois.
- west germany — a former republic in central Europe: created in 1949 by the coalescing of the British, French, and U.S. zones of occupied Germany established in 1945. 96,025 sq. mi. (248,706 sq. km). Capital: Bonn.