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12-letter words containing w, a, g

  • whaling port — a home port for whaling vessels.
  • whaling ship — a ship engaged in whaling
  • whare wanaga — a university
  • whereagainst — against which
  • whigmaleerie — a whim; notion.
  • white plague — tuberculosis, especially pulmonary tuberculosis.
  • whitewashing — Present participle of whitewash.
  • wide-ranging — extending over a large area; extensive or diversified in scope: wide-ranging lands; a wide-ranging discussion.
  • wild cabbage — a European plant, Brassica oleracea, with broad leaves and a long spike of yellow flowers: the plant from which the cabbages, cauliflower, broccoli, and Brussels sprout have been bred
  • williamsburg — a city in SE Virginia: colonial capital of Virginia; now restored to its original pre-Revolutionary style.
  • williewaught — a substantial serving or swig of an alcoholic beverage
  • window glass — glass used in windows
  • wine tasting — a gathering of critics, buyers, friends, etc., to taste a group of wines for comparative purposes.
  • wine vinegar — condiment made of fermented wine
  • wineglassful — the capacity of a wineglass, typically containing four to six fluid ounces.
  • winetastings — Plural form of winetasting.
  • wing formula — a numerical representation of the relative lengths of the primary feathers of a bird's wing, used in identifying similar species, as flycatchers.
  • wing loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
  • wing-forward — either of the two forwards positioned at the outside of a scrum
  • wisecracking — a smart or facetious remark.
  • withstanding — to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.
  • womb-leasing — bearing a child on behalf of a couple unable to have a child; surrogacy
  • wood carving — making sculptures from wood
  • wood vinegar — pyroligneous acid.
  • woodcarvings — Plural form of woodcarving.
  • woolgatherer — One who engages in woolgathering.
  • work-sharing — an arrangement whereby one full-time job may be carried out by two people working part time
  • working rail — fly rail (def 2).
  • workingwoman — a woman who is regularly employed.
  • wranglership — (at Cambridge University) the position of a wrangler
  • wrecking bar — pinch bar.
  • wrecking car — a car that is equipped as a wrecker. Compare wrecker (def 2).
  • writing case — a portable folder with compartments for holding writing materials
  • wrong-headed — wrong in judgment or opinion; misguided and stubborn; perverse.
  • wusuli jiang — Ussuri.
  • yellow pages — Network Information Service
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