15-letter words containing w, a, i, p
- swamp white oak — an oak, Quercus bicolor, of eastern North America, yielding a hard, heavy wood used in shipbuilding, for making furniture, etc.
- the public weal — the public good; the good of society
- upward mobility — movement from one social level to a higher one (upward mobility) or a lower one (downward mobility) as by changing jobs or marrying.
- upwardly mobile — See under vertical mobility (def 1).
- wallpaper music — music that is pleasant but not interesting, so people do not pay much attention to it
- walpurgis night — (especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.
- washing-up bowl — plastic bowl used for washing dishes
- washington palm — a palm tree, Washingtonia filifera, of California and Florida, having large fan-shaped leaves and small black fruits
- water pimpernel — the brookweed.
- water pollution — the pollution of the sea and rivers
- weapons carrier — a light truck for transporting weapons or munitions in the field.
- wearing apparel — clothing; garments.
- weatherproofing — Present participle of weatherproof.
- wedding planner — sb hired to organize a marriage day
- weimar republic — the German republic (1919–33), founded at Weimar.
- westphalian ham — a hard German ham with a distinctive flavor derived from being smoked over beechwood and juniper.
- whip into shape — to bring by vigorous action into the proper or desired condition
- whip-tailed ray — a whipray.
- whiplash injury — the lash of a whip.
- whippersnappers — Plural form of whippersnapper.
- white supremacy — the belief, theory, or doctrine that white people are inherently superior to people from all other racial groups, especially black people, and are therefore rightfully the dominant group in any society.
- wind-pollinated — being pollinated by airborne pollen.
- windfall profit — a profit that arises thanks to an external event over which the person profiting had no control
- winter purslane — a plant, Montia perfoliata, native to western North America, of the purslane family, having edible, egg-shaped leaves and clusters of small, white flowers.
- withdrawal slip — a small paper form which has to be filled in before making a withdrawal of money from a bank, building society, etc
- working capital — the amount of capital needed to carry on a business.