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12-letter words containing w, a, n, e, r

  • 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.
  • waterishness — the state of being waterish
  • waterlogging — to cause (a boat, ship, etc.) to become uncontrollable as a result of flooding.
  • watermanship — the skill, duties, business, etc., of a waterman.
  • watermarking — Present participle of watermark.
  • 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 vane — a device, as a rod to which a freely rotating pointer is attached, for indicating the direction of the wind.
  • weather-vane — a device, as a rod to which a freely rotating pointer is attached, for indicating the direction of the wind.
  • weatherbound — (often nautical) Delayed or prevented by bad weather from doing something, such as travelling.
  • weatherwoman — a woman who works as a weathercaster.
  • weatherwomen — Plural form of weatherwoman.
  • weaver finch — any of a number of Old World finches (family Ploceidae) that weave elaborate domed nests of sticks, grass, etc.
  • weavers-knot — sheet bend.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • welfare fund — a fund set up by a union or employer, providing benefits to workers during a period of unemployment or disablement, as salary continuance while ill.
  • well-drained — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
  • well-learned — having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite: learned professors.
  • well-trained — Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
  • west african — of or relating to West Africa
  • 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.
  • western cape — a province of W South Africa, created in 1994 from the SW part of Cape Province: agriculture (esp fruit), wine making, fishing, various industries in Cape Town. Capital: Cape Town. Pop: 5 822 734 (2011 est). Area: 129 370 sq km (49 950 sq miles)
  • western wall — a wall in Jerusalem, the last extant part of the Temple of Herod, held sacred by Jews as a place of prayer and pilgrimage
  • westmoreland — William Childs [chahyldz] /tʃaɪldz/ (Show IPA), 1914–2005, U.S. army officer: commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam and Thailand 1964–68.
  • whare wanaga — a university
  • whatshername — A female person or entity, whose name one does not remember but that is known to the person to which one is speaking.
  • whereagainst — against which
  • white marlin — a small marlin, Tetrapterus albidus, inhabiting the western Atlantic Ocean, pale blue above and silvery below.
  • white raisin — a raisin dried from a white grape
  • whooper swan — a common, Old World swan, Cygnus cygnus, distinguished by a yellow patch at the base of its bill, noted for its whooping cry.
  • wide-ranging — extending over a large area; extensive or diversified in scope: wide-ranging lands; a wide-ranging discussion.
  • windbreakers — Plural form of windbreaker.
  • windcheaters — Plural form of windcheater.
  • windlestraws — Plural form of windlestraw.
  • window frame — structure surrounding a window pane
  • wine steward — a waiter in a restaurant or club who is in charge of wine; sommelier.
  • wine vinegar — condiment made of fermented wine
  • winter break — a period of vacation between semesters of colleges, universities, or other schools and usually including the winter holidays.
  • winter haven — a city in central Florida.
  • winter wheat — wheat that is planted in the autumn to be harvested in the spring or early summer.
  • winter-hardy — able to survive the effects of cold weather.
  • wisecracking — a smart or facetious remark.
  • withdrawment — The act of withdrawing; withdrawal; recall.
  • within reach — close enough to be reached
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