14-letter words containing w, a, n, e, r
- water purslane — a creeping, Eurasian annual plant, Lythrum portula, of marshes and wetlands, having small flowers and rounded leaves.
- water scorpion — any of several predaceous aquatic bugs of the family Nepidae, having clasping front legs and a long respiratory tube at the rear of the abdomen: capable of biting if handled.
- water softener — any of a group of substances that when added to water containing calcium and magnesium ions cause the ions to precipitate or change their usual properties: used in the purification of water for the laboratory, and for giving water more efficient sudsing ability with soap.
- watering place — British. a seaside or lakeside vacation resort featuring bathing, boating, etc.
- waterproofness — The property of being waterproof.
- watertightness — constructed or fitted so tightly as to be impervious to water: The ship had six watertight compartments.
- wayfaring tree — a Eurasian shrub, Viburnum lantana, of the honeysuckle family, having finely toothed, ovate leaves and branching clusters of white flowers, growing along roadsides and cultivated as an ornamental in North America.
- wear the pants — trousers (def 1).
- wear-resistant — resistant to damage from normal wear or usage
- wearing course — the top layer of a road that carries the traffic; road surface
- weather signal — a visual signal, as a light or flag, indicating a weather forecast.
- weather window — a limited interval when weather conditions can be expected to be suitable for a particular project, such as laying offshore pipelines, reaching a high mountain summit, launching a satellite, etc
- weather-beaten — bearing evidences of wear or damage as a result of exposure to the weather.
- weatherization — (US) The process of weatherizing.
- weatherpersons — Plural form of weatherperson.
- welfare centre — a place where people or animals receive assistance
- welfare island — a former name of Roosevelt Island.
- well and truly — If you say that something is well and truly finished, gone, or done, you are emphasizing that it is completely finished or gone, or thoroughly done.
- well-organized — affiliated in an organization, especially a union: organized dockworkers.
- west glamorgan — a county in S Wales. 315 sq. mi. (815 sq. km).
- west virginian — a state in the E United States. 24,181 sq. mi. (62,629 sq. km). Capital: Charleston. Abbreviation: WV (for use with zip code), W.Va.
- western saddle — a heavy saddle having a deep seat, high cantle and pommel, pommel horn, wide leather flaps for protecting the rider's legs, and little padding.
- western sahara — a region in NW Africa on the Atlantic coast, bounded by Morocco, Algeria, and Mauritania: a former Spanish province comprising Río de Oro and Saguia el Hamra 1884–1976; divided between Morocco and Mauritania 1976; claimed entirely by Morocco 1979, but still under dispute. About 102,700 sq. mi. (266,000 sq. km).
- western thrace — an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- westernisation — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of westernization.
- westernization — The process of assimilation, by a society, of the customs and practices of western culture.
- what manner of — You use what manner of to suggest that the person or thing you are about to mention is of an unusual or unknown kind.
- whippersnapper — an unimportant but offensively presumptuous person, especially a young one.
- whipping cream — cream with enough butterfat to allow it to be made into whipped cream.
- whooping crane — a white North American crane, Grus americana, having a loud, whooping call: an endangered species.
- wide-spreading — spreading over or covering a large area: wide-spreading showers; wide-spreading ivy.
- wild hydrangea — a shrub, Hydrangea arborescens, of the saxifrage family, common throughout the eastern half of the U.S., having egg-shaped leaves and a rounded cluster of white flowers.
- willow pattern — a decorative design in English ceramics, depicting chiefly a willow tree, small bridge, and two birds, derived from Chinese sources and introduced in approximately 1780: often executed in blue and white but sometimes in red and white.
- wind generator — an electric generator situated on a tower and driven by the force of wind on blades or a rotor.
- window cleaner — someone that cleans windows for a living
- windsor castle — a castle in the town of Windsor in Berkshire, residence of English monarchs since its founding by William the Conqueror
- wing commander — British. an officer in the Royal Air Force equivalent in rank to a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force.
- winning streak — several consecutive wins
- winter aconite — a small Old World plant, Eranthis hyemalis, of the buttercup family, often cultivated for its bright-yellow flowers, which appear very early in the spring.
- winter jasmine — a shrub, Jasminum nudiflorum, of China, having winter-blooming, yellow flowers.
- wiring harness — a system of insulated conducting wires bound together with insulating materials, used in the electrical system of a machine, as a motor vehicle or washing machine.
- with open arms — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- wollaston wire — extremely fine wire formed by a process (Wollaston process) in which the metal, drawn as an ordinary wire, is encased in another metal and the two drawn together, after which the outer metal is stripped off or dissolved.
- wollstonecraft — Mary (Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin) 1759–97, English author and feminist (mother of Mary Shelley).
- woman suffrage — the right of women to vote; female suffrage.
- wood engraving — the art or process of engraving designs in relief with a burin on the end grain of wood, for printing.
- work placement — temporary job, internship
- working papers — documents permitting employment
- world language — a language spoken and known in many countries, such as English
- wrangel island — an island in the Arctic Ocean, off the coast of the extreme NE of Russia: administratively part of Russia; mountainous and mostly tundra. Area: about 7300 sq km (2800 sq miles)