11-letter words containing w, a, n, g
- microwaving — Present participle of microwave.
- money wages — wages evaluated with reference to the money paid rather than the equivalent purchasing power
- new england — an area in the NE United States, including the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
- new georgia — a group of islands in the Solomon Islands.
- new glasgow — a city in N central Nova Scotia, in E Canada.
- new granada — a former Spanish viceroyalty in NW South America, comprising the present republics of Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia, and Panama.
- new-fangled — If someone describes a new idea or a new piece of equipment as new-fangled, they mean that it is too complicated or is unnecessary.
- news agency — a business organization that gathers news for transmittal to its subscribers. Compare press association.
- newsagent's — a shop that sells newspapers and magazines
- newscasting — a broadcast of news on radio or television.
- night watch — a painting (1642) by Rembrandt.
- night-watch — a painting (1642) by Rembrandt.
- nightwalker — a person who walks or roves about at night, especially a thief, prostitute, etc.
- orangewoman — a female member of the Orangemen
- outswearing — Present participle of outswear.
- overdrawing — Present participle of overdraw.
- paddy wagon — Informal. patrol wagon.
- pawnbroking — the business of a pawnbroker.
- pigeon hawk — merlin.
- playwriting — the art or technique of writing theatrical plays; the work or profession of a playwright.
- postweaning — of, relating to, or occurring in the period following weaning
- pre-warning — to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable: They warned him of a plot against him. She was warned that her life was in danger.
- racewalking — the activity of racing by walking fast rather than running
- ratings war — a situation in which each of two or more channels makes a particular effort to attract more viewers or listeners than its rival
- reawakening — rousing; quickening: an awakening interest in ballet.
- remand wing — a special area within a prison for prisoners who are awaiting trial
- rewardingly — in a rewarding way or manner
- rotary wing — an airfoil that rotates about an approximately vertical axis, as that supporting a helicopter or autogiro in flight.
- rowing boat — rowboat.
- saginaw bay — an arm of Lake Huron, off the E coast of Michigan. 60 miles (97 km) long.
- sandwiching — two or more slices of bread or the like with a layer of meat, fish, cheese, etc., between each pair.
- scrawlingly — in a scrawling manner
- sealing wax — a resinous preparation, soft when heated, used for sealing letters, documents, etc.
- shade-grown — grown in the shade, especially in artificial shade, as under a cloth.
- sidewalking — the practice of shopkeepers standing on the sidewalk outside their shops to attract customers.
- slow-acting — working or acting slowly, not immediately
- snow grains — precipitation consisting of white, opaque ice particles usually less than one millimeter in diameter.
- snowballing — a ball of snow pressed or rolled together, as for throwing.
- snowblading — the activity or sport of skiing with short skis (snowblades) and no poles
- springwater — water from a spring
- swan-upping — the taking up of young swans to mark them with nicks on the beak for identification.
- swearing in — an official ceremony where a person takes an oath of office, allegiance, etc.
- swearing-in — an official ceremony where a person takes an oath of office, allegiance, etc.
- sweat gland — one of the minute, coiled, tubular glands of the skin that secrete sweat.
- swing space — a temporary working environment, used esp while renovations are being carried out
- swing state — a state of the U.S. in which the Democratic and Republican candidates both have a good chance of winning and that is considered key to the outcome of a presidential election: the swing states of Ohio and Indiana.
- tangle with — get involved with
- the wagoner — Auriga
- thwartingly — in a thwarting manner; obstructingly
- tiger prawn — a large edible prawn of the genus Penaeus with dark bands across the body, fished commercially in the Indian and Pacific oceans