12-letter words containing w, a, n, g
- water coning — Water coning is when flow in a well changes as the oil-water interface forms into a bell shape.
- 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.
- waterlogging — to cause (a boat, ship, etc.) to become uncontrollable as a result of flooding.
- watermarking — Present participle of watermark.
- watkins glen — a village in W New York, on Seneca Lake: gorge and cascades.
- 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.
- weaving mill — a mill where cloth is woven
- 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.
- wedding band — A wedding band is the same as a wedding ring.
- wedding cake — tiered cake served at a marriage party
- wedding-cake — highly ornate or overly elaborate: wedding-cake architecture.
- 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
- well managed — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
- well-managed — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
- well-meaning — meaning or intending well; having good intentions: a well-meaning but tactless person.
- wellingtonia — (UK) A large coniferous tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum, from California.
- 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.
- whaling port — a home port for whaling vessels.
- whaling ship — a ship engaged in whaling
- whare wanaga — a university
- whereagainst — against which
- whitewashing — Present participle of whitewash.
- wide-ranging — extending over a large area; extensive or diversified in scope: wide-ranging lands; a wide-ranging discussion.
- 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.
- 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