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13-letter words containing w, a, n, g

  • walking stick — a stick held in the hand and used to help support oneself while walking.
  • wall lighting — a system of lighting that is fixed onto a wall
  • wall painting — mural painting executed by any of various techniques, as encaustic, tempera, fresco, or oil paint on canvas, often as an enhancement of the architecture of which the recipient wall is a part.
  • wallcoverings — Plural form of wallcovering.
  • wandering jew — a legendary character condemned to roam without rest because he struck Christ on the day of the Crucifixion.
  • wang jing wei — 1883–1944, Chinese politician. A leading revolutionary, he struggled (1927–32) with Chiang Kai-shek for control of the Kuomintang. During World War II he was head of a Japanese puppet government in Nanjing
  • wankel engine — an internal-combustion rotary engine that utilizes a triangular rotor that revolves in a chamber (rather than a conventional piston that moves up and down in a cylinder): it has fewer moving parts and is generally smaller and lighter for a given horsepower.
  • wappenshawing — (formerly) the reviewing of the men under arms in a Scottish lordship or district
  • warning light — a light that indicates danger
  • warning track — a strip, often consisting of a cinder or dirt track, bordering the outer edge of the outfield between the outfield turf and the stadium wall that alerts outfielders that the wall is near, especially as they back up to catch a fly ball.
  • warp knitting — a knitting process in which the yarn is knitted vertically in a flat form.
  • warping board — a rectangular board containing evenly spaced pegs at each end on which the warp is wound in preparation for weaving.
  • warping frame — a wooden frame containing evenly spaced pegs on which the warp is wound in preparation for weaving.
  • warren burger — Warren Earl, 1907–1995, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1969–86.
  • wasatch range — a mountain range in N Utah and SE Idaho. Highest peak, Mt. Timpanogos, 12,008 feet (3660 meters).
  • washingtonian — living in or coming from Washington, D.C., or the state of Washington.
  • wasting asset — an unreplaceable business asset of limited life, such as a coal mine or an oil well
  • watch meeting — a religious meeting or service on watch night, terminating on the arrival of the new year.
  • water leguaan — a large amphibious monitor lizard, Varanus niloticus, which can grow up to 2 or 3 m
  • water parting — a watershed or divide.
  • water-soaking — to soak or saturate with water.
  • waterboarding — a harsh interrogation technique in which water is poured onto the face and head of the immobilized victim so as to induce a fear of drowning.
  • waterflooding — (in oil, gas, or petroleum production) the practice of injecting water to maintain pressure in a reservoir and to drive the oil, etc towards the production wells
  • watering hole — a bar, nightclub, or other social gathering place where alcoholic drinks are sold.
  • watering spot — watering hole
  • waterproofing — Chiefly British. a raincoat or other outer coat impervious to water.
  • waygoing crop — away-going crop.
  • weapons-grade — Weapons-grade substances such as uranium or plutonium are of a quality which makes them suitable for use in the manufacture of nuclear weapons.
  • wedding feast — a meal served to celebrate a wedding
  • wedding march — a musical composition played during a wedding procession.
  • weeping myall — any of several Australian acacias, especially Acacia pendula (weeping myall) having gray foliage and drooping branches.
  • weighted mean — a mean that is computed with extra weight given to one or more elements of the sample.
  • welcome wagon — a welcoming service that provides information about a community to new residents
  • well and good — You say well and good or all well and good to indicate that you would be pleased if something happens but you are aware that it has some disadvantages.
  • well arranged — to place in proper, desired, or convenient order; adjust properly: to arrange books on a shelf.
  • well-arranged — to place in proper, desired, or convenient order; adjust properly: to arrange books on a shelf.
  • well-speaking — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
  • wellingtonias — Plural form of wellingtonia.
  • west germanic — a subbranch of Germanic that includes English, Frisian, Flemish, Dutch, Plattdeutsch, Yiddish, and German. Abbreviation: WGmc.
  • west virginia — 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 ghats — a mountain range in W peninsular India, parallel to the Malabar coast of the Arabian Sea. Highest peak: Anai Mudi, 2695 m (8841 ft)
  • wetting agent — any admixture to a liquid for increasing its ability to penetrate, or spread over the surface of, a given material, especially cloth, paper, or leather.
  • whare wananga — a university
  • white-slaving — traffic in white slaves.
  • wife swapping — sexual activity in which two or more married couples exchange partners.
  • wild geranium — geranium (def 2).
  • winding frame — a machine on which yarn or thread is wound.
  • wing and wing — with a sail extended on each side, as with the foresail out on one side and the mainsail out on the other.
  • winter garden — an outdoor garden maintained during the winter with hardy plants.
  • wood shavings — shavings of wood, as found in a carpenter's workshop etc
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