11-letter words containing w, a, n, t, e, r
- reason with — If you try to reason with someone, you try to persuade them to do or accept something by using sensible arguments.
- satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- springwater — water from a spring
- st. andrews — a seaport in the Fife region, in E Scotland: resort; golf courses.
- stonewaller — to engage in stonewalling.
- swarthiness — (of skin color, complexion, etc.) dark.
- switzerland — a republic in central Europe. 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). Capital: Bern.
- the narrows — strait between Upper & Lower New York Bay, separating Staten Island & Long Island
- the wagoner — Auriga
- tiger prawn — a large edible prawn of the genus Penaeus with dark bands across the body, fished commercially in the Indian and Pacific oceans
- tonic water — drink: carbonated water
- torrens law — any of various statutes that provide for the registration of the title to land with the government, which issues a warranted title deed (Torrens certificate) to said land
- tower crane — a rotatable cantilever jib on top of a steelwork tower used on building sites where the operator needs to command a good view of the site
- tower wagon — a trailer carrying an extensible ladder for use in firefighting, photography, repairing overhead wires, trimming trees, etc. Compare cherry picker (def 2).
- trade winds — Also, trade winds. Also called trades. any of the nearly constant easterly winds that dominate most of the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, blowing mainly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere, and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere.
- tradeswoman — a woman engaged in trade.
- train wreck — an accident in which a train or trains are severely damaged.
- tribeswoman — a female member of a tribe.
- under watch — If someone is being kept under watch, they are being guarded or observed all the time.
- unseaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
- unterwalden — a canton in central Switzerland: divided into demicantons.
- unwarranted — authorization, sanction, or justification.
- unweathered — not weathered; not changed by exposure to the weather
- vietnam war — a conflict, starting in 1954 and ending in 1975, between South Vietnam (later aided by the U.S., South Korea, Australia, the Philippines, Thailand, and New Zealand) and the Vietcong and North Vietnam.
- waitressing — a woman who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.
- waldsterben — the symptoms of tree decline in central Europe from the 1970s, considered to be caused by atmospheric pollution
- war cabinet — government wartime committee
- warrantable — capable of being warranted.
- warrantless — authorization, sanction, or justification.
- wasserstein — Wendy, 1950–2006, U.S. playwright.
- water inlet — opening designed to let water in
- water lemon — yellow granadilla.
- water nymph — a nymph of the water, as a naiad, a Nereid, or an Oceanid.
- water paint — a pigment, as watercolor, in which water is used as the vehicle.
- water plant — a plant that grows in water.
- water snail — Archimedes' screw.
- water snake — any of numerous and widely distributed harmless snakes of the genus Natrix, inhabiting areas in or near fresh water.
- water wagon — a wagon used to transport water, as in military field operations or on a construction site.
- water wings — an inflatable contrivance shaped like a pair of wings, usually worn under the arms to keep the body afloat while one swims or learns to swim.
- water-borne — A water-borne disease or infection is one that people can catch from infected water.
- waterfinder — a dowser; water witch.
- waterfronts — Plural form of waterfront.
- watermelons — Plural form of watermelon.
- waterskiing — Alternative spelling of water skiing.
- weathervane — A revolving pointer to show the direction of the wind, typically mounted on top of a building.
- weatherworn — weather-beaten.
- weingartner — (Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- wentletraps — Plural form of wentletrap.
- werepanther — (fiction) A shapeshifter who can change between panther and human form.
- west german — 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.