15-letter words containing w, a, n, t, e, r
- wassermann test — a diagnostic test for syphilis using the fixation of a complement by the serum of a syphilitic individual.
- water pennywort — any of numerous perennial herbs of the genus Hydrocotyle, of the parsley family, having rounded leaves and living in water or marshy places.
- water pimpernel — the brookweed.
- water pollution — the pollution of the sea and rivers
- water treatment — the act or process of making water more potable or useful, as by purifying, clarifying, softening, or deodorizing it.
- water-repellent — having a finish that resists but is not impervious to water.
- water-resistant — resisting though not entirely preventing the penetration of water.
- weather balloon — sounding balloon.
- weather station — an installation equipped and used for meteorological observation.
- weatherboarding — an early type of board used as a siding for a building.
- weatherproofing — Present participle of weatherproof.
- weight training — weightlifting done as a conditioning exercise.
- well-integrated — combining or coordinating separate elements so as to provide a harmonious, interrelated whole: an integrated plot; an integrated course of study.
- wentworth scale — a scale for specifying the sizes (diameters) of sedimentary particles, ranging from clay particles (less than 1⁄256 mm) to boulders (over 256 mm)
- west carrollton — a town in W Ohio.
- western tanager — a tanager, Piranga ludoviciana, of western North America, the male of which is black, yellow, and orange-red.
- what's-her-name — a girl or woman whose name is unknown, temporarily forgotten, or deliberately overlooked
- wheaten terrier — soft-coated wheaten terrier.
- white cast iron — cast iron having most or all of its carbon in the form of cementite and exhibiting a silvery fracture.
- white snakeroot — a North American plant, Eupatorium urticaefolium, the roots or rhizomes of which have been used as a remedy for snakebite
- wiener neustadt — a city in E Austria, in Lower Austria. Pop: 37 627 (2002)
- winter holidays — a period of rest from work or studies taken in winter
- winter purslane — a plant, Montia perfoliata, native to western North America, of the purslane family, having edible, egg-shaped leaves and clusters of small, white flowers.
- winter quarters — housing or accommodation for the winter, esp for military personnel
- with one accord — If a number of people do something with one accord, they do it together or at the same time, because they agree about what should be done.
- wolverine state — Michigan (used as a nickname).
- worcester china — porcelain articles made in Worcester (England) from 1751 in a factory that became, in 1862, the Royal Worcester Porcelain Company
- working storage — the amount of memory used to temporarily store results or other data while a program is running.
- wreathed column — a column having a twisted or spiral form.
- wrestling match — sport: contention by grappling opponent
- wrongful arrest — the act of arresting someone without proper reason