11-letter words containing w, a, n
- 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.
- watson-watt — Sir Robert Alexander, 1892–1973, Scottish physicist: helped develop radar.
- watsonville — a city in W California.
- watt-second — a unit of energy equal to the energy of one watt acting for one second; the equivalent of one joule.
- wave energy — energy obtained by harnessing wave power
- wave number — the number of waves in one centimeter of light in a given wavelength; the reciprocal of the wavelength.
- wavelengths — Plural form of wavelength.
- waxing moon — the moon at any time after new moon and before full moon, so called because its illuminated area is increasing.
- way station — a station intermediate between principal stations, as on a railroad.
- waywardness — The quality of being wayward.
- weak ending — a verse ending in which the metrical stress falls on a word or syllable that would not be stressed in natural utterance, as a preposition, the object of which is carried over to the next line.
- weak-minded — having or showing a lack of mental firmness; irresolute; vacillating.
- wealthiness — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
- weathervane — A revolving pointer to show the direction of the wind, typically mounted on top of a building.
- weatherworn — weather-beaten.
- wedding day — the day of a wedding.
- weekend bag — weekender (def 3).
- weigh a ton — If you say that something weighs a ton, you mean that it is extremely heavy.
- 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.
- weismannism — the theories of heredity as expounded by Weismann, especially the theory that all inheritable characteristics are carried in the germ plasm, and that acquired characteristics cannot be inherited.
- well-beaten — formed or shaped by blows; hammered: a dish of beaten brass.
- well-earned — You can use well-earned to indicate that you think something is deserved, usually because the person who gets it has been working very hard.
- wensleydale — a rich, medium-hard, white cheese with blue veins, somewhat strong in flavor.
- wentletraps — Plural form of wentletrap.
- werepanther — (fiction) A shapeshifter who can change between panther and human form.
- wesleyanism — the evangelical principles taught by John Wesley; Methodism.
- west bengal — a state in E India: formerly part of the province of Bengal. 33,805 sq. mi. (87,555 sq. km). Capital: Calcutta. Compare Bengal (def 1).
- west covina — a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.
- 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.
- west helena — a city in E Arkansas.
- west indian — (used with a plural verb). Also called the Indies. an archipelago in the N Atlantic between North and South America, comprising the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Bahamas.
- west jordan — a town in N central Utah.
- west orange — a town in NE New Jersey, near Newark.
- west seneca — a city in NW New York, near Buffalo.
- west-facing — orientated towards the west
- westmorland — a former county in NW England, now part of Cumbria, partially in the Lake District.
- westphalian — a former province in NW Germany, now a part of North Rhine-Westphalia: treaty ending the Thirty Years' War 1648.
- wet blanket — person: spoilsport
- wet contact — a contact through which direct current flows.
- wet machine — a machine for dewatering pulp.