11-letter words containing w, a, n
- bidding war — a situation in which multiple offerers bid to own a single property
- binge-watch — to watch a large number of television programmes (especially all the shows from one series) in succession
- blanketweed — a type of filamentous pond algae
- bone marrow — Bone marrow is the soft fatty substance inside human or animal bones.
- botany wool — a fine wool from the merino sheep
- bowling bag — a bag for carrying a bowling ball and often bowling shoes or other equipment.
- branch wilt — a disease of walnut trees, characterized by sudden wilting of the leaves, and cankers and discoloration of the bark and branches, caused by a fungus, Hendersonula toruloidea.
- breadwinner — The breadwinner in a family is the person in it who earns the money that the family needs for essential things.
- bridal gown — a wedding dress
- brow antler — the first prong from the base of a stag's antler.
- browbeating — to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully: They browbeat him into agreeing.
- brown algae — any algae of the phylum Phaeophyta, such as the wracks and kelps, which contain a brown pigment in addition to chlorophyll
- brown bread — bread made with wholemeal flour, or with ingredients that give it a brown colour
- brown dwarf — a type of celestial body midway in mass between a large planet and a small star
- brown earth — an intrazonal soil of temperate humid regions typically developed under deciduous forest into a dark rich layer (mull): characteristic of much of southern and central England
- brown heart — a brown discoloration of the flesh of stored apples, resulting from high concentrations of carbon dioxide.
- brown hyena — a hyena, Hyaena brunnea, of southern Africa, having a blackish-gray coat: its dwindling population is now protected.
- brown paper — a coarse unbleached paper used for wrapping
- brown patch — a fungus disease of turf grass that results in circular areas of brown, dead grass.
- brown sauce — a sauce made from cooked fat and flour
- brown snake — any of various common venomous snakes of the genus Pseudonaja
- brown sugar — Brown sugar is sugar that has not been refined, or is only partly refined. It is golden brown in color.
- brown toast — toasted wholemeal bread
- brown water — shallow water, as opposed to deep (blue) water.
- brown-state — (of linen and lace fabrics) undyed
- bushelwoman — a woman who alters clothes
- bushwalking — an expedition on foot in the bush
- cabbagetown — a former slum area of Toronto, now known for its Victorian architecture and thriving arts community
- cabinetwood — any wood suitable for use in cabinetwork.
- cabinetwork — the making of furniture, esp of fine quality
- cactus wren — any American wren of the genus Campylorhynchus, of arid regions, especially C. brunneicapillus, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- cakewalking — Present participle of cakewalk.
- camerawoman — a woman who operates a film or television camera
- camerawomen — Plural form of camerawoman.
- campbeltown — a seaport on the Kintyre peninsula, in SW Scotland: resort.
- candlepower — the luminous intensity of a source of light in a given direction: now expressed in candelas but formerly in terms of the international candle
- caneworking — A glassblowing technique that uses rods of coloured glass to add intricate patterns and stripes to blown glass objects.
- cankerworms — Plural form of cankerworm.
- canyon wind — a nocturnal, down-canyon flow of air caused by the cooling of the canyon walls. Compare valley wind.
- capped pawn — a pawn that has been singled out or marked by a strong player as the one with which he or she intends to effect checkmate in giving a weaker opponent odds.
- cattlewoman — A woman who raises or tends cattle.
- cattlewomen — Plural form of cattlewoman.
- chain wheel — sprocket (def 1).
- change down — When you change down, you move the gear lever in the vehicle you are driving in order to use a lower gear.
- charlestown — oldest part of Boston, at the mouth of the Charles River: site of the battle of Bunker Hill
- chickenhawk — Also called hen hawk. (not used scientifically) any of various hawks said to prey on poultry.
- china white — a very potent form of synthetic heroin.
- chinese wax — a yellowish wax secreted by an oriental scale insect, Ceroplastes ceriferus, and used commercially
- chinwangtao — Qinhuangdao
- chuck wagon — a wagon carrying provisions and cooking utensils for men, such as cowboys, who work in the open