12-letter words containing w, a, r, g
- walking race — a race in which competitors must walk
- walking tour — a tour on which you walk rather than using transport
- walkthroughs — Plural form of walkthrough.
- wallcovering — a flexible sheet of sized paper, fabric, plastic, etc., usually laminated and printed with a repeat pattern, for pasting on a wall as decoration and protection.
- wallpapering — Present participle of wallpaper.
- warmongering — the practices and principles of a warmonger.
- warning shot — gunshot fired into the air
- warning sign — sth that indicates danger
- wash drawing — a watercolor painting executed by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other.
- wastage rate — the drop-out rate from a company, college, or other organization, especially before they have completed their education or training
- waste ground — an empty piece of land
- water bouget — (formerly) a leather bag suspended at each end of a pole or yoke and used for carrying water.
- water coning — Water coning is when flow in a well changes as the oil-water interface forms into a bell shape.
- water target — water shield (def 1).
- water-budget — (formerly) a leather bag suspended at each end of a pole or yoke and used for carrying water.
- waterfalling — Present participle of waterfall.
- waterfowling — the sport of shooting waterfowl
- watering can — a container for water, typically of metal or plastic and having a spout with a perforated nozzle, for watering or sprinkling plants, flowers, etc.
- watering pot — a container for water, typically of metal or plastic and having a spout with a perforated nozzle, for watering or sprinkling plants, flowers, etc.
- waterlogging — to cause (a boat, ship, etc.) to become uncontrollable as a result of flooding.
- watermarking — Present participle of watermark.
- waveringness — The quality or state of wavering.
- weaponeering — the act of fitting out with weapons
- wearing thin — If someone's patience, for example, is wearing thin, they are beginning to become impatient or angry with someone.
- weather girl — A weather girl is a young woman who presents weather forecasts at regular times on television or radio.
- weatherglass — any of various instruments, as a barometer or a hygroscope, designed to indicate the state of the atmosphere.
- weathertight — secure against wind, rain, etc.
- web scraping — the extraction and copying of data from a website into a structured format using a computer program: Hackers pose a threat with techniques like web scraping. Our search engine uses web scraping to index sites.
- webliography — a list of electronic documents, websites, or other resources available on the World Wide Web, especially those relating to a particular subject: a student's annotated webliography on Shakespeare.
- weigh anchor — to raise a vessel's anchor or (of a vessel) to have its anchor raised in preparation for departure
- weight-train — to use weights to improve muscle performance
- well-guarded — cautious; careful; prudent: to be guarded in one's speech.
- west germany — 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.
- whaling port — a home port for whaling vessels.
- whare wanaga — a university
- whereagainst — against which
- whigmaleerie — a whim; notion.
- wide-ranging — extending over a large area; extensive or diversified in scope: wide-ranging lands; a wide-ranging discussion.
- williamsburg — a city in SE Virginia: colonial capital of Virginia; now restored to its original pre-Revolutionary style.
- wine vinegar — condiment made of fermented wine
- wing formula — a numerical representation of the relative lengths of the primary feathers of a bird's wing, used in identifying similar species, as flycatchers.
- wing-forward — either of the two forwards positioned at the outside of a scrum
- wisecracking — a smart or facetious remark.
- wood carving — making sculptures from wood
- wood vinegar — pyroligneous acid.
- woodcarvings — Plural form of woodcarving.
- woolgatherer — One who engages in woolgathering.
- work-sharing — an arrangement whereby one full-time job may be carried out by two people working part time
- working rail — fly rail (def 2).
- workingwoman — a woman who is regularly employed.