13-letter words containing w, a, r, g
- proxy gateway — proxy server
- queen dowager — the widow of a king.
- railway guide — a publication containing routes and timetables for train journeys
- rayleigh wave — a wave along the surface of a solid, elastic body, especially along the surface of the earth.
- re-forwarding — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
- scale drawing — illustration made in proportion
- sedge warbler — a European songbird, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, of reed beds and swampy areas, having a streaked brownish plumage with white eye stripes: family Muscicapidae (Old World flycatchers, etc)
- semiwater gas — a mixed gas formed by passing steam and air over a carbon source
- sepia drawing — a drawing with a brownish tone, produced by first bleaching it (after fixing) and then immersing it for a short time in a solution of sodium sulphide or of alkaline thiourea
- siege warfare — the use of offensive operations carried out to capture a fortified place by surrounding it, severing its communications and supply lines, and deploying weapons against it
- sperm washing — a technique that separates sperm from the seminal fluid, used especially for isolating active sperm for artificial insemination.
- stage whisper — a loud whisper on a stage, meant to be heard by the audience.
- staying power — ability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina.
- storm warning — a showing of storm signals.
- straight away — immediately
- strong waters — an archaic name for alcoholic drink
- swagger stick — a short, batonlike stick, usually leather-covered, sometimes carried by army officers, soldiers, etc.
- swedenborgian — of or relating to Emanuel Swedenborg, his religious doctrines, or the body of followers adhering to these doctrines and constituting the Church of the New Jerusalem, or New Church.
- sweethearting — the granting of unauthorized discounts or the abetting of shoplifting by staff in a shop
- swimming crab — any of numerous, chiefly marine crabs, especially of the family Portunidae, having the legs adapted for swimming.
- tansy ragwort — a European composite plant, Senecio jacobaea, naturalized in North America, having numerous yellow flowers.
- tight forward — one of a number of forwards who are bound wholly into the scrum
- training wall — an artificial embankment or wall for directing the course of a stream.
- turangawaewae — the area that is a person's home
- twelfth grade — (in the US) the final year of secondary school after which students usually graduate at age 17 or 18
- unwithdrawing — not withdrawing; not pulling back, retreating, or giving up
- wage increase — the amount by which a salary is increased
- wagon soldier — a field-artillery soldier.
- walking horse — Tennessee walking horse.
- wallcoverings — Plural form of wallcovering.
- wandering jew — a legendary character condemned to roam without rest because he struck Christ on the day of the Crucifixion.
- warning light — a light that indicates danger
- warning track — a strip, often consisting of a cinder or dirt track, bordering the outer edge of the outfield between the outfield turf and the stadium wall that alerts outfielders that the wall is near, especially as they back up to catch a fly ball.
- warp knitting — a knitting process in which the yarn is knitted vertically in a flat form.
- warping board — a rectangular board containing evenly spaced pegs at each end on which the warp is wound in preparation for weaving.
- warping frame — a wooden frame containing evenly spaced pegs on which the warp is wound in preparation for weaving.
- warren burger — Warren Earl, 1907–1995, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1969–86.
- wasatch range — a mountain range in N Utah and SE Idaho. Highest peak, Mt. Timpanogos, 12,008 feet (3660 meters).
- water leguaan — a large amphibious monitor lizard, Varanus niloticus, which can grow up to 2 or 3 m
- water parting — a watershed or divide.
- water-soaking — to soak or saturate with water.
- waterboarding — a harsh interrogation technique in which water is poured onto the face and head of the immobilized victim so as to induce a fear of drowning.
- waterflooding — (in oil, gas, or petroleum production) the practice of injecting water to maintain pressure in a reservoir and to drive the oil, etc towards the production wells
- watering hole — a bar, nightclub, or other social gathering place where alcoholic drinks are sold.
- watering spot — watering hole
- waterproofing — Chiefly British. a raincoat or other outer coat impervious to water.
- waygoing crop — away-going crop.
- weapons-grade — Weapons-grade substances such as uranium or plutonium are of a quality which makes them suitable for use in the manufacture of nuclear weapons.
- weather gauge — a standard of measure or measurement.
- wedding march — a musical composition played during a wedding procession.