12-letter words containing w, a, r, i, n
- pine warbler — a warbler, Dendroica pinus, inhabiting pine forests of the southeastern U.S.
- pkware, inc. — (company, compression) The company, founded by Phil Katz in 1986, which produces the PKZIP and PKUNZIP compression tools and libraries for many platforms. Address: 201 E. Pittsburgh Ave., Suite 400, Milwaukee, WI 53204 USA
- powerboating — a boat propelled by mechanical power.
- powerwalking — a form of exercise that involves rapid walking with arms bent and swinging naturally.
- radio window — the range of wavelengths at which the earth's atmosphere is transparent to radio waves.
- railway line — railroad route
- rainbow bird — an Australian bee-eater, Merops ornatus, with brightly coloured plumage. It feeds in flight and nests in sandy burrows
- rainbow fish — guppy.
- rainbow flag — a multicoloured flag used as a symbol of peace; often used to represent gay and lesbian pride
- rainbow roof — a gable roof in the form of a broad Gothic arch, with gently sloping convex surfaces.
- reading week — university: week-long break from classes
- renewability — able to be renewed: a library book that is not renewable.
- sandwich bar — a place where sandwiches are sold
- satin-flower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- self-drawing — the act of a person or thing that draws.
- servicewoman — a woman who is a member of the armed forces of a country.
- shooting war — open conflict between hostile nations involving direct military engagements.
- signal tower — a tower from which railway signals are controlled or displayed
- sir lawrence — Sir Lawrence Alma-, Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence.
- snowboarding — a board for gliding on snow, resembling a wide ski, to which both feet are secured and that one rides in an upright position.
- spring water — water from natural underground source
- stellar wind — the radial outflow of ionized gas from a star.
- subway train — a train that runs on an underground railway
- swap trading — a contract in which the parties to it exchange liabilities on outstanding debts in trading
- swiss-german — of or relating to a person from German-speaking Switzerland
- twin paradox — a phenomenon predicted by relativity. One of a pair of identical twins is supposed to live normally in an inertial system whilst the other is accelerated to a high speed in a spaceship, travels for a long time, and finally returns to rest beside his twin. The travelled twin will be found to be younger than his brother
- underdrawing — the act of sketching a subject before painting it on the same surface
- unreviewable — a critical article or report, as in a periodical, on a book, play, recital, or the like; critique; evaluation.
- unwaveringly — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- unwearyingly — in an unwearying manner
- wackyparsing — (Internet, slang) present participle of wackyparse.
- waiting room — a room for the use of persons waiting, as in a railroad station or a physician's office.
- wakeboarding — (sports) A water sport where a rider on a small board is towed by a motor boat, and attached by a cable.
- waking dream — an experience you have while you are awake that feels similar to dreaming
- waking hours — Your waking hours are the times when you are awake rather than asleep.
- walking fern — a fern, Camptosorus rhizophyllus, having simple, triangular fronds tapering into a prolongation that bends at the top and often takes root at the apex.
- walking race — a race in which competitors must walk
- walking tour — a tour on which you walk rather than using transport
- 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.
- wardian case — a type of terrarium having a top and sides of glass.
- warmongering — the practices and principles of a warmonger.
- warning shot — gunshot fired into the air
- warning sign — sth that indicates danger
- warp-knitted — designating a fabric made by warp knitting.
- wash drawing — a watercolor painting executed by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other.
- water coning — Water coning is when flow in a well changes as the oil-water interface forms into a bell shape.
- 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.