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16-letter words containing w, a, r

  • washing-up water — water used for washing dishes
  • washington thorn — a dense tree, Crataegus phaenopyrum, of the rose family, native to the eastern coast of the U.S., having triangular leaves, small clusters of white flowers, and clusters of bright red fruit.
  • water chinquapin — an American lotus, Nelumbo lutea, having pale-yellow flowers and an edible seed.
  • water lily tulip — a showy tulip, Tulipa kaufmanniana, of Turkestan, having spreading, white or pale-yellow flowers with yellow centers streaked with red.
  • water-base paint — latex paint.
  • waterleaf family — the plant family Hydrophyllaceae, characterized by usually hairy herbaceous plants having lobed, divided, or compound leaves, five-parted blue or white flowers, and capsular fruit, and including baby-blue-eyes, phacelia, and waterleaf.
  • waterless cooker — a tight-lidded kitchen utensil in which food can be cooked using only a small amount of water or only the juices emitted while cooking.
  • watson-wentworth — Charles, 2nd Marquis of Rockingham [rok-ing-uh m] /ˈrɒk ɪŋ əm/ (Show IPA), 1730–82, British statesman: prime minister 1765–66, 1782.
  • way of the cross — stations of the cross.
  • way of the world — a comedy of manners (1700) by William Congreve.
  • weak interaction — the interaction between elementary particles and the intermediate vector bosons that carry the weak force from one particle to another.
  • weather advisory — advisory (def 5).
  • weather forecast — meteorological prediction
  • weatherstripping — A piece of weatherstrip material.
  • weighted average — a mean that is computed with extra weight given to one or more elements of the sample.
  • welfare benefits — financial assistance; social security payment
  • welfare payments — government benefits
  • welfare services — services that provide help with people's living conditions and financial problems
  • well-appreciated — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
  • well-articulated — made clear or distinct: articulated sounds.
  • well-illustrated — containing pictures, drawings, and other illustrations: an illustrated book.
  • western sandwich — a sandwich with a western omelet for a filling.
  • whatever sb does — You say whatever you do when giving advice or warning someone about something.
  • wheelbarrow race — a race in which one member of each team of two walks on his or her hands while the legs are held up by the partner.
  • wheelchair-bound — unable to walk through injury, illness, etc and relying on a wheelchair to move around
  • white propaganda — propaganda that comes from the source it claims to come from
  • white water lily — any water lily of the genus Nymphaea, especially N. odorata, having fragrant, white flowers.
  • white wood aster — a composite plant, Aster divaricatus, of North America, having flat-topped clusters of white ray flowers and growing in dry woods.
  • white-haired boy — a favourite; darling
  • whole nine yards — a common unit of linear measure in English-speaking countries, equal to 3 feet or 36 inches, and equivalent to 0.9144 meter.
  • wholeheartedness — fully or completely sincere, enthusiastic, energetic, etc.; hearty; earnest: a wholehearted attempt to comply.
  • wide of the mark — If something such as a claim or estimate is wide of the mark, it is incorrect or inaccurate.
  • willem-alexander — full name Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand. born 1967, king of the Netherlands from 2013
  • william bradford — Gamaliel, 1863–1932, U.S. biographer and novelist.
  • willow ptarmigan — a ptarmigan, Lagopus lagopus, of arctic and subarctic regions of the New and Old Worlds, having brown, mottled plumage in summer and white plumage in winter.
  • wilson's warbler — a North American warbler, Wilsonia pusilla, having yellow plumage and a black patch on top of the head.
  • wind river range — a mountain range in W Wyoming, part of the Rocky Mountains. Highest peak, Gannett Peak, 13,785 feet (4202 meters).
  • windchill factor — an estimated measurement of the cooling effect of air and wind, esp. when applied to the loss of body heat from exposed skin; chill factor
  • windfall profits — Windfall profits are excessive profits with a non-business cause such as a natural disaster.
  • windward islands — a group of islands in the SE West Indies, consisting of the S part of the Lesser Antilles: includes British, French, and independent territories.
  • windward passage — a strait in the West Indies, between Cuba and Haiti. 50 miles (80 km) wide.
  • wire-transferred — to transmit (money or credit) by wire transfer.
  • wireless message — a radio message
  • wisconsin rapids — a city in central Wisconsin.
  • with a free hand — with generosity; lavishly
  • withdrawing room — a room to withdraw or retire to; drawing room.
  • without a murmur — If someone does something without a murmur, they do it without complaining.
  • woman of letters — a woman engaged in literary pursuits, especially a professional writer.
  • women's suffrage — right of adult females to vote
  • woodland caribou — a variety of caribou inhabiting the bogs and forests of eastern Canada, having large, palmate antlers.
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