13-letter words containing w, a, s, e
- water-soaking — to soak or saturate with water.
- water-soluble — capable of dissolving in water.
- watercolorist — a pigment for which water and not oil is used as the vehicle.
- watering spot — watering hole
- waterlessness — Absence of water.
- waterscorpion — any of several predaceous aquatic bugs of the family Nepidae, having clasping front legs and a long respiratory tube at the rear of the abdomen: capable of biting if handled.
- waterthrushes — Plural form of waterthrush.
- weapon system — a weapon and the components necessary to its proper function, such as targeting and guidance devices
- 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.
- wear two hats — a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- wearisomeness — causing weariness; fatiguing: a difficult and wearisome march.
- weather house — a model house with two human figures, one that comes out to foretell bad weather and the other to foretell good weather
- weather strip — a thin strip of compressible material, such as spring metal, felt, etc, that is fitted between the frame of a door or window and the opening part to exclude wind and rain
- weather-strip — to apply weather stripping to (something).
- weatherboards — Plural form of weatherboard.
- weathercaster — an announcer on a radio or television station who delivers the weathercast.
- weatherliness — (nautical) The quality of being weatherly.
- weatherperson — a meteorologist or weathercaster.
- weatherproofs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weatherproof.
- weatherstrips — Plural form of weatherstrip.
- webfoot state — Oregon (used as a nickname).
- wedding feast — a meal served to celebrate a wedding
- welfare state — a state in which the welfare of the people in such matters as social security, health and education, housing, and working conditions is the responsibility of the government.
- well attested — to bear witness to; certify; declare to be correct, true, or genuine; declare the truth of, in words or writing, especially affirm in an official capacity: to attest the truth of a statement.
- well-adjusted — arranged or fitted properly: Properly adjusted shelving will accommodate books of various heights.
- well-answered — a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc.: He sent an answer to my letter promptly.
- well-assorted — properly matched and suited to one another
- well-attested — to bear witness to; certify; declare to be correct, true, or genuine; declare the truth of, in words or writing, especially affirm in an official capacity: to attest the truth of a statement.
- well-measured — ascertained or apportioned by measure: The race was over the course of a measured mile.
- well-reasoned — based on reason: a carefully reasoned decision.
- well-seasoned — one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- well-situated — located; placed.
- well-speaking — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
- wellingtonias — Plural form of wellingtonia.
- west atlantic — a group of languages of W Africa constituting a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, and including Fulani and Wolof.
- west caldwell — a town in NE New Jersey.
- west columbia — a town in central South Carolina.
- west flanders — a province in W Belgium. 1249 sq. mi. (3235 sq. km). Capital: Bruges.
- west frisians — See under Frisian Islands.
- west germanic — a subbranch of Germanic that includes English, Frisian, Flemish, Dutch, Plattdeutsch, Yiddish, and German. Abbreviation: WGmc.
- west hartford — a town in central Connecticut.
- west midlands — a metropolitan county in central England. 347 sq. mi. (899 sq. km).
- west pakistan — a former province of British Pakistan, separated from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) by N India: declared independence as Republic of Pakistan 1956.
- west paterson — a town in NE New Jersey.
- west st. paul — a city in SE Minnesota, near St. Paul.
- west virginia — a state in the E United States. 24,181 sq. mi. (62,629 sq. km). Capital: Charleston. Abbreviation: WV (for use with zip code), W.Va.
- western dvina — a river rising in W Russia, in the Valdai Hills and flowing south and southwest then northwest to the Gulf of Riga. Length: 1021 km (634 miles)
- western ghats — a mountain range in W peninsular India, parallel to the Malabar coast of the Arabian Sea. Highest peak: Anai Mudi, 2695 m (8841 ft)
- western larch — a North American larch, Larix occidentalis, having oval cones and found mainly in S British Columbia
- western ocean — the North Atlantic Ocean.