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11-letter words containing w, a, t, e, n

  • kitchenware — cooking equipment or utensils.
  • lantern jaw — a distinctly protruding, often wide lower jaw.
  • law student — sb who studies legal system
  • lawn tennis — tennis, especially when played on a grass court.
  • leavenworth — a city in NE Kansas.
  • lie in wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
  • lignite wax — a dark-brown bituminous wax extracted from lignite and peat: used chiefly in polishes and waxes for furniture, shoes, etc.
  • mains water — gas supplied to a building through pipes
  • market town — a town where a regularly scheduled market is held.
  • mdewakanton — a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Santee branch of the Dakota.
  • nation-wide — extending throughout the nation: The incident aroused nationwide interest.
  • nature walk — a walk on a nature trail, especially with an experienced guide.
  • new britain — the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, in the W central Pacific Ocean. About 14,600 sq. mi. (37,814 sq. km). Capital: Rabaul.
  • new castile — a region in central Spain: formerly a province. 27,933 sq. mi. (72,346 sq. km).
  • new planets — the outer planets Uranus, Neptune, and (formerly) Pluto, only discovered comparatively recently
  • newsagent's — a shop that sells newspapers and magazines
  • newscasters — Plural form of newscaster.
  • newscasting — a broadcast of news on radio or television.
  • nightwalker — a person who walks or roves about at night, especially a thief, prostitute, etc.
  • on the wane — If something is on the wane, it is becoming weaker or less.
  • other woman — a woman who is romantically or sexually involved with another woman's husband or lover, especially a woman who is having an affair with a married man.
  • outswearing — Present participle of outswear.
  • outwardness — (uncountable) The quality of being outward.
  • oysterwoman — a woman who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters.
  • pawn ticket — a receipt given for goods left with a pawnbroker.
  • peanut worm — any small, unsegmented, marine worm of the phylum Sipuncula, that when disturbed retracts its anterior portion into the body, giving the appearance of a peanut seed.
  • postweaning — of, relating to, or occurring in the period following weaning
  • power plant — a plant, including engines, dynamos, etc., and the building or buildings necessary for the generation of power, as electric or nuclear power.
  • power train — a train of gears and shafting transmitting power from an engine, motor, etc., to a mechanism being driven.
  • reason with — If you try to reason with someone, you try to persuade them to do or accept something by using sensible arguments.
  • satin weave — one of the basic weave structures in which the filling threads are interlaced with the warp at widely separated intervals, producing the effect of an unbroken surface.
  • satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
  • springwater — water from a spring
  • st. andrews — a seaport in the Fife region, in E Scotland: resort; golf courses.
  • state-owned — owned by the state; not privately owned
  • stateswoman — a woman who is experienced in the art of government.
  • stonewaller — to engage in stonewalling.
  • stonewashed — to wash (cloth) with pebbles or stones so as to give the appearance of wear.
  • swarthiness — (of skin color, complexion, etc.) dark.
  • sweat gland — one of the minute, coiled, tubular glands of the skin that secrete sweat.
  • sweat pants — loose-fitting pants of soft, absorbent fabric, as cotton jersey, usually with a drawstring at the waist and close-fitting or elastic cuffs at the ankles, commonly worn during athletic activity for warmth or to induce sweating.
  • swing state — a state of the U.S. in which the Democratic and Republican candidates both have a good chance of winning and that is considered key to the outcome of a presidential election: the swing states of Ohio and Indiana.
  • switch cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
  • switzerland — a republic in central Europe. 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). Capital: Bern.
  • tae kwon do — a Korean martial art, a particularly aggressive form of karate, that utilizes punches, jabs, chops, blocking and choking moves, and especially powerful, leaping kicks.
  • talent show — a theatrical show in which a series of usually amateur or aspiring singers, dancers, comedians, instrumentalists, etc., perform in the hope of gaining recognition.
  • tangle with — get involved with
  • the haywain — a famous picture by John Constable
  • the narrows — strait between Upper & Lower New York Bay, separating Staten Island & Long Island
  • the new man — a type of modern man who allows the caring side of his nature to show by being supportive and by sharing child care and housework
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