10-letter words containing w, a, t, e
- wainscoted — Alternative spelling of wainscotted.
- waist size — circumference of one's waist
- waist-deep — being at or rising to the level of the waist.
- waistlines — Plural form of waistline.
- wait table — to serve food as a waiter or servant to people at a table
- waiterhood — the state of being a waiter
- waitpeople — Plural form of waitperson.
- waitperson — a waiter or waitress.
- waitress's — a woman who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.
- waitresses — Plural form of waitress.
- wake up to — If you wake up to something, you become aware of it.
- wall plate — Also called raising plate. Building Trades. a horizontal member built into or laid along the top of a wall to support and distribute the pressure from joists, rafters, etc.
- wallposter — (in China) a usually lengthy notice, complaint, personal opinion, etc., handwritten in large characters and hung on walls in cities, as a means of communication and for criticizing or attacking government policy or politicians.
- wanderlust — a strong, innate desire to rove or travel about.
- wanrestful — uneasy or restless
- wanthriven — poorly developed or undersized
- wantonness — (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being wanton; recklessness, especially as represented in lascivious or other excessive behavior.
- war bonnet — an American Indian headdress consisting of a headband with a tail of ornamental feathers.
- ward eight — a mixed drink containing whiskey, lemon juice, grenadine, and often soda water, served in a tall glass with crushed ice and sometimes garnished with an orange slice and a cherry.
- warfighter — A soldier in combat.
- warrantees — Plural form of warrantee.
- warrantied — an act or an instance of warranting; assurance; authorization; warrant.
- warranties — Plural form of warranty.
- warrantise — a warranty; security
- warrantize — to guarantee the security of (land) to a person
- wart cress — either of two prostrate annuals, Coronopus squamatus and C. didymus, having small white flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- wart snake — either of two stout, nonvenomous snakes of the family Acrochordindae, ranging from southeastern Asia to northern Australia, and having the skin covered with wartlike, three-pointed scales.
- washateria — a launderette.
- washbasket — Alternative form of wash basket.
- washed out — capable of being washed without shrinking, fading, etc.; washable: a wash dress.
- washed-out — faded, especially from washing.
- washeteria — washateria.
- wast water — a lake in NW England, in Cumbria in the Lake District. Length: 5 km (3 miles)
- waste away — become thin and weak
- waste gate — a valve in a turbocharger unit that automatically opens when a predetermined engine speed is reached, so that some of the exhaust gas to the turbine is diverted and the engine speed does not become excessive.
- waste land — a poem (1922) by T. S. Eliot.
- waste pipe — a pipe for draining liquid waste or excess liquids.
- waste well — absorbing well.
- wastefully — In a wasteful manner.
- wastelands — Plural form of wasteland.
- wastepaper — paper thrown away as useless.
- wastewater — water that has been used in washing, flushing, manufacturing, etc.; sewage.
- watch fire — a fire maintained during the night as a signal and for providing light and warmth for guards.
- watch over — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
- watch stem — a winder
- watchmaker — a person whose occupation it is to make and repair watches.
- watchtower — a tower on which a sentinel keeps watch.
- watchwomen — Plural form of watchwoman.
- water arum — an aquatic arum plant, Calla palustris, of the North Temperate Zone, having heart-shaped leaves, tiny green flowers, and red berries.
- water back — a reservoir or arrangement of tubing at the back of certain stoves or fireplaces for containing water to be heated by the fire.