11-letter words containing w, a, t, e
- tree mallow — a malvaceous treelike plant, Lavatera arborea, of rocky coastal areas of Europe and N Africa, having a woody stem, rounded leaves, and red-purple flowers
- tribeswoman — a female member of a tribe.
- trombe wall — a glass-fronted exterior masonry wall that absorbs solar heat for radiation into a building.
- twaite shad — a European shad
- tweetcation — a short break from posting on the Twitter website
- twelfth day — the 12th day after Christmas, January 6, on which the festival of the Epiphany is celebrated: formerly observed as the last day of the Christmas festivities.
- twelfth man — a reserve player in a cricket team
- twill weave — one of the basic weave structures in which the filling threads are woven over and under two or more warp yarns, producing a characteristic diagonal pattern.
- two a penny — Things that are said to be two a penny or ten a penny are not valuable or interesting because they are very common and easy to find.
- under watch — If someone is being kept under watch, they are being guarded or observed all the time.
- unpathwayed — unpathed, pathless
- unseaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
- unterwalden — a canton in central Switzerland: divided into demicantons.
- unwarranted — authorization, sanction, or justification.
- unwatchable — detectable; apparent.
- unweathered — not weathered; not changed by exposure to the weather
- up the wall — any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection, or privacy, or to subdivide interior space, to support floors, roofs, or the like, to retain earth, to fence in an area, etc.
- vichy water — a natural mineral water from springs at Vichy, containing sodium bicarbonate, other alkaline salts, etc., used in the treatment of digestive disturbances, gout, etc.
- vietnam war — a conflict, starting in 1954 and ending in 1975, between South Vietnam (later aided by the U.S., South Korea, Australia, the Philippines, Thailand, and New Zealand) and the Vietcong and North Vietnam.
- view factor — The view factor is the degree to which heat carried by radiation can be passed between two surfaces.
- wage packet — regular pay from an employer
- wainscotted — Having a wainscot.
- waistcoated — Wearing a waistcoat.
- wait-listed — placed on a waiting list for a flight leaving an airport
- waitressing — a woman who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.
- waldmeister — An herb used for flavouring wines and liqueurs.
- waldsterben — the symptoms of tree decline in central Europe from the 1970s, considered to be caused by atmospheric pollution
- wall rocket — any of several yellow-flowered European plants of the genus Diplotaxis, such as D. muralis, that grow on old walls and in waste places: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- wall socket — socket (def 2b).
- wall street — a street in New York City, in S Manhattan: the major financial center of the U.S.
- wall system — a modular system of shelves, some of which may be enclosed by doors, either mounted on a wall or arranged in freestanding units, for holding books, bric-a-brac, etc., and sometimes including such features as a drop-leaf desk or specially designed storage space, as to accommodate records or electronic equipment.
- wallenstein — Also, Waldstein. Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von [ahl-brekht ven-tsuh l oi-zey-bee-oo s fuh n] /ˈɑl brɛxt ˈvɛn tsəl ɔɪˈzeɪ biˌʊs fən/ (Show IPA), Duke of Friedland [freed-land,, -luh nd;; German freet-lahnt] /ˈfridˌlænd,, -lənd;; German ˈfritˌlɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1583–1634, Austrian general in the Thirty Years' War, born in Bohemia.
- walt disney — Walt(er E.) 1901–66, U.S. creator and producer of animated cartoons, motion pictures, etc.
- wanted list — a list of people being searched for by the police in connection with a crime that has been committed
- war cabinet — government wartime committee
- ward sister — a senior nurse in charge of a ward
- warfighters — Plural form of warfighter.
- warm sector — the region of warmest air bounded by the cold and warm fronts of a cyclone.
- warmhearted — having or showing sympathy, affection, kindness, cordiality, etc.: a warm-hearted welcome.
- warrantable — capable of being warranted.
- warrantless — authorization, sanction, or justification.
- wasserstein — Wendy, 1950–2006, U.S. playwright.
- waste water — water that has been used, either in the home or in industry
- waste-water — water that has been used in washing, flushing, manufacturing, etc.; sewage.
- wastebasket — a standing basket for wastepaper, small items of trash, etc.
- wasterfully — in a wasteful manner
- watchdogged — characteristic of a watchdog
- watchmakers — Plural form of watchmaker.
- watchtowers — Plural form of watchtower.
- water brash — heartburn (def 1).