12-letter words containing w, a
- williamsburg — a city in SE Virginia: colonial capital of Virginia; now restored to its original pre-Revolutionary style.
- williamsport — a city in central Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River.
- williewaught — a substantial serving or swig of an alcoholic beverage
- willmar city — a city in SW Minnesota.
- wilton manor — a town in S Florida.
- wind machine — a machine used, esp in the theatre, to produce wind or the sound of wind
- windbreakers — Plural form of windbreaker.
- windcheaters — Plural form of windcheater.
- windfall tax — a tax levied on an organization considered to have made excessive profits, esp a privatized utility company that has exploited a monopoly
- windlestraws — Plural form of windlestraw.
- window board — a thin board serving as a stool of a window.
- window frame — structure surrounding a window pane
- window glass — glass used in windows
- window shade — a shade or blind for a window, as a sheet of cloth or paper on a spring roller.
- wine steward — a waiter in a restaurant or club who is in charge of wine; sommelier.
- wine tasting — a gathering of critics, buyers, friends, etc., to taste a group of wines for comparative purposes.
- wine vinegar — condiment made of fermented wine
- wineglassful — the capacity of a wineglass, typically containing four to six fluid ounces.
- winetastings — Plural form of winetasting.
- wing formula — a numerical representation of the relative lengths of the primary feathers of a bird's wing, used in identifying similar species, as flycatchers.
- wing loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
- wing-forward — either of the two forwards positioned at the outside of a scrum
- winter break — a period of vacation between semesters of colleges, universities, or other schools and usually including the winter holidays.
- winter haven — a city in central Florida.
- winter wheat — wheat that is planted in the autumn to be harvested in the spring or early summer.
- winter-hardy — able to survive the effects of cold weather.
- wisecracking — a smart or facetious remark.
- witch's mark — devil's mark.
- with a … eye — in a … manner
- with menaces — If someone commits the crime of demanding money with menaces, they threaten to cause harm unless they are given the money.
- withdrawable — to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
- withdrawment — The act of withdrawing; withdrawal; recall.
- within reach — close enough to be reached
- within-named — that is named herein.
- without fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- withstanding — to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.
- wobble board — a piece of fibreboard used as a musical instrument, producing a characteristic sound when flexed
- woburn abbey — a mansion in Woburn in Bedfordshire: originally an abbey; rebuilt in the 17th century for the Dukes of Bedford, altered by Henry Holland in the 18th century; deer park landscaped by Humphrey Repton
- wolf-ferrari — Ermanno [er-mahn-naw] /ɛrˈmɑn nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1948, Italian composer.
- wollastonite — a mineral, calcium silicate, CaSiO 3 , occurring usually in fibrous white masses.
- woman doctor — a female doctor
- woman driver — a female driver
- woman friend — a female friend
- woman-chaser — a philanderer; womanizer.
- womanishness — The state or condition of being womanish.
- womb-leasing — bearing a child on behalf of a couple unable to have a child; surrogacy
- women's wear — apparel and accessories for women.
- wood alcohol — methyl alcohol.
- wood anemone — any of several anemones, especially Anemone nemorosa, of the Old World, or A. quinquefolia, of the U.S.
- wood carving — making sculptures from wood