10-letter words containing w, e, a, n
- wave train — a series of successive waves spaced at regular intervals.
- wavefronts — Plural form of wavefront.
- wavelength — Physics. the distance, measured in the direction of propagation of a wave, between two successive points in the wave that are characterized by the same phase of oscillation.
- wavenumber — (mathematics, physics) A measure of the number of waves in unit distance; inversely proportional to its wavelength.
- waveringly — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- wax insect — any of several scale insects that secrete a commercially valuable waxy substance, especially a Chinese scale insect, Ericerus pe-la.
- waynesboro — a city in N Virginia.
- weak point — an area of weakness
- weak-kneed — yielding readily to opposition, pressure, intimidation, etc.
- weakhanded — having weak hands.
- weaknesses — the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
- weapon dog — a dog, esp. a bulldog or pit bull terrier, kept as a pet and trained to intimidate and attack others
- weaponeers — Plural form of weaponeer.
- weaponized — Made into, or to serve as, a weapon.
- weaponless — Lacking a weapon.
- wearyingly — In a wearying way.
- weaselling — (British) present participle of weasel.
- weathering — the state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture, pressure, etc.
- weatherman — a person who forecasts and reports the weather; meteorologist.
- weathermen — Plural form of weatherman.
- web beacon — a very small graphic image or other object embedded in an HTML-formatted web page or email, used to track the online actions and activity of users: Web beacons that monitor customer preferences.
- webcasting — the broadcasting of news, entertainment, etc., using the Internet, specifically the World Wide Web.
- websterian — pertaining to or characteristic of Daniel Webster, his political theories, or his oratory.
- wednesdays — on or during Wednesdays; every Wednesday.
- weight man — a person whose work is to weigh goods or merchandise.
- weimaraner — one of a German breed of hunting dogs having a smooth silver-gray to dark-gray coat, a cropped tail, and blue-gray or amber eyes.
- well-drawn — past participle of draw.
- well-meant — A well-meant decision, action, or comment is intended to be helpful or kind but is unsuccessful or causes problems.
- well-named — a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- well-taken — soundly logical; worthy of consideration: Her advice is well-taken.
- well-woman — a woman who, although not ill, attends a health-service clinic for preventive monitoring, health education, and advice
- welshwoman — a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Wales.
- wenceslaus — 1361–1419, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1378–1400; as Wenceslaus IV, king of Bohemia 1378–1419.
- wentletrap — any of several marine gastropods of the family Epitonii (Scalariidae), having a whitish, spiraled shell.
- west haven — a town in S Connecticut, near New Haven.
- west irian — a former name of Irian Jaya.
- west saxon — the Old English dialect of the West Saxon kingdom, dominant after a.d. c850 and the medium of nearly all the literary remains of Old English.
- whalebones — Plural form of whalebone.
- wharfinger — a person who owns or has charge of a wharf.
- what then? — what would happen in that case?
- whatsaname — Any object whose name one does not know or cannot remember.
- wheatstone — Sir Charles, 1802–75, English physicist and inventor.
- whip snake — any of several long, slender New World snakes of the genus Masticophis, the tail of which resembles a whip.
- wholegrain — A cereal grain that contains cereal germ, endosperm, and bran, in contrast to refined grains, which retain only the endosperm.
- wide-angle — of or relating to a lens having a relatively wide angle of view, generally 45° or more, and a focal length of less than 50 mm.
- wienerwald — a forested and wooded hill range in NE Lower Austria, W of Vienna: resorts.
- wieniawski — Henryk [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1835–80, Polish violinist and composer.
- wiesenthal — Simon, 1908–2005, Austrian Holocaust survivor and hunter of Nazi war criminals.
- wild senna — a subshrubby senna, Cassia marilandica, of the eastern U.S., having yellow flowers.
- wilhelmina — (Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria of Orange-Nassau) 1880–1962, queen of the Netherlands 1890–1948 (mother of Juliana).