10-letter words containing w, e, a, r, d
- waterflood — (in the petroleum industry) a method of secondary recovery whereby water is pumped into reservoir rock to force out oil that has ceased to flow under its own pressure.
- watersheds — Plural form of watershed.
- watersider — a wharf labourer
- waterskied — Simple past tense and past participle of waterski.
- waterslide — Alternative form of water slide.
- waterweeds — Plural form of waterweed.
- wattlebird — any of several Australian honey eaters of the genus Anthochaera, most of which have fleshy wattles at the sides of the neck.
- weaverbird — any of numerous African and Asian finchlike birds of the family Ploceidae, noted for their elaborately woven nests and colonial habits.
- weighboard — a thin layer (e.g. shale or clay) between bands of thicker strata (e.g. limestone or sandstone)
- well-aired — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- well-armed — bearing firearms; having weapons: a heavily armed patrol.
- well-drawn — past participle of draw.
- westwardly — having a westward direction or situation: the westwardly migration of the 1850s.
- wharf shed — a building located on or near a pier (piershed) or wharf (wharf shed) used for short-term storage of cargo in transit.
- whitebeard — an old man, especially one with a white or gray beard.
- whiteboard — a smooth, glossy sheet of white plastic that can be written on with a colored pen or marker in the manner of a blackboard.
- whitebread — any white or light-colored bread made from finely ground, usually bleached, flour.
- whitecedar — (US) alternative spelling of white cedar.
- widespread — spread over or open, or occupying a wide space.
- widowmaker — Alternative form of widow-maker.
- wienerwald — a forested and wooded hill range in NE Lower Austria, W of Vienna: resorts.
- wild water — turbulent water in a river, esp as an area for navigating in a canoe as a sport
- wildcarded — (computing) Replaced or supplemented with a wildcard character to allow matching against a range of possible values.
- wildcatter — an oil prospector.
- wind shear — the rate at which wind velocity changes from point to point in a given direction.
- windbreaks — Plural form of windbreak.
- windjammer — (formerly) a merchant ship propelled by sails.
- wingspread — the distance between the most outward tips of the wings when they are as extended as possible.
- wire fraud — the crime of using interstate wire, television, or radio communications with the intent to defraud.
- wirehaired — having coarse, stiff, wirelike hair.
- wiretapped — Simple past tense and past participle of wiretap.
- withdrawed — (nonstandard) Simple past tense and past participle of withdraw.
- withdrawer — One who withdraws.
- wizardlike — Resembling a wizard or some aspect of one.
- wondergoal — (sport) An excellent goal.
- wonderland — a land of wonders or marvels.
- woodcarver — a person whose occupation is woodcarving.
- woodenware — vessels, utensils, etc., made of wood.
- woodlander — an inhabitant of the woods.
- wordsearch — a puzzle made up of letters arranged in a grid which contains a number of hidden words running in various directions
- world beat — (sometimes initial capital letters) any of various styles of popular music combining traditional, indigenous forms with elements of another culture's music, especially of Western rock and pop.
- worldscale — the standard scale of freight rates for oil tankers
- wrapped up — to enclose in something wound or folded about (often followed by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf.
- zebrawoods — Plural form of zebrawood.