13-letter words containing w, e, a, s
- western samoa — an independent country comprising the W part of Samoa: formerly a trust territory of New Zealand. 1133 sq. mi. (2935 sq. km). Capital: Apia.
- western slavs — one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
- what it takes — the true nature or identity of something, or the sum of its characteristics: a lecture on the whats and hows of crop rotation.
- where it's at — (used to indicate a point or place occupied in space); in, on, or near: to stand at the door; at the bottom of the barrel.
- whigmaleeries — a whim; notion.
- whimsicalness — Whimsicality.
- whiskerandoed — having extravagant whiskers
- white arsenic — arsenous acid
- white mustard — a pungent powder or paste prepared from the seed of the mustard plant, used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc.
- white russian — Byelorussian (def 2).
- white slavery — the condition of or traffic in white slaves.
- white-slaving — traffic in white slaves.
- whitefish bay — a city in SE Wisconsin, N of Milwaukee.
- who-does-what — (of a dispute, strike, etc) relating to the separation of kinds of work performed by different trade unions
- whoremasterly — of or relating to the character of a whoremaster
- wife swapping — sexual activity in which two or more married couples exchange partners.
- wild allspice — spicebush (sense 1)
- wilhelmshaven — a seaport in NW Germany, NW of Bremen, on the North Sea.
- williams pear — a variety of pear that has large yellow juicy sweet fruit
- winnepesaukee — Lake, a lake in central New Hampshire: summer resort. 25 miles (40 km) long.
- winnipesaukee — Lake, a lake in central New Hampshire: summer resort. 25 miles (40 km) long.
- winston-salem — a city in N North Carolina.
- winter savory — See under savory2 .
- winter squash — any of several varieties of Cucurbita maxima or C. moschata that mature in late autumn and are used, when ripe, as a vegetable.
- winter's bark — an evergreen tree, Drimys winteri, ranging from Mexico to Cape Horn, having aromatic leaves and cream-colored, jasmine-scented flowers.
- winter's tale — a drama (1610–11?) by Shakespeare.
- winterisation — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of winterization.
- wire transfer — bank-to-bank money transfer
- wire-transfer — to transmit (money or credit) by wire transfer.
- with pleasure — gladly, willingly
- withdrawnness — The state or condition of being withdrawn or isolated.
- within reason — a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
- without cease — without stopping; incessantly
- without tears — presented so as to be easily assimilated
- witness stand — the place occupied by a person giving testimony in a court.
- witwatersrand — a rocky ridge in S Africa, in the Republic of South Africa, near Johannesburg.
- word deafness — inability to comprehend the meanings of words though they are heard, caused by lesions of the auditory center of the brain.
- words fail me — I am too happy, sad, amazed, etc, to express my thoughts
- work stoppage — the collective stoppage of work by employees in a business or an industry to protest working conditions.
- working asset — invested capital that is comparatively liquid.
- works manager — a factory manager
- yellow streak — a trait of cowardice in a person's character.
- yellowhammers — Plural form of yellowhammer.
- yellowthroats — Plural form of yellowthroat.