11-letter words containing w, e, d
- wiper blade — the long thin part of a windscreen wiper, edged with rubber, that makes contact with the windscreen
- wire-drawer — a machine for drawing metal into wire
- wire-guided — (of a missile) controlled by signals transmitted through fine wires uncoiled during the missile's flight
- wire-haired — having coarse, stiff, wirelike hair.
- wire-rimmed — (of spectacles) having thin wirelike metal frames
- wisecracked — Simple past tense and past participle of wisecrack.
- witch alder — a shrub, Fothergilla gardenii, of the witch hazel family, native to the southeastern U.S., having spikes of white flowers that bloom before the leaves appear.
- withstander — A person who withstands or resists; an opponent.
- wolf spider — any of numerous ground spiders of the family Lycosidae, including the southern European tarantula, Lycosa taretula, that hunt their prey instead of using a web.
- wonder drug — a drug, usually recently discovered or developed, noted for its startling curative effect, as an antibiotic or sulfa drug.
- wonder girl — an outstanding girl or woman
- wonderberry — the black, edible fruit of an improved garden variety of the black nightshade.
- wonderbread — (pejorative, slang, ethnic slur) A white person.
- wonderfully — excellent; great; marvelous: We all had a wonderful weekend.
- wonderingly — In a wondering manner; with wonderment.
- wonderlands — Plural form of wonderland.
- wonderworks — Plural form of wonderwork.
- wood betony — the betony, Stachys officinalis.
- wood grouse — the capercaillie.
- wood hoopoe — any of several tropical, African birds of the family Phoeniculidae, having metallic, blackish plumage and slender, curved bills.
- wood pigeon — Also called ringdove. a European pigeon, Columba palumbus, having a whitish patch on each side of the neck.
- wood sorrel — any of numerous plants of the genus Oxalis, especially O. acetosella, of Eurasia, having heart-shaped, trifoliolate leaves and white, pink-veined flowers.
- woodchipper — a motor-driven machine that cuts wood into chips.
- woodchopper — a person who chops wood, especially one who fells trees.
- woodcrafter — a person who makes or carves wooden objects.
- woodcreeper — any of numerous New World tropical songbirds of the family Dendrocolaptidae, having stiffened tail feathers and creeperlike habits.
- woodcutters — Plural form of woodcutter.
- wooden shoe — sabot (def 1).
- woodpeckers — Plural form of woodpecker.
- woodshedded — Simple past tense and past participle of woodshed.
- word accent — word stress.
- word search — puzzle: words hidden in grid
- word square — a set of words such that when arranged one beneath another in the form of a square they read alike horizontally and vertically.
- word stress — the stress pattern or patterns associated with the words of a particular language when they are considered in isolation.
- wordishness — the use or manner of using words
- wordperfect — 1. (text, tool, product) A word processor for a wide range of computers. The first version was sold in 1980 for Data General machines, and by the end of 1993 versions were on sale for MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows and Macintosh computers. WordPerfect 6.0 for Unix was scheduled for introduction in May 1994. Versions: WordPerfect 6.1 for Windows, WordPerfect 3.1 for Macintosh/Power Macintosh, WordPerfect 6.0 for UNIX, WordPerfect 6.0 for DOS, WordPerfect 7.0 for Windows 95. 2. WordPerfect Corporation.
- work-harden — to toughen or strengthen (a metal) by cold-working or another mechanical process.
- world power — a nation, organization, or institution so powerful that it is capable of influencing or changing the course of world events.
- world title — the winner's position in an international competition
- world-weary — weary of the world; bored with existence, material pleasures, etc.
- worldbeater — a person or thing that surpasses all others of like kind, as in quality, ability, or endurance.
- worldliness — of or relating to this world as contrasted with heaven, spiritual life, etc.; earthly; mundane.
- worm powder — a powder given to animals to eradicate parasitic worms
- worry beads — a string of beads manipulated to relieve worry and tension.
- wretchedest — Superlative form of wretched.
- wrongheaded — wrong in judgment or opinion; misguided and stubborn; perverse.
- yawl-rigged — rigged in the manner of a yawl.
- yellow card — Soccer. a yellow card shown by the referee to a player being cautioned for a violation.
- yellow-card — Soccer. a yellow card shown by the referee to a player being cautioned for a violation.
- yellowheads — Plural form of yellowhead.