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11-letter words containing w, e, i, g

  • new kingdom — a period of Egyptian history, extending from the 18th to the 20th dynasty (?1570–?1080 bc)
  • newscasting — a broadcast of news on radio or television.
  • newswriting — writing for publication in a newspaper, often reporting current events; journalism.
  • nightwalker — a person who walks or roves about at night, especially a thief, prostitute, etc.
  • on the wing — either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
  • outswearing — Present participle of outswear.
  • outswingers — Plural form of outswinger.
  • outweighing — Present participle of outweigh.
  • over-sewing — to sew with stitches passing successively over an edge, especially closely, so as to cover the edge or make a firm seam.
  • overblowing — A technique for playing a wind instrument so as to produce overtones.
  • overdrawing — Present participle of overdraw.
  • overflowing — to flow or run over, as rivers or water: After the thaw, the river overflows and causes great damage.
  • overweening — presumptuously conceited, overconfident, or proud: a brash, insolent, overweening fellow.
  • paperweight — a small, heavy object of glass, metal, etc., placed on papers to keep them from scattering.
  • pennyweight — (in troy weight) a unit of 24 grains or 1/20 of an ounce (1.56 grams). Abbreviation: dwt, pwt.
  • pigeon hawk — merlin.
  • pinwheeling — a child's toy consisting of a wheel or leaflike curls of paper or plastic loosely attached by a pin to a stick, designed to revolve when blown by or as by the wind.
  • postweaning — of, relating to, or occurring in the period following weaning
  • pre-warning — to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable: They warned him of a plot against him. She was warned that her life was in danger.
  • puddingwife — a bluish and bronze wrasse, Halichoeres radiatus, of the Atlantic coast from the Florida Keys to Brazil.
  • racewalking — the activity of racing by walking fast rather than running
  • reawakening — rousing; quickening: an awakening interest in ballet.
  • reflowering — an occurrence of flowering again
  • remand wing — a special area within a prison for prisoners who are awaiting trial
  • rewardingly — in a rewarding way or manner
  • right whale — any of several large whalebone whales of the genus Balaena, of circumpolar seas: the species B. glacialis is greatly reduced in numbers.
  • sash weight — a counterweight to a vertically sliding window sash.
  • sealing wax — a resinous preparation, soft when heated, used for sealing letters, documents, etc.
  • self-weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
  • sewage pipe — a pipe used to carry waste matter such as faeces or dirty water from homes and factories
  • sewing silk — finely twisted silk thread used for sewing, embroidery, etc.
  • shortweight — to give less than the weight charged for: The firm is accused of shortweighting grain.
  • sidewalking — the practice of shopkeepers standing on the sidewalk outside their shops to attract customers.
  • sign writer — someone whose job is to produce signs for businesses
  • single whip — an instrument for striking, as in driving animals or in punishing, typically consisting of a lash or other flexible part with a more rigid handle.
  • single-wide — a mobile home used as a permanent residence.
  • snow bridge — a mass of snow bridging a crevasse, sometimes affording a risky way across it
  • snowshoeing — the activity of taking part in cross-country walks over snow
  • sopping wet — soaked, dripping
  • springwater — water from a spring
  • stemwinding — wound by turning a knob at the stem.
  • strawweight — a boxer of the lightest competitive class, especially a boxer weighing up to 104 pounds (47.2 kg).
  • swearing in — an official ceremony where a person takes an oath of office, allegiance, etc.
  • swearing-in — an official ceremony where a person takes an oath of office, allegiance, etc.
  • swing space — a temporary working environment, used esp while renovations are being carried out
  • swing state — a state of the U.S. in which the Democratic and Republican candidates both have a good chance of winning and that is considered key to the outcome of a presidential election: the swing states of Ohio and Indiana.
  • swing voter — to cause to move to and fro, sway, or oscillate, as something suspended from above: to swing one's arms in walking.
  • swingeingly — by way of swingeing
  • swingletree — a whiffletree.
  • swingometer — a device used in television broadcasting during a general election to indicate the swing of votes from one political party to another
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