11-letter words containing w, e, i, l
- well-driven — past participle of drive.
- well-fitted — made so as to follow closely the contours of a form or shape: fitted clothes; fitted sheets.
- well-hidden — concealed; obscure; covert: hidden meaning; hidden hostility.
- well-linked — (of a gene) exhibiting linkage.
- well-priced — the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- well-raised — fashioned or made as a surface design in relief.
- well-suited — appropriate: She is suited to such a job.
- well-wisher — a person who wishes well to another person, a cause, etc.
- wellingtons — Plural form of wellington.
- wellsprings — Plural form of wellspring.
- wellwishers — Plural form of wellwisher.
- welsh corgi — one of either of two Welsh breeds of dogs having short legs, erect ears, and a foxlike head. Compare Cardigan (def 2), Pembroke (def 3).
- weltpolitik — the policy of participation in world affairs
- welwitschia — A gymnospermous plant of desert regions in southwestern Africa that has a dwarf, massive trunk, two long strap-shaped leaves, and male and female flowers in the scales of scarlet cones. It is remarkable for its ability to extract moisture from fog.
- werewolfish — characteristic of a werewolf
- wesleyanism — the evangelical principles taught by John Wesley; Methodism.
- west berlin — Irving, 1888–1989, U.S. songwriter.
- westerville — a town in central Ohio.
- westphalian — a former province in NW Germany, now a part of North Rhine-Westphalia: treaty ending the Thirty Years' War 1648.
- westpolitik — a policy of a Communist country of adopting trade and diplomatic relations with non-Communist nations.
- wettability — the condition of being wettable.
- what a life — People say 'What a life' to indicate that they are unhappy or are having great difficulties.
- wheat field — area of land where wheat is cultivated
- wheelchairs — Plural form of wheelchair.
- wheelie bin — refuse bin on wheels
- wheelwright — John, 1592?–1679, English clergyman in America.
- wherewithal — that with which to do something; means or supplies for the purpose or need, especially money: the wherewithal to pay my rent.
- whiffletree — a crossbar, pivoted at the middle, to which the traces of a harness are fastened for pulling a cart, carriage, plow, etc.
- whigmaleery — whigmaleerie.
- whip-tailed — having a long, slender tail like a whip.
- whippletree — whiffletree.
- whiskerless — Without whiskers.
- whistle for — to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
- whistle pig — a woodchuck.
- whistleable — Capable of being whistled.
- whistleblow — Alternative form of whistle-blow.
- whistlestop — (US, dated) A minor railway station at which a train would stop if requested.
- white alder — sweet pepperbush.
- white alert — (in military or civilian defense) an all-clear signal, directive, etc., indicating that the danger of air raid no longer exists.
- white cloud — a small, brightly colored freshwater fish, Tanichthys albonubes, native to China: popular in home aquariums.
- white flour — flour that consists substantially of the starchy endosperm of wheat, most of the bran and the germ having been removed by the milling process
- white light — light perceived by the eye as having the same color as sunlight at noon.
- white lotus — either of two Egyptian water lilies of the genus Nymphaea, as N. caerulea (blue lotus) having light blue flowers, or N. lotus (white lotus) having white flowers.
- white metal — any of various light-colored alloys, as Babbitt metal or Britannia metal.
- white slave — a woman who is sold or forced into prostitution.
- white volta — a river in W Africa, in Ghana: a branch of the Volta River. About 550 miles (885 km) long. Compare Volta (def 2).
- white whale — beluga (def 2).
- white-glove — meticulous; painstaking; minute: a white-glove inspection.
- whitechapel — a district in E London, England.
- whitefeller — (Australia) A white settler in Australia; a non-Aboriginal Australian; often used attributively.