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13-letter words containing w, e, i, n, r

  • pulling power — the ability to attract and influence other people
  • quinine water — carbonated water containing lemon, lime, sweetener, and quinine, often used as a mixer.
  • rabbit warren — warren.
  • rainbow snake — a burrowing snake, Farancia erytrogramma, of the southeastern U.S., having red and black stripes along the body, a red and yellow underside, and a sharp-tipped tail used in maneuvering prey.
  • re-forwarding — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
  • red underwing — a large noctuid moth, Catocala nupta, having dull forewings and hind wings coloured red and black
  • relative wind — the velocity or direction of airflow with respect to the body it surrounds, especially an airfoil.
  • reverse swing — a type of swing in which a ball that has been scuffed on one side will move in the opposite direction to that of a new ball
  • rewriteperson — rewriteman.
  • saint andrews — a seaport in the Fife region, in E Scotland: resort; golf courses.
  • sandwich tern — a European tern, Sterna sandvicensis, that has a yellow-tipped bill, whitish plumage, and white forked tail, and nests in colonies on beaches, etc
  • sanitary ware — plumbing fixtures, as sinks or toilet bowls, made of ceramic material or enameled metal.
  • scale drawing — illustration made in proportion
  • screenwriting — writing film scripts
  • scribble down — If you scribble down something, you write it quickly or roughly.
  • self-renewing — of or relating to the act of renewing oneself or itself
  • seminole wars — a series of conflicts in 1818–19 between American forces under Andrew Jackson and the Seminole Indians in Spanish-controlled eastern Florida.
  • sepia drawing — a drawing with a brownish tone, produced by first bleaching it (after fixing) and then immersing it for a short time in a solution of sodium sulphide or of alkaline thiourea
  • sewing circle — a group, especially of women, meeting regularly to sew.
  • shivering owl — screech owl.
  • simware, inc. — (company)   The producers of REXXWARE. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Address: Ottawa, Canada.
  • sister-in-law — the sister of one's husband or wife.
  • sneak preview — a preview of a motion picture, often shown in addition to an announced film, in order to observe the reaction of the audience.
  • sperm washing — a technique that separates sperm from the seminal fluid, used especially for isolating active sperm for artificial insemination.
  • staying power — ability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina.
  • stripped down — having only essential features; lacking any special appointments or accessories.
  • stripped-down — having only essential features; lacking any special appointments or accessories.
  • strong-willed — having a powerful will; resolute.
  • sunflower oil — oil obtained from sunflower seeds
  • sunrise watch — dogwatch (def 2).
  • swedenborgian — of or relating to Emanuel Swedenborg, his religious doctrines, or the body of followers adhering to these doctrines and constituting the Church of the New Jerusalem, or New Church.
  • sweethearting — the granting of unauthorized discounts or the abetting of shoplifting by staff in a shop
  • swift current — a city in SW Saskatchewan, in S Canada.
  • tinker's weed — any weedy North American plant of the genus Triosteum, of the honeysuckle family, especially T. perfoliatum, having stalkless leaves and purplish-brown flowers and bearing orange fruits.
  • to break wind — If someone breaks wind, they release gas from their intestines through their anus.
  • train-workers — people who work on trains
  • twin-cylinder — (of an engine) having twin cylinders
  • ultrawideband — a transmission technique using a very wide spectrum of frequencies that enables high-speed transfer of data
  • unbowdlerized — to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
  • und so weiter — and so forth; et cetera. Abbreviation: usw, u.s.w.
  • underwhelming — to fail to interest or astonish: After all the ballyhoo, most critics were underwhelmed by the movie.
  • underwithhold — to withhold too little.
  • underwritings — acts or instances of underwriting
  • unworkmanlike — not appropriate to or befitting a good workman
  • unwritten law — a law that rests for its authority on custom, judicial decision, etc., as distinguished from law originating in written command, statute, or decree.
  • ursine howler — the red howling monkey, Alouatta seniculus, of northern South America.
  • wage increase — the amount by which a salary is increased
  • wagon soldier — a field-artillery soldier.
  • walking horse — Tennessee walking horse.
  • wallcoverings — Plural form of wallcovering.
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