12-letter words containing w, e, i, r, d, n
- swing bridge — a bridge that can open by pivoting on a central pier to let vessels pass.
- the in-crowd — fashionable people; top people
- trickle-down — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- twenty-third — next after the twenty-second; being the ordinal number for 23.
- two-cylinder — (of an engine) having two cylinders
- underdrawing — the act of sketching a subject before painting it on the same surface
- underwetting — Underwetting is a condition which affects the packing surface in a distillation vessel, and makes the liquid film on the surface break up.
- underwriting — the act of undertaking to purchase at an agreed price any unsold portion of a public issue of shares etc
- underwritten — past participle of underwrite.
- unwished-for — undesired; unwelcome: an unwished-for occurrence.
- unworshipped — not worshipped; not admired or revered
- wakeboarding — (sports) A water sport where a rider on a small board is towed by a motor boat, and attached by a cable.
- waking dream — an experience you have while you are awake that feels similar to dreaming
- wardian case — a type of terrarium having a top and sides of glass.
- warp-knitted — designating a fabric made by warp knitting.
- web designer — a person who plans, designs, creates, and often maintains websites.
- wedding ring — a ring, usually of gold, platinum, or silver, given by one partner to the other during a marriage ceremony.
- well-drained — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
- well-trained — Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- white-ground — pertaining to or designating a style of vase painting developed in Greece from the 6th to the 4th centuries b.c., characterized chiefly by a white background of slip onto which were painted polychromatic figures.
- wide-ranging — extending over a large area; extensive or diversified in scope: wide-ranging lands; a wide-ranging discussion.
- wildernesses — Plural form of wilderness.
- wind erosion — the erosion, transportation, and deposition of topsoil by the wind, especially in dust storms.
- wind turbine — a turbine powered by the wind.
- windbreakers — Plural form of windbreaker.
- windcheaters — Plural form of windcheater.
- windlestraws — Plural form of windlestraw.
- window frame — structure surrounding a window pane
- wine steward — a waiter in a restaurant or club who is in charge of wine; sommelier.
- wine-colored — of the color of wine; dark red.
- winged horse — the constellation Pegasus.
- winter hedge — a clothes horse
- winter-hardy — able to survive the effects of cold weather.
- winterkilled — Simple past tense and past participle of winterkill.
- withdrawment — The act of withdrawing; withdrawal; recall.
- witheredness — The state of being withered.
- woman driver — a female driver
- woman friend — a female friend
- wonder child — an unusually intelligent or talented child; prodigy; wunderkind.
- wood vinegar — pyroligneous acid.
- writing desk — a piece of furniture with a surface for writing, with drawers and pigeonholes for writing materials.
- written word — You use the written word to refer to language expressed in writing, especially when contrasted with speech or with other forms of expression such as painting or film.
- wunderkinder — Plural form of wunderkind.