10-letter words containing w, e, i, r
- wild water — turbulent water in a river, esp as an area for navigating in a canoe as a sport
- wildcarded — (computing) Replaced or supplemented with a wildcard character to allow matching against a range of possible values.
- wildcatter — an oil prospector.
- wilderment — The state of being bewildered; confusion; bewilderment.
- wilderness — a wooded area in NE Virginia: several battles fought here in 1864 between armies of Grant and Lee.
- wildflower — the flower of a plant that normally grows in fields, forests, etc., without deliberate cultivation.
- willendorf — a village in NE Austria, near Krems: site of an Aurignacian settlement where a 4½ inches (11 cm) limestone statuette (Venus of Willendorf) was found.
- willowherb — any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Epilobium, of the evening primrose family, having terminal clusters of purplish or white flowers.
- willowware — china using the willow pattern.
- winchester — (in the Middle Ages) a kingdom, later an earldom, in S England. Capital: Winchester.
- wind power — power derived from wind: used to generate electricity or mechanical power.
- wind river — a river in W central Wyoming, flowing SE and joining the Popo Agie River to form the Bighorn River. 120 miles (193 km) long.
- wind shear — the rate at which wind velocity changes from point to point in a given direction.
- wind surge — a wind-induced rise in the water level at the coast or the shore of an inland expanse of water. It has a definite frequency and if this is close to the tidal frequency serious flooding can result
- wind-borne — carried by the wind, as pollen or seed.
- windbreaks — Plural form of windbreak.
- windburned — Suffering from windburn.
- windermere — Lake, a lake in NW England, between Westmorland and Lancashire: the largest lake in England. 10.5 miles (17 km) long; 5.67 sq. mi. (15 sq. km).
- windflower — any plant belonging to the genus Anemone, of the buttercup family, having divided leaves and showy, solitary flowers.
- windhovers — Plural form of windhover.
- windjammer — (formerly) a merchant ship propelled by sails.
- windscreen — windshield.
- windsucker — a horse afflicted with cribbing.
- windsurfed — Simple past tense and past participle of windsurf.
- windsurfer — A person who takes part in windsurfing.
- wine press — a vat in which grapes are trodden, or a machine for pressing them, to extract the juice for making wine
- wine-press — a machine in which the juice from grapes is pressed for wine.
- winebibber — a person who drinks much wine.
- winegrower — a person who owns or works in a vineyard and winery.
- winetaster — a critic, writer, buyer, or other professional who tests the quality of wine by tasting.
- wing-weary — tired from flying or traveling.
- wingspread — the distance between the most outward tips of the wings when they are as extended as possible.
- winkelried — Arnold von (ˈarnɔlt fɔn). died ?1386, Swiss hero of the battle of Sempach (1386) against the Austrians
- winlestrae — windlestraw.
- winsorized — Simple past tense and past participle of winsorize.
- winter war — the war of the winter of 1939–40 between Finland and the USSR after which the Finns surrendered the Karelian Isthmus to the USSR
- winterfeed — to feed (cattle, sheep, etc.) during the winter when pasturage is not available.
- winterized — Simple past tense and past participle of winterize.
- winterkill — an act or instance of winterkilling.
- winterless — Without a winter.
- wintersome — (archaic) A crop, a kind of sweet sorghum.
- winterthur — a city in Zurich canton, in N Switzerland, NE of Zurich.
- wintertide — wintertime.
- wintertime — the season of winter.
- wintriness — of or characteristic of winter: wintry blasts; wintry skies.
- wire brush — tool with steel bristles
- wire cloth — a material of wires of moderate fineness, used for making strainers, manufacturing paper, etc.
- wire fraud — the crime of using interstate wire, television, or radio communications with the intent to defraud.
- wire gauge — a gauge calibrated for determining the diameter of wire.
- wire gauze — a gauzelike fabric woven of very fine wires.