11-letter words containing w, e, k, i
- new kingdom — a period of Egyptian history, extending from the 18th to the 20th dynasty (?1570–?1080 bc)
- new wrinkle — innovation
- nightwalker — a person who walks or roves about at night, especially a thief, prostitute, etc.
- office work — work normally carried out in an office, for example clerical or administrative work for an organization
- pawn ticket — a receipt given for goods left with a pawnbroker.
- pieceworker — someone who does work paid for according to the quantity produced
- pigeon hawk — merlin.
- police work — the everyday duties of police officers, esp the investigation of criminal activities
- privet hawk — a hawk moth, Sphinx ligustri, with a mauve-and-brown striped body: frequents privets
- quickwitted — Alternative spelling of quick-witted.
- racewalking — the activity of racing by walking fast rather than running
- rainbowlike — resembling a rainbow
- reawakening — rousing; quickening: an awakening interest in ballet.
- reckon with — to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
- relief work — the work carried out by charities providing aid for people in need, esp in disaster areas
- rye whiskey — rye1 (defs 4, 5).
- semi-weekly — occurring, done, appearing, or published twice a week: semiweekly visits.
- sewing silk — finely twisted silk thread used for sewing, embroidery, etc.
- sheriffwick — shrievalty.
- shipwrecked — the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking.
- sidewalking — the practice of shopkeepers standing on the sidewalk outside their shops to attract customers.
- sienkiewicz — Henryk [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1846–1916, Polish novelist: Nobel prize 1905.
- strike down — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
- swiss steak — a thick slice of steak dredged in flour and pounded, browned, and braised with tomatoes, onions, and other vegetables.
- swivelblock — a block that supports a swivel
- teleworking — Teleworking is working from home using equipment such as telephones, fax machines, and modems to contact people.
- think twice — to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational decisions, etc.
- tiggywinkle — a gene found in fish and belonging to a family of genes known as the Hedgehog family
- train wreck — an accident in which a train or trains are severely damaged.
- trelliswork — latticework.
- trickledown — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- unawakening — not characterized by wakefulness
- wake island — an island in the N Pacific, belonging to the U.S.: air base. 3 sq. mi. (8 sq. km).
- walk-behind — being a motor-driven machine, as a power lawn mower or a snowblower, designed for operation with the operator walking behind and guiding the machine by its handle controls.
- warlikeness — the state of being warlike
- warriorlike — Like a warrior.
- waterskiing — Alternative spelling of water skiing.
- weak ending — a verse ending in which the metrical stress falls on a word or syllable that would not be stressed in natural utterance, as a preposition, the object of which is carried over to the next line.
- weak sister — a vacillating person; coward.
- weak-minded — having or showing a lack of mental firmness; irresolute; vacillating.
- weak-willed — having or showing a want of firmness of will; easily swayed.
- weed-killer — a herbicide.
- weedkillers — Plural form of weedkiller.
- weekendings — weekends during which one goes away from home
- well-linked — (of a gene) exhibiting linkage.
- weltpolitik — the policy of participation in world affairs
- westpolitik — a policy of a Communist country of adopting trade and diplomatic relations with non-Communist nations.
- whiskerando — a man with extravagant whiskers
- whiskerless — Without whiskers.
- whiskeyfied — (of a person, voice, etc) affected by excessive whisky drinking