10-letter words containing w, e, l, s, h
- sleep with — to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake.
- slide show — a presentation of photographic slides, or images on a transparent base, placed in a projector and viewed sequentially on a screen.
- spur wheel — spur gear.
- sternwheel — a paddle wheel at the stern of a vessel.
- sweetishly — in a sweetish manner
- switchable — a slender, flexible shoot, rod, etc., used especially in whipping or disciplining.
- unwashable — capable of being washed without shrinking, fading, or the like.
- wealthiest — Superlative form of wealthy.
- weightless — being without apparent weight, as a freely falling body or a body acted upon by a force that neutralizes gravitation.
- weightloss — (uncountable) The loss of bodily weight.
- well-shown — a past participle of show.
- wellwisher — Alternative spelling of well-wisher.
- welsh harp — a type of harp in which the strings are arranged in three rows, used esp for the accompaniment of singing, improvisation on folk tunes, etc
- welsh pony — one of a breed of small, sturdy ponies raised originally in Wales.
- welshwoman — a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Wales.
- westphalia — a former province in NW Germany, now a part of North Rhine-Westphalia: treaty ending the Thirty Years' War 1648.
- whalebacks — Plural form of whaleback.
- whaleboats — Plural form of whaleboat.
- whalebones — Plural form of whalebone.
- wheelbases — Plural form of wheelbase.
- wheelhorse — a person who works steadily or hard
- wheelhouse — pilothouse.
- whiplashes — Plural form of whiplash.
- whistle up — to call or summon (a person or animal) by whistling
- white lias — a type of rock composed of pale-coloured limestones and marls
- white list — a list of novels, motion pictures, etc., deemed suitable for juveniles, members of a particular faith, or other specified groups of individuals.
- white sale — a sale of sheets, pillowcases, and other white goods.
- whiteflies — Plural form of whitefly.
- whitewalls — Plural form of whitewall.
- whole rest — a rest equivalent in duration to a whole note.
- whole step — an interval of two semitones, as A-B or B-C♯; a major second.
- wholefoods — Plural form of wholefood.
- wholesaled — Simple past tense and past participle of wholesale.
- wholesaler — the sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale (opposed to retail).
- wholesales — Plural form of wholesale.
- wholescale — Wholesale (extensive).
- wholesomer — Comparative form of wholesome.
- wiesenthal — Simon, 1908–2005, Austrian Holocaust survivor and hunter of Nazi war criminals.
- wight-isle — Isle of, an island off the S coast of England, forming an administrative division of Hampshire. 147 sq. mi. (381 sq. km). County seat: Newport.
- wild horse — horse which is untamed
- wind shelf — smoke shelf.
- windshield — a shield of glass, in one or more sections, projecting above and across the dashboard of an automobile.
- wolfensohn — James D., known as Jim. born 1933, US businessman and international official, born in Australia; president of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the World Bank) (1995–2005); honorary knighthood (1995)
- wolffishes — Plural form of wolffish.