11-letter words containing w, e, m
- water lemon — yellow granadilla.
- water meter — a device for measuring and registering the quantity of water that passes through a pipe or other outlet.
- water motor — any form of prime mover or motor that is operated by the kinetic energy, pressure, or weight of water, especially a small turbine or waterwheel fitted to a pipe supplying water.
- water nymph — a nymph of the water, as a naiad, a Nereid, or an Oceanid.
- watermarked — Simple past tense and past participle of watermark.
- watermelons — Plural form of watermelon.
- wave number — the number of waves in one centimeter of light in a given wavelength; the reciprocal of the wavelength.
- waved umber — a brownish geometrid moth, Menophra abruptaria, that is cryptically marked to merge with tree bark
- weak-minded — having or showing a lack of mental firmness; irresolute; vacillating.
- wearisomely — causing weariness; fatiguing: a difficult and wearisome march.
- weather map — a map or chart showing weather conditions over a wide area at a particular time, compiled from simultaneous observations at different places.
- weathermost — (nautical) Farthest to the windward side.
- webmeisters — Plural form of webmeister.
- webmistress — a woman who designs and maintains a website.
- weight room — weight-training gym
- weismannism — the theories of heredity as expounded by Weismann, especially the theory that all inheritable characteristics are carried in the germ plasm, and that acquired characteristics cannot be inherited.
- weissmuller — Peter John ("Johnny") 1904–84, U.S. swimmer and film actor.
- welcome mat — a doormat, especially one with the word “welcome” printed on it.
- welcomeness — a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
- welcomingly — In a welcoming manner.
- well-formed — rightly or pleasingly formed: a well-formed contour.
- well-marked — strikingly noticeable; conspicuous: with marked success.
- weltschmerz — sorrow that one feels and accepts as one's necessary portion in life; sentimental pessimism.
- wesleyanism — the evangelical principles taught by John Wesley; Methodism.
- west german — a former republic in central Europe: created in 1949 by the coalescing of the British, French, and U.S. zones of occupied Germany established in 1945. 96,025 sq. mi. (248,706 sq. km). Capital: Bonn.
- west monroe — a city in N Louisiana.
- westermarck — Edward Alexander [ed-werd al-ig-zan-der,, -zahn-;; Finnish ed-vahrd ah-lek-sahn-duh r] /ˈɛd wərd ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər,, -ˈzɑn-;; Finnish ˈɛd vɑrd ˌɑ lɛkˈsɑn dər/ (Show IPA), 1862–1939, Finnish sociologist.
- westernmost — most western or westerly; farthest west.
- westminster — a central borough (officially a city) of Greater London, England: Westminster Abbey, Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace.
- westmorland — a former county in NW England, now part of Cumbria, partially in the Lake District.
- wet compass — a compass having a compass card floating in a liquid.
- wet machine — a machine for dewatering pulp.
- wharfmaster — a person who manages a wharf
- what matter — what does it matter?
- what's more — in addition
- whateverism — (politics) Adherence to the Two Whatevers:
- wheedlesome — tending to wheedle
- wheel clamp — A wheel clamp is a large metal device which is fitted to the wheel of an illegally parked car or other vehicle in order to prevent it from being driven away. The motorist has to pay to have the clamp removed.
- whigmaleery — whigmaleerie.
- whimberries — Plural form of whimberry.
- whimperings — Plural form of whimpering.
- white bream — a similar cyprinid, Blicca bjoerkna
- white magic — magic used for good purposes, especially to counteract evil (contrasted with black magic).
- white metal — any of various light-colored alloys, as Babbitt metal or Britannia metal.
- white meter — an electricity meter used to record the consumption of off-peak electricity
- whiteboyism — the principles or conduct of the Whiteboys
- whitesmiths — Plural form of whitesmith.
- wholesomely — In a wholesome manner.
- wholesomest — Superlative form of wholesome.
- whoremaster — someone who consorts with whores; a lecher or pander.