13-letter words containing w, e, n, i, s
- swedenborgian — of or relating to Emanuel Swedenborg, his religious doctrines, or the body of followers adhering to these doctrines and constituting the Church of the New Jerusalem, or New Church.
- sweethearting — the granting of unauthorized discounts or the abetting of shoplifting by staff in a shop
- swift current — a city in SW Saskatchewan, in S Canada.
- swimming hole — a place, as in a stream or creek, where there is water deep enough to use for swimming.
- swindle sheet — an expense account.
- switch engine — a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a yard.
- tinker's weed — any weedy North American plant of the genus Triosteum, of the honeysuckle family, especially T. perfoliatum, having stalkless leaves and purplish-brown flowers and bearing orange fruits.
- township line — Surveying. one of two parallel lines running east and west that define the north and south borders of a township. Compare range line, township (def 2).
- train-workers — people who work on trains
- und so weiter — and so forth; et cetera. Abbreviation: usw, u.s.w.
- underwritings — acts or instances of underwriting
- unknowingness — a state of not knowing
- unwhistleable — incapable of being whistled
- unwillingness — not willing; reluctant; loath; averse: an unwilling partner in the crime.
- unwomanliness — the quality or state of being unwomanly
- ursine howler — the red howling monkey, Alouatta seniculus, of northern South America.
- wage increase — the amount by which a salary is increased
- wages council — (formerly, in Britain) a statutory body empowered to fix minimum wages in an industry; abolished in 1994
- wagon soldier — a field-artillery soldier.
- walking horse — Tennessee walking horse.
- wallcoverings — Plural form of wallcovering.
- walter piston — Walter, 1894–1976, U.S. composer.
- wappenshawing — (formerly) the reviewing of the men under arms in a Scottish lordship or district
- war-weariness — exhaustion and low spirits caused by a long period of fighting
- warner robins — a city in central Georgia.
- wasting asset — an unreplaceable business asset of limited life, such as a coal mine or an oil well
- water parsnip — a perennial aquatic plant; Berula erecta
- water spaniel — either of two breeds of spaniels, used for retrieving waterfowl.
- water-soaking — to soak or saturate with water.
- watering spot — watering hole
- waterscorpion — any of several predaceous aquatic bugs of the family Nepidae, having clasping front legs and a long respiratory tube at the rear of the abdomen: capable of biting if handled.
- wearisomeness — causing weariness; fatiguing: a difficult and wearisome march.
- weatherliness — (nautical) The quality of being weatherly.
- wedding bells — church bells that peal after marriage ceremony
- wedding chest — an ornamented chest for a trousseau.
- wedding dress — gown worn by a bride
- wedding feast — a meal served to celebrate a wedding
- wedding guest — sb invited to a marriage ceremony
- weights bench — a piece of equipment for use by someone who is weight-training
- well dressing — (in parts of rural Britain) a traditional ceremony of decorating wells with flowers in thanks for the blessing of an abundant supply of pure water.
- well-designed — made or done intentionally; intended; planned.
- well-dressing — (in parts of rural Britain) a traditional ceremony of decorating wells with flowers in thanks for the blessing of an abundant supply of pure water.
- well-finished — ended or completed.
- well-invested — to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- well-speaking — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
- wellingtonias — Plural form of wellingtonia.
- west atlantic — a group of languages of W Africa constituting a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, and including Fulani and Wolof.
- west berliner — a native or inhabitant of the part of Berlin formerly under US, British, and French control
- west frisians — See under Frisian Islands.
- west germanic — a subbranch of Germanic that includes English, Frisian, Flemish, Dutch, Plattdeutsch, Yiddish, and German. Abbreviation: WGmc.