12-letter words containing w, e, n, o
- turkey brown — an angler's name for a species of mayfly, Paraleptophlebia submarginata
- two-cylinder — (of an engine) having two cylinders
- underendowed — (of a school, hospital, or other institution) lacking sufficient income from an endowment.
- underpowered — (of a machine, vehicle, etc.) having a specified fuel or prime mover: a gasoline-powered engine; an engine-powered pump.
- underwrought — to do less work on than is necessary or required: to underwork an idea.
- unfollowable — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
- unforewarned — not forewarned
- unnewsworthy — (of a story or incident) not important or significant enough to be considered news
- unnoteworthy — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
- unoverthrown — not overthrown
- unshadowable — not able to be shadowed
- unwished-for — undesired; unwelcome: an unwished-for occurrence.
- unworshipped — not worshipped; not admired or revered
- unworthiness — not worthy; lacking worth or excellence.
- vienna woods — Wienerwald.
- vine-growing — of, relating to, or characterized by the cultivation of grapevines
- wagon master — wagon boss.
- wagon-headed — of the form of a round arch or a semicylinder, like the cover of a wagon when stretched over the bows, as a ceiling or roof.
- wakeboarding — (sports) A water sport where a rider on a small board is towed by a motor boat, and attached by a cable.
- walk on eggs — the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species.
- walker hound — an American foxhound having a black, tan, and white, or, sometimes, a tan and white coat.
- walking shoe — a sturdy comfortable shoe worn by hillwalkers, etc
- wall-mounted — hung on a wall
- wallcovering — a flexible sheet of sized paper, fabric, plastic, etc., usually laminated and printed with a repeat pattern, for pasting on a wall as decoration and protection.
- warehouseman — a person who stores goods for others for pay.
- warehousemen — Irregular plural form of warehouseman.
- warmongering — the practices and principles of a warmonger.
- waste ground — an empty piece of land
- water cannon — a truck-mounted hose or pipe that shoots a jet of water through a nozzle at extremely high pressure, used especially in dispersing rioters or demonstrators.
- water coning — Water coning is when flow in a well changes as the oil-water interface forms into a bell shape.
- watered-down — made weaker or less effective from or as from dilution with water: a watered-down cocktail; Spectators saw a watered-down version of the famous opera.
- waterfowling — the sport of shooting waterfowl
- watering pot — a container for water, typically of metal or plastic and having a spout with a perforated nozzle, for watering or sprinkling plants, flowers, etc.
- waterlogging — to cause (a boat, ship, etc.) to become uncontrollable as a result of flooding.
- wave cyclone — a cyclone that forms on a front and, in maturing, produces an increasingly sharp, wavelike deformation of the front.
- wavefunction — (physics) A mathematical function that describes the propagation of the quantum mechanical wave associated with a particle (or system of particles), related to the probability of finding the particle in a particular region of space.
- waxed cotton — cotton that is treated with wax to make it waterproof
- weaponeering — the act of fitting out with weapons
- weatherbound — (often nautical) Delayed or prevented by bad weather from doing something, such as travelling.
- weatherwoman — a woman who works as a weathercaster.
- weatherwomen — Plural form of weatherwoman.
- weavers-knot — sheet bend.
- wedding vows — promises made by bride and groom
- weeny-bopper — a child of 8 to 12 years, esp a girl, who is a keen follower of pop music
- weigh anchor — to raise a vessel's anchor or (of a vessel) to have its anchor raised in preparation for departure
- well logging — the process or technique of recording a well log.
- well-content — fully contented; satisfied.
- well-endowed — to provide with a permanent fund or source of income: to endow a college.
- well-founded — having a foundation in fact; based on good reasons, information, etc.: well-founded suspicions.
- well-mounted — seated or riding on a horse or other animal.