9-letter words containing w, e, r, p, a
- wallpaper — paper, usually with printed decorative patterns in color, for pasting on and covering the walls or ceilings of rooms, hallways, etc.
- wapperjaw — Informal. a projecting underjaw.
- warmed-up — warmed-over (def 1).
- warp beam — a roller, located at the back of a loom, on which the warp ends are wound in preparation for weaving.
- warplanes — Plural form of warplane.
- water gap — a transverse gap in a mountain ridge, cut by and giving passage to a stream or river.
- water pox — chickenpox.
- waterpick — a portable electric appliance that uses a stream of water under force to remove food particles from between the teeth and to massage the gums.
- wave trap — a resonant-circuit filter between the antenna and the receiver for the suppression of unwanted frequencies. Compare resonance (def 5).
- wax paper — a whitish, translucent wrapping paper made moistureproof by a paraffin coating.
- weaponeer — Military. a person who prepares an atomic bomb for detonation.
- wear ship — to change the tack of a sailing vessel, esp a square-rigger, by coming about so that the wind passes astern
- wearproof — resistant to damage or deterioration by normal use or wear.
- wild pear — a wild variety of pear, especially Pyrus pyraster or Pyrus caucasica
- workplace — a person's place of employment.
- workspace — space used or required for one's work, as in an office or home.
- wuppertal — a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany, in the Ruhr Valley: formed by the union of Barmen, Elberfeld, and smaller communities 1929.