11-letter words containing w, e, t, s
- water snail — Archimedes' screw.
- water snake — any of numerous and widely distributed harmless snakes of the genus Natrix, inhabiting areas in or near fresh water.
- water wings — an inflatable contrivance shaped like a pair of wings, usually worn under the arms to keep the body afloat while one swims or learns to swim.
- watercolors — Plural form of watercolor.
- watercourse — a stream of water, as a river or brook.
- waterfronts — Plural form of waterfront.
- waterlocust — a thorny honeylocust (Gleditsia aquatica), native to the SE U.S., with a dark, heavy wood that takes a high polish
- watermelons — Plural form of watermelon.
- waterproofs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waterproof.
- waterscapes — Plural form of waterscape.
- waterskiing — Alternative spelling of water skiing.
- waterslides — Plural form of waterslide.
- waterspouts — Plural form of waterspout.
- waterthrush — A thrushlike North American warbler related to the ovenbird, found near woodland streams and swamps.
- watsonville — a city in W California.
- watt-second — a unit of energy equal to the energy of one watt acting for one second; the equivalent of one joule.
- wattlebirds — Plural form of wattlebird.
- wavelengths — Plural form of wavelength.
- weak safety — a member of a secondary, usually the deepest-playing defender, with no specific assignment at the snap of the ball, but often covering the area of the field across from the weak side of the opponent's offensive line against runs and long pass plays.
- weak sister — a vacillating person; coward.
- wealthiness — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
- weathercast — a forecast of weather conditions, especially on radio or television.
- weatherfish — any of several loaches of the genus Misgurnus, especially the European M. fossilis, which shows increased activity in response to changes in barometric pressure.
- weathermost — (nautical) Farthest to the windward side.
- weatherwise — (domain) With respect to the weather.
- web hosting — the business of providing various services, hardware, and software for websites, as storage and maintenance of site files on a server.
- webmeisters — Plural form of webmeister.
- webmistress — a woman who designs and maintains a website.
- websquatter — A person or company that engages in websquatting.
- weierstrass — Karl Theodor [kahrl tey-oh-dawr] /kɑrl ˈteɪ oʊˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1815–97, German mathematician.
- weight loss — slimming
- weightiness — having considerable weight; heavy; ponderous: a weighty bundle.
- welfaristic — characterized by welfarism
- well suited — appropriate: She is suited to such a job.
- well tester — A well tester is someone whose job is to carry out regular tests on a well and monitor its performance.
- well-seated — something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- well-sorted — (of sedimentary particles) uniform in size.
- well-stated — fixed or settled: a stated price.
- well-suited — appropriate: She is suited to such a job.
- well-tested — the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- wellingtons — Plural form of wellington.
- welsh vault — underpitch vault.
- weltschmerz — sorrow that one feels and accepts as one's necessary portion in life; sentimental pessimism.
- welwitschia — A gymnospermous plant of desert regions in southwestern Africa that has a dwarf, massive trunk, two long strap-shaped leaves, and male and female flowers in the scales of scarlet cones. It is remarkable for its ability to extract moisture from fog.
- wentletraps — Plural form of wentletrap.
- west africa — most westerly part of Africa
- west bengal — a state in E India: formerly part of the province of Bengal. 33,805 sq. mi. (87,555 sq. km). Capital: Calcutta. Compare Bengal (def 1).
- west berlin — Irving, 1888–1989, U.S. songwriter.
- west covina — a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.
- 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.