13-letter words containing w, f, r
- water bailiff — an official responsible for enforcing laws on river management and fishing
- water buffalo — a buffalo, Bubalus bubalis, of the Old World tropics, having large, flattened, curved horns: wild populations are near extinction.
- water feather — a water milfoil, Myriophyllum aquaticum.
- water feature — A water feature is something such as an artificial pond or waterfall, usually in a garden.
- water milfoil — any of various aquatic plants, chiefly of the genus Myriophyllum, the submerged leaves of which are very finely divided.
- water-proofed — impervious to water.
- waterflooding — (in oil, gas, or petroleum production) the practice of injecting water to maintain pressure in a reservoir and to drive the oil, etc towards the production wells
- waterproofing — Chiefly British. a raincoat or other outer coat impervious to water.
- weatherproofs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weatherproof.
- weightlifters — Plural form of weightlifter.
- welfare check — a social security payment
- welfare hotel — a hotel in which people receiving welfare assistance are temporarily housed until permanent quarters become available.
- welfare state — a state in which the welfare of the people in such matters as social security, health and education, housing, and working conditions is the responsibility of the government.
- well-favoured — of pleasing appearance; good-looking; pretty or handsome.
- well-informed — having extensive knowledge, as in one particular subject or in a variety of subjects.
- west flanders — a province in W Belgium. 1249 sq. mi. (3235 sq. km). Capital: Bruges.
- west frisians — See under Frisian Islands.
- west hartford — a town in central Connecticut.
- white feather — a symbol of cowardice.
- white truffle — an edible fungus, Tuber magnatum pico, occurring in certain parts of northern Italy, and considered a great delicacy.
- wife batterer — a man who hits his wife
- wildlife park — animal reserve
- winding frame — a machine on which yarn or thread is wound.
- wire transfer — bank-to-bank money transfer
- wire-transfer — to transmit (money or credit) by wire transfer.
- wonderfulness — excellent; great; marvelous: We all had a wonderful weekend.
- woodcraftsman — a person who is skilled in woodcraft.
- word deafness — inability to comprehend the meanings of words though they are heard, caused by lesions of the auditory center of the brain.
- word for word — in exactly the same words; verbatim.
- word of honor — a pledge of one's honor that a specified condition, bargain, etc., will be fulfilled; oath; promise.
- word of mouth — informal oral communication: The rumor spread rapidly by word of mouth.
- words fail me — I am too happy, sad, amazed, etc, to express my thoughts
- work function — Physics. the least energy necessary to free an electron from a metal surface.
- work-furlough — work-release.
- working fluid — a liquid or gaseous working substance.
- working stiff — A working stiff is a person who has an ordinary job that is not well-paid.
- writ of error — a writ issued by an appellate court to the court of record where a case was tried, requiring that the record of the trial be sent to the appellate court for examination of alleged errors.
- writ of right — English Law. a writ directed to a person who presided over a feudal court, directing him to render justice between his vassals in a dispute as to ownership of land: usually led to a trial in a royal court if feudal ownership was involved.