10-letter words containing w, h, e, l, t
- the wirral — a peninsula in NW England between the estuaries of the Rivers Mersey and Dee
- thimblewit — a silly or dimwitted person; dunce
- thumbwheel — a small, partially exposed wheel that can be turned with a thumb or finger and is found on various devices such as computers or instruments
- unwithheld — not withheld; given rather than held back
- water hole — a depression in the surface of the ground, containing water.
- waterwheel — a wheel or turbine turned by the weight or momentum of water and used to operate machinery.
- wavelength — Physics. the distance, measured in the direction of propagation of a wave, between two successive points in the wave that are characterized by the same phase of oscillation.
- wealth tax — a tax on personal property; capital levy
- wealthiest — Superlative form of wealthy.
- weightless — being without apparent weight, as a freely falling body or a body acted upon by a force that neutralizes gravitation.
- weightloss — (uncountable) The loss of bodily weight.
- westphalia — a former province in NW Germany, now a part of North Rhine-Westphalia: treaty ending the Thirty Years' War 1648.
- whaleboats — Plural form of whaleboat.
- wheat pool — (in Western Canada) a cereal farmers' cooperative
- wheatfield — A wheat field; a field of wheat; a plot of land planted with wheat.
- wheel trim — metallic decorative trim over or around the wheels of a motor vehicle
- whereuntil — until which
- whewellite — a white or colorless mineral of organic origin, calcium oxalate monohydrate, Ca(C 2 O 4)⋅H 2 O, one of the main crystalline components of kidney stones and urinary precipitates; also found in coal deposits.
- whiptailed — having a long slender tail
- whistle up — to call or summon (a person or animal) by whistling
- white belt — a white cloth waistband worn by a beginner in one of the martial arts, as judo or karate.
- white cell — leukocyte
- white coal — Informal. water, as of a stream, used for power.
- white flag — an all-white banner or piece of cloth, used as a symbol of surrender or truce.
- white gold — any of several gold alloys colored white by the presence of nickel, palladium, or platinum.
- white hole — pigeonhole (def 3).
- white lady — a cocktail consisting of gin, Cointreau, and lemon juice
- white lead — a white, heavy powder, basic lead carbonate, 2PbCO 3 ⋅Pb(OH) 2 , used as a pigment, in putty, and in medicinal ointments for burns.
- white lias — a type of rock composed of pale-coloured limestones and marls
- white line — a stripe of white paint, tiles, or the like, that marks the center or outer edge of a road.
- white list — a list of novels, motion pictures, etc., deemed suitable for juveniles, members of a particular faith, or other specified groups of individuals.
- white lung — asbestosis.
- white mule — moonshine (def 1).
- white nile — the part of the Nile that flows NE to Khartoum, Sudan. About 500 miles (800 km) long.
- white sale — a sale of sheets, pillowcases, and other white goods.
- whitebelly — (zoology) Applied to various kinds of animal characterized by a white belly.
- whitefield — George, 1714–70, English Methodist evangelist.
- whiteflies — Plural form of whitefly.
- whitewalls — Plural form of whitewall.
- whole note — a note equivalent in duration to four quarter notes.
- whole rest — a rest equivalent in duration to a whole note.
- whole step — an interval of two semitones, as A-B or B-C♯; a major second.
- whole tone — an interval of two semitones, as A-B or B-C♯; a major second.
- wholewheat — Denoting flour or bread made from whole grains of wheat, including the husk or outer layer.
- wiesenthal — Simon, 1908–2005, Austrian Holocaust survivor and hunter of Nazi war criminals.
- wight-isle — Isle of, an island off the S coast of England, forming an administrative division of Hampshire. 147 sq. mi. (381 sq. km). County seat: Newport.
- wild thyme — mother-of-thyme.
- wire cloth — a material of wires of moderate fineness, used for making strainers, manufacturing paper, etc.
- withholden — withheld
- withholder — Agent noun of withhold; one who withholds.