10-letter words containing w, h, e, n, r
- rawsthorne — Alan. 1905–71, English composer, whose works include three symphonies, several concertos, and a set of Symphonic Studies (1939)
- rhine wine — any of numerous varieties of wine produced in the Rhine valley.
- rhone wine — any of numerous varieties of wine produced in the Rhone River valley, between Lyons and the Mediterranean.
- rough-hewn — to hew (timber, stone, etc.) roughly or without smoothing or finishing.
- scharwenka — (Ludwig) Philipp [loot-vikh fee-lip] /ˈlut vɪx ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1847–1917, German composer.
- shrewdness — astute or sharp in practical matters: a shrewd politician.
- sternwheel — a paddle wheel at the stern of a vessel.
- the wrekin — an isolated hill in the English Midlands in Telford and Wrekin unitary authority, Shropshire. Height: 400 m (1335 ft)
- throw open — to open completely and suddenly
- two-hander — a play for two actors
- underthrow — to throw a ball or other object short of (the intended receiver or target)
- underwhelm — to fail to interest or astonish: After all the ballyhoo, most critics were underwhelmed by the movie.
- unshowered — not having been showered
- unwithered — to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
- wafer-thin — very thin: a wafer-thin slice.
- wanderjahr — a year or period of travel, especially following one's schooling and before practicing a profession.
- wanthriven — poorly developed or undersized
- wardenship — The state of being a warden.
- water-inch — the quantity of water (approx. 500 cubic feet) discharged in 24 hours through a circular opening of one inch diameter leading from a reservoir in which the water is constantly only high enough to cover the orifice.
- weathering — the state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture, pressure, etc.
- weatherman — a person who forecasts and reports the weather; meteorologist.
- weathermen — Plural form of weatherman.
- wetterhorn — a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Bernese Alps. 12,149 feet (3715 meters).
- wharfinger — a person who owns or has charge of a wharf.
- whensoever — Whenever; at any time at all.
- whereunder — under which
- whereuntil — until which
- whethering — (obsolete) The retention of the afterbirth in cows.
- whickering — to whinny; neigh.
- whimpering — Present participle of whimper.
- whipper-in — Fox Hunting. a professional or honorary member of a hunt staff who assists the huntsman with the hounds.
- whiskering — (fashion) The fading of creases in blue jeans, especially around the crotch; often added artificially in order to simulate a
- whispering — the mode of utterance, or the voice, of a person who whispers: to speak in a whisper.
- whiteprint — a proof print made by means of the diazo process.
- whitethorn — a hawthorn, Crataegus laevigata, having white flowers.
- wholegrain — A cereal grain that contains cereal germ, endosperm, and bran, in contrast to refined grains, which retain only the endosperm.
- whorehound — (US, vulgar, slang) Someone who often has sex with prostitutes.
- winchester — (in the Middle Ages) a kingdom, later an earldom, in S England. Capital: Winchester.
- wind shear — the rate at which wind velocity changes from point to point in a given direction.
- windhovers — Plural form of windhover.
- winterthur — a city in Zurich canton, in N Switzerland, NE of Zurich.
- worthiness — having adequate or great merit, character, or value: a worthy successor.
- wrathiness — the state of being very angry
- wristphone — A mobile phone that is built into a wristwatch.