9-letter words containing w, h, e
- washed up — capable of being washed without shrinking, fading, etc.; washable: a wash dress.
- washed-up — done for; having failed completely.
- washerman — a man who washes clothes, linens, etc., for hire; laundryman.
- washermen — Plural form of washerman.
- washhouse — A domestic outbuilding used as a laundry.
- washiness — the state or quality of being washy.
- watchable — detectable; apparent.
- watchcase — the case or outer covering for the works of a watch.
- watchless — not watchful or alert; lacking in vigilance: an irresponsible and watchless sentry.
- water ash — hoptree.
- water hen — moorhen (def 1).
- water hog — a person who uses water selfishly or irresponsibly, esp during a water shortage
- waterhead — the source of a river or stream.
- waterhole — A depression in which water collects, especially one from which animals regularly drink.
- watershed — Chiefly British. the ridge or crest line dividing two drainage areas; water parting; divide.
- wave moth — any of several small geometrid moths with wavy markings, such as the common wave (Deilinia exanthemata), with grey-marked wings, and the lighter common white wave (D. pusaria)
- wealthier — Comparative form of wealthy.
- wealthily — In a wealthy way.
- wear ship — to change the tack of a sailing vessel, esp a square-rigger, by coming about so that the wind passes astern
- wear thin — to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, equipment, ornament, or the like: to wear a coat; to wear a saber; to wear a disguise.
- weathered — seasoned or otherwise affected by exposure to the weather.
- weatherly — (of a ship or boat) making very little leeway when close-hauled.
- webphones — Plural form of webphone.
- wee hours — the first few hours after midnight
- weeknight — any night of the week, usually except Saturday and Sunday.
- weep hole — a hole in a sill, retaining wall, or the like for draining off accumulated moisture, as from condensation or seepage.
- wehrmacht — the German armed forces of the years prior to and during World War II.
- weigh out — If you weigh something out, you measure a certain weight of it in order to make sure that you have the correct amount.
- weighable — Heavy enough to be weighed.
- weightier — Comparative form of weighty.
- weightily — In a weighty manner; ponderously; forcibly.
- weighting — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
- weightism — bias or discrimination against people who are overweight.
- weightist — bias or discrimination against people who are overweight.
- weightman — a person whose work is to weigh goods or merchandise.
- weisshorn — a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Alps. 14,804 feet (4512 meters).
- well hung — simple past tense and past participle of hang.
- well-hole — the shaft of a well.
- well-hung — simple past tense and past participle of hang.
- well-nigh — very nearly; almost: It's well-nigh bedtime.
- well-shod — a simple past tense and past participle of shoe.
- wellheads — Plural form of wellhead.
- wellhouse — wellhead (def 2).
- welsh cob — any of a breed of medium-sized riding horse, developed in Wales, with a thickset body and relatively short legs
- wenatchee — a city in central Washington.
- wentworth — Thomas, 1st Earl of Strafford, Strafford, 1st Earl of.
- werehyena — A mythological or folkloric shapeshifter capable of assuming the shape of a hyena.
- west goth — a Visigoth.
- westmeath — a county in Leinster in the N central Republic of Ireland. 681 sq. mi. (1765 sq. km). County seat: Mullingar.
- wet shave — a shave in which lather and a razor are used, as opposed to an electric shaver