12-letter words containing w, i, d, g
- wedding vows — promises made by bride and groom
- wedding-cake — highly ornate or overly elaborate: wedding-cake architecture.
- weighbridges — Plural form of weighbridge.
- weightedness — The condition of being weighted.
- well-weighed — to determine or ascertain the force that gravitation exerts upon (a person or thing) by use of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device: to weigh oneself; to weigh potatoes; to weigh gases.
- wet puddling — puddling on a hearth rich in iron oxide so that carbon monoxide is generated, giving the iron the appearance of boiling.
- white-ground — pertaining to or designating a style of vase painting developed in Greece from the 6th to the 4th centuries b.c., characterized chiefly by a white background of slip onto which were painted polychromatic figures.
- wide-ranging — extending over a large area; extensive or diversified in scope: wide-ranging lands; a wide-ranging discussion.
- wild cabbage — a European plant, Brassica oleracea, with broad leaves and a long spike of yellow flowers: the plant from which the cabbages, cauliflower, broccoli, and Brussels sprout have been bred
- wind-sucking — cribbing (def 1).
- winding drum — a rotating drum usually grooved to nest a wire rope which is wound onto it as part of the mechanism of a hoist
- window glass — glass used in windows
- window ledge — outdoors: bottom edge of a window
- wing loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
- wing-forward — either of the two forwards positioned at the outside of a scrum
- winged horse — the constellation Pegasus.
- winter hedge — a clothes horse
- withholdings — Plural form of withholding.
- withstanding — to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.
- wood carving — making sculptures from wood
- wood turning — the forming of wood articles upon a lathe.
- wood vinegar — pyroligneous acid.
- wood's light — ultraviolet light filtered through glass containing nickel oxide, used in detecting forgeries, in detecting microbes in hair, etc.
- woodcarvings — Plural form of woodcarving.
- woodshedding — Present participle of woodshed.
- wordsmithing — Present participle of wordsmith.
- writing desk — a piece of furniture with a surface for writing, with drawers and pigeonholes for writing materials.