13-letter words containing w, i, g, n
- pile dwelling — a house raised on long columns of timber over the surface of the soil or a body of water
- playwrighting — the writing of plays
- power loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
- power walking — a form of exercise that involves rapid walking with arms bent and swinging naturally.
- power-sharing — Power-sharing is a political arrangement in which different or opposing groups all take part in government together.
- pulling power — the ability to attract and influence other people
- re-forwarding — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
- red underwing — a large noctuid moth, Catocala nupta, having dull forewings and hind wings coloured red and black
- reverse swing — a type of swing in which a ball that has been scuffed on one side will move in the opposite direction to that of a new ball
- right-to-know — of or relating to laws or policies that make certain government or company data and records available to any individual who has a right or need to know their contents.
- scale drawing — illustration made in proportion
- screenwriting — writing film scripts
- scriptwriting — a person who writes scripts, as for movies, radio, or television.
- self-renewing — of or relating to the act of renewing oneself or itself
- sepia drawing — a drawing with a brownish tone, produced by first bleaching it (after fixing) and then immersing it for a short time in a solution of sodium sulphide or of alkaline thiourea
- sewing basket — box for sewing accessories
- sewing circle — a group, especially of women, meeting regularly to sew.
- sewing cotton — cotton thread used for sewing, embroidery, etc.
- sewing needle — Northern U.S. a dragonfly.
- shadow boxing — to make the motions of attack and defense, as in boxing, as a training or conditioning procedure.
- shadowcasting — the enhancement of images by the casting of shadows
- shivering owl — screech owl.
- shooting-down — fatal shooting
- show signs of — indicate possibility of
- show-stopping — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
- shunt winding — the winding of an electric motor or generator in such a way that the field and armature circuits are connected in parallel
- single wicket — a rare form of cricket in which only one wicket is used.
- slow-speaking — tending to speak slowly
- speed walking — power walking.
- sperm washing — a technique that separates sperm from the seminal fluid, used especially for isolating active sperm for artificial insemination.
- sportswriting — the work of a sports writer
- spurious wing — alula (def 1).
- standing wave — a wave in a medium in which each point on the axis of the wave has an associated constant amplitude ranging from zero at the nodes to a maximum at the antinodes.
- station wagon — an automobile with one or more rows of folding or removable seats behind the driver and no luggage compartment but an area behind the seats into which suitcases, parcels, etc., can be loaded through a tailgate.
- staying power — ability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina.
- stewing steak — Stewing steak is beef which is suitable for cooking slowly in a stew.
- storm warning — a showing of storm signals.
- strong-willed — having a powerful will; resolute.
- swashbuckling — characteristic of or behaving in the manner of a swashbuckler.
- swedenborgian — of or relating to Emanuel Swedenborg, his religious doctrines, or the body of followers adhering to these doctrines and constituting the Church of the New Jerusalem, or New Church.
- sweethearting — the granting of unauthorized discounts or the abetting of shoplifting by staff in a shop
- swift-flowing — moving rapidly
- swimming bath — swimming pool.
- swimming crab — any of numerous, chiefly marine crabs, especially of the family Portunidae, having the legs adapted for swimming.
- swimming gala — a competitive event featuring swimming races
- swimming hole — a place, as in a stream or creek, where there is water deep enough to use for swimming.
- swimming pool — a tank or large artificial basin, as of concrete, for filling with water for swimming.
- swimming ring — an inflatable ring that you put around your waist to keep you afloat when you are learning to swim, or when you are not a very good swimmer; used esp for children
- swinging door — a door that swings open on being pushed or pulled from either side and then swings closed by itself.
- switch engine — a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a yard.