15-letter words containing w, i, g, n
- swimming trunks — men's swimsuit shorts
- swing both ways — to enjoy sexual partners of both sexes
- swinging single — an unmarried person who is sexually promiscuous
- take lying down — to be in a horizontal, recumbent, or prostrate position, as on a bed or the ground; recline. Antonyms: stand.
- teaching fellow — a holder of a teaching fellowship.
- ten-pin bowling — game of skittles
- the working man — working class people collectively
- the-night-watch — a painting (1642) by Rembrandt.
- training wheels — a pair of small wheels attached one on each side of the rear wheel of a bicycle for stability while one is learning to ride.
- travelling wave — a wave carrying energy away from its source
- trigger warning — a stated warning that the content of a text, video, etc., may upset or offend some people, especially those who have previously experienced a related trauma: a blog post with a trigger warning for rape.
- tunbridge wells — a city in SW Kent, in SE England: mineral springs; resort.
- twitching trail — a logging road sufficiently developed to allow the hauling of logs along it by horse or tractor.
- viewing figures — the number of people watching a television programme
- viewing gallery — an area in a building or outside for viewing an activity, the surrounding scenery, etc
- wage bargaining — discussions between representatives of employees and employers in order to agree levels of pay
- wage indexation — the linking of wages to an index representing the cost of living, so that they are automatically adjusted up or down as that rises or falls
- walking catfish — an Asian catfish, Clarias batrachus, that can survive out of water and move overland from one body of water to another: introduced into Florida.
- walking holiday — a holiday on which you walk a lot, esp in the countryside
- walking wounded — casualties, as of a military conflict, who are wounded but ambulatory.
- wallace nutting — Wallace, 1861–1941, U.S. antiquary, author, and illustrator.
- walpurgis night — (especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.
- washing machine — an apparatus, especially a household appliance, for washing clothing, linens, etc.
- washing-up bowl — plastic bowl used for washing dishes
- washington lily — a lily, Lilium washingtonianum, of the western coast of the U.S., having whorled leaves and fragrant, purple-spotted white flowers.
- washington palm — a palm tree, Washingtonia filifera, of California and Florida, having large fan-shaped leaves and small black fruits
- wearing apparel — clothing; garments.
- weatherboarding — an early type of board used as a siding for a building.
- weatherproofing — Present participle of weatherproof.
- wedding banquet — a lavish meal served after a wedding ceremony
- wedding planner — sb hired to organize a marriage day
- wedding present — a present given to a couple when they get married
- weight training — weightlifting done as a conditioning exercise.
- well-engineered — a person trained and skilled in the design, construction, and use of engines or machines, or in any of various branches of engineering: a mechanical engineer; a civil engineer.
- well-integrated — combining or coordinating separate elements so as to provide a harmonious, interrelated whole: an integrated plot; an integrated course of study.
- well-recognized — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- wellington boot — a leather boot with the front part of the top extending above the knee.
- western springs — a city in NE Illinois.
- whaling station — a place where the carcases of whales were processed
- what's cooking? — what's happening?
- whistle-blowing — a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
- white lightning — moonshine (def 1).
- wide-angle lens — A wide-angle lens is a lens which allows you to photograph a wider view than a normal lens.
- window cleaning — the task of washing and shining windows
- window dressing — the art, act, or technique of trimming the display windows of a store.
- window shopping — browsing store displays
- window-dressing — the art, act, or technique of trimming the display windows of a store.
- winesburg, ohio — a cycle of short stories (1919) by Sherwood Anderson.
- winning gallery — a winning opening on the hazard side, below the penthouse and farthest from the dedans. Compare dedans (def 1), grille (def 5).
- winning opening — the dedans, winning gallery, or grille.