10-letter words containing w, i, n, e
- disownment — to refuse to acknowledge as belonging or pertaining to oneself; deny the ownership of or responsibility for; repudiate; renounce: to disown one's heirs; to disown a published statement.
- down-river — Something that is moving down-river is moving towards the mouth of a river, from a point further up the river. Something that is down-river is towards the mouth of a river.
- downhiller — a skier who competes in downhill races, especially in the downhill.
- downrigger — a fishing line used in trolling that is attached to a weighted cable in order to put lures or bait at a specific depth under a boat, usually near the floor.
- downslides — Plural form of downslide.
- drawknives — Plural form of drawknife.
- drinkwater — John, 1882–1937, English poet, playwright, and critic.
- drowsiness — half-asleep; sleepy.
- earwigging — any of numerous elongate, nocturnal insects of the order Dermaptera, having a pair of large, movable pincers at the rear of the abdomen.
- earwitness — a person who testifies or can testify to what he or she has heard.
- eiderdowns — Plural form of eiderdown.
- eisenhower — Dwight David, known as Ike. 1890–1969, US general and Republican statesman; Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force (1943–45) and 34th president of the US (1953–61). He commanded Allied forces in Europe and North Africa (1942), directed the invasion of Italy (1943), and was Supreme Commander of the combined land forces of NATO (1950–52)
- embowering — Present participle of embower.
- empowering — Give (someone) the authority or power to do something.
- enwrapping — Present participle of enwrap.
- exit wound — a wound caused by a missile, esp a bullet, leaving a person's body
- eyewitness — A person who has personally seen something happen and so can give a first-hand description of it.
- fine-drawn — drawn out to extreme fineness or thinness.
- fingerbowl — a small bowl filled with water for rinsing the fingers at the table after a meal
- fingerwork — Alternative spelling of finger work.
- firewarden — a person having authority in the prevention or extinguishing of fires, as in towns or camps.
- five towns — the, a district in central England famous for the manufacture of pottery and china. The towns comprising this district were combined in 1910 to form Stoke-on-Trent.
- fixed-wing — of or relating to aircraft that derive lift from the motion of air over aerodynamically designed surfaces that are rigidly and permanently attached to the fuselage.
- genomewide — (genetics) Throughout a genome.
- glaswegian — of or characteristic of Glasgow or its inhabitants.
- growliness — The state or quality of being growly.
- guineafowl — Alternative spelling of guinea fowl.
- gwendoline — a feminine name: dim. Gwen; var. Gwendolyn
- hawfinches — Plural form of hawfinch.
- highwaymen — Plural form of highwayman.
- hoodwinked — to deceive or trick.
- hoodwinker — One who hoodwinks.
- house wine — a wine sold unnamed by a restaurant, at a lower price than wines specified on the wine list
- huntiegowk — a fool's errand or a person sent on an April fool's errand
- impowering — Present participle of impower.
- in a sweat — perspiring
- in a while — a short time from now
- in between — Usually, betweens. a short needle with a rounded eye and a sharp point, used for fine hand stitchery in heavy fabric.
- in my view — You use in my view when you want to indicate that you are stating a personal opinion, which other people might not agree with.
- in the raw — uncooked, as articles of food: a raw carrot.
- in the way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- in view of — an instance of seeing or beholding; visual inspection.
- in-between — a person or thing that is between two extremes, two contrasting conditions, etc.: yeses, noes, and in-betweens; a tournament for professional, amateur, and in-between.
- indwelling — to inhabit.
- insect wax — Chinese wax.
- intergrown — That have grown together and through each other.
- intertwine — Twist or twine together.
- intertwist — the act of intertwisting or the condition of being intertwisted.
- interviews — Hold an interview with (someone).
- interweave — to weave together, as threads, strands, branches, or roots.