13-letter words containing w, i, n, g, s
- 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.
- underwritings — acts or instances of underwriting
- unknowingness — a state of not knowing
- unwillingness — not willing; reluctant; loath; averse: an unwilling partner in the crime.
- wage increase — the amount by which a salary is increased
- wages council — (formerly, in Britain) a statutory body empowered to fix minimum wages in an industry; abolished in 1994
- wagon soldier — a field-artillery soldier.
- walking horse — Tennessee walking horse.
- walking stick — a stick held in the hand and used to help support oneself while walking.
- wallcoverings — Plural form of wallcovering.
- wappenshawing — (formerly) the reviewing of the men under arms in a Scottish lordship or district
- washingtonian — living in or coming from Washington, D.C., or the state of Washington.
- wasting asset — an unreplaceable business asset of limited life, such as a coal mine or an oil well
- water-soaking — to soak or saturate with water.
- watering spot — watering hole
- wedding bells — church bells that peal after marriage ceremony
- wedding chest — an ornamented chest for a trousseau.
- wedding dress — gown worn by a bride
- wedding feast — a meal served to celebrate a wedding
- wedding guest — sb invited to a marriage ceremony
- weights bench — a piece of equipment for use by someone who is weight-training
- well dressing — (in parts of rural Britain) a traditional ceremony of decorating wells with flowers in thanks for the blessing of an abundant supply of pure water.
- well-designed — made or done intentionally; intended; planned.
- well-dressing — (in parts of rural Britain) a traditional ceremony of decorating wells with flowers in thanks for the blessing of an abundant supply of pure water.
- well-speaking — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
- wellingtonias — Plural form of wellingtonia.
- west germanic — a subbranch of Germanic that includes English, Frisian, Flemish, Dutch, Plattdeutsch, Yiddish, and German. Abbreviation: WGmc.
- west virginia — a state in the E United States. 24,181 sq. mi. (62,629 sq. km). Capital: Charleston. Abbreviation: WV (for use with zip code), W.Va.
- western swing — a 1930s jazz-influenced style of country music
- when pigs fly — If you say 'when pigs fly' after someone has said that something might happen, you are emphasizing that you think it is very unlikely.
- whipping post — a post to which persons are tied to undergo whipping as a legal penalty.
- whipstitching — Present participle of whipstitch.
- white-slaving — traffic in white slaves.
- whitesmithing — The trade of a whitesmith.
- wife swapping — sexual activity in which two or more married couples exchange partners.
- willing horse — a person prepared to work hard
- winding sheet — shroud (def 1).
- wing shooting — the act or practice of shooting at birds in flight.
- wood shavings — shavings of wood, as found in a carpenter's workshop etc
- wool classing — the grading and grouping together of similar types of wool
- working asset — invested capital that is comparatively liquid.
- working class — those persons working for wages, especially in manual labor.
- working stiff — A working stiff is a person who has an ordinary job that is not well-paid.
- workingperson — a workingman or workingwoman.
- world-shaking — of sufficient size or importance to affect the entire world: the world-shaking effects of an international clash.