11-letter words containing w, i, n, g
- law-abiding — obeying or keeping the law; obedient to law: law-abiding citizens.
- lawbreaking — Unlawful; illegal.
- left-winger — A left-winger is a person whose political beliefs are close to socialism, or closer to them than most of the other people in the same group or party.
- lewis range — a mountain range in NW Montana, a front range of the N Rocky Mountains. Highest peak, Mount Cleveland, 10,466 feet (3192 meters).
- lignite wax — a dark-brown bituminous wax extracted from lignite and peat: used chiefly in polishes and waxes for furniture, shoes, etc.
- living wage — a wage on which it is possible for a wage earner or an individual and his or her family to live at least according to minimum customary standards.
- living will — a document instructing physicians, relatives, or others to refrain from the use of extraordinary measures, as life-support equipment, to prolong one's life in the event of a terminal illness.
- long-winded — talking or writing at tedious length: long-winded after-dinner speakers.
- low milling — a process for making flour in which the grain is ground once and then bolted.
- low-scoring — (of a sports match) having, getting, or ending in a low score
- microwaving — Present participle of microwave.
- mig welding — metal inert gas welding: a method of welding in which the filler metal wire supplies the electric current to maintain the arc, which is shielded from the access of air by an inert gas, usually argon
- mindblowing — Alternative spelling of mind-blowing.
- mixing bowl — receptacle for stirring ingredients
- new biology — the branch of biology that deals with the nature of biological phenomena at the molecular level through the study of DNA and RNA, proteins, and other macromolecules involved in genetic information and cell function, characteristically making use of advanced tools and techniques of separation, manipulation, imaging, and analysis.
- new english — Modern English.
- new georgia — a group of islands in the Solomon Islands.
- new kingdom — a period of Egyptian history, extending from the 18th to the 20th dynasty (?1570–?1080 bc)
- newscasting — a broadcast of news on radio or television.
- newswriting — writing for publication in a newspaper, often reporting current events; journalism.
- night watch — a painting (1642) by Rembrandt.
- night-watch — a painting (1642) by Rembrandt.
- nightwalker — a person who walks or roves about at night, especially a thief, prostitute, etc.
- non-working — not employed for a salary, fees, or wages; not producing or generating income: Our employee medical plan also covers nonworking spouses.
- on the wing — either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
- outswearing — Present participle of outswear.
- outswimming — Present participle of outswim.
- outswingers — Plural form of outswinger.
- outweighing — Present participle of outweigh.
- over-sewing — to sew with stitches passing successively over an edge, especially closely, so as to cover the edge or make a firm seam.
- overblowing — A technique for playing a wind instrument so as to produce overtones.
- overdrawing — Present participle of overdraw.
- overflowing — to flow or run over, as rivers or water: After the thaw, the river overflows and causes great damage.
- overweening — presumptuously conceited, overconfident, or proud: a brash, insolent, overweening fellow.
- pawnbroking — the business of a pawnbroker.
- pennyweight — (in troy weight) a unit of 24 grains or 1/20 of an ounce (1.56 grams). Abbreviation: dwt, pwt.
- pigeon hawk — merlin.
- pinwheeling — a child's toy consisting of a wheel or leaflike curls of paper or plastic loosely attached by a pin to a stick, designed to revolve when blown by or as by the wind.
- playwriting — the art or technique of writing theatrical plays; the work or profession of a playwright.
- postweaning — of, relating to, or occurring in the period following weaning
- pre-warning — to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable: They warned him of a plot against him. She was warned that her life was in danger.
- puddingwife — a bluish and bronze wrasse, Halichoeres radiatus, of the Atlantic coast from the Florida Keys to Brazil.
- racewalking — the activity of racing by walking fast rather than running
- ratings war — a situation in which each of two or more channels makes a particular effort to attract more viewers or listeners than its rival
- reawakening — rousing; quickening: an awakening interest in ballet.
- reflowering — an occurrence of flowering again
- remand wing — a special area within a prison for prisoners who are awaiting trial
- rewardingly — in a rewarding way or manner
- rotary wing — an airfoil that rotates about an approximately vertical axis, as that supporting a helicopter or autogiro in flight.
- rowing boat — rowboat.