12-letter words containing w, i, n, g
- nightcrawler — An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
- nonflowering — (biology) Of a plant, not flowering; reproducing by means other than pollination from flowers.
- nonyellowing — that does not become yellow, esp with age
- overcrowding — Fill (accommodations or a space) beyond what is usual or comfortable.
- overpowering — that overpowers; overwhelming: an overpowering conviction of the truth.
- overwhelming — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
- owing to sth — You use owing to when you are introducing the reason for something.
- part-writing — the aspect of composition concerned with the writing of parts, esp counterpoint
- piercing saw — a small, fine-gauge saw blade with uniformly spaced, angled teeth, inserted in a jeweler's saw frame and used to cut precious metal and such soft materials as ivory and shell.
- pit dwelling — a primitive dwelling consisting of a pit excavated in the earth and roofed over.
- post-weaning — to accustom (a child or young animal) to food other than its mother's milk; cause to lose the need to suckle or turn to the mother for food.
- power kiting — an activity in which a person, sitting in a small buggy or wearing skis, etc, is propelled by the wind power generated by a large kite to which he or she is attached by ropes
- powerboating — a boat propelled by mechanical power.
- powerlifting — a competition or sport involving three tests of strength: the bench press, squat, and two-handed dead lift.
- powerwalking — a form of exercise that involves rapid walking with arms bent and swinging naturally.
- prizewinning — having won, or worthy of, a prize
- rainbow flag — a multicoloured flag used as a symbol of peace; often used to represent gay and lesbian pride
- reading week — university: week-long break from classes
- rice growing — the cultivation of rice as a food crop
- right-winger — If you think someone has views which are more right-wing than most other members of their party, you can say they are a right-winger.
- ring network — (networking, topology) A network topology in which all nodes are connected to a single wire in a ring or point-to-point. There are no endpoints. This topology is used by token ring networks. Compare: bus network, star network.
- rolling news — current affairs: continuous
- ruby wedding — a fortieth wedding anniversary
- self-drawing — the act of a person or thing that draws.
- self-winding — kept wound or wound periodically by a mechanism, as an electric motor or a system of weighted levers, so that winding by hand is not necessary.
- sewing table — a worktable for holding sewing materials, often supplied with a bag or pouch for needlework.
- sewn binding — a style of binding where the backs of the gathered sections are sewn together before being inserted into a cover
- shooting war — open conflict between hostile nations involving direct military engagements.
- show jumping — sport: horseriding event
- showstopping — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
- signal tower — a tower from which railway signals are controlled or displayed
- skip welding — a technique of spacing welds on thin structural members in order to balance and minimize internal stresses due to heat.
- sleepwalking — an act of sleepwalking; somnambulation.
- slow-burning — (of combustible material) burning relatively slowly
- smyth sewing — a method of sewing together folded, gathered, and collated signatures with a single thread sewn through the folds of individual signatures.
- snow bunting — a bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis, of the northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere having white plumage.
- snow pudding — a pudding, prepared by folding egg whites into a lemon gelatin mixture.
- snowboarding — a board for gliding on snow, resembling a wide ski, to which both feet are secured and that one rides in an upright position.
- speedwriting — a system of shorthand that is based on the sound of words and utilizes letters of the alphabet rather than symbols.
- spot welding — fusing metal
- spring water — water from natural underground source
- stem-winding — wound by turning a knob at the stem.
- stonewalling — the act of stalling, evading, or filibustering, especially to avoid revealing politically embarrassing information.
- stud welding — the semiautomatic welding of a stud or similar piece of metal to a flat part, usually by means of an electric arc
- swap trading — a contract in which the parties to it exchange liabilities on outstanding debts in trading
- swimming cap — A swimming cap is a rubber cap which you wear to keep your hair dry when you are swimming.
- swimmingness — tearfulness
- swine plague — hemorrhagic septicemia of hogs, caused by the bacterium Pasteurella suiseptica, characterized by an accompanying infection of pneumonia.
- swing bridge — a bridge that can open by pivoting on a central pier to let vessels pass.
- swiss-german — of or relating to a person from German-speaking Switzerland