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12-letter words containing w, i, n, g

  • washing line — cord for hanging laundry to dry
  • washing soda — sodium carbonate (def 2).
  • washingtonia — either of two fan palm species from the genus Washingtonia
  • watchdogging — a dog kept to guard property.
  • water coning — Water coning is when flow in a well changes as the oil-water interface forms into a bell shape.
  • waterfalling — Present participle of waterfall.
  • waterfowling — the sport of shooting waterfowl
  • watering can — a container for water, typically of metal or plastic and having a spout with a perforated nozzle, for watering or sprinkling plants, flowers, etc.
  • watering pot — a container for water, typically of metal or plastic and having a spout with a perforated nozzle, for watering or sprinkling plants, flowers, etc.
  • waterlogging — to cause (a boat, ship, etc.) to become uncontrollable as a result of flooding.
  • watermarking — Present participle of watermark.
  • watkins glen — a village in W New York, on Seneca Lake: gorge and cascades.
  • waveringness — The quality or state of wavering.
  • weaponeering — the act of fitting out with weapons
  • wearing thin — If someone's patience, for example, is wearing thin, they are beginning to become impatient or angry with someone.
  • weaving mill — a mill where cloth is woven
  • web designer — a person who plans, designs, creates, and often maintains websites.
  • web scraping — the extraction and copying of data from a website into a structured format using a computer program: Hackers pose a threat with techniques like web scraping. Our search engine uses web scraping to index sites.
  • wedding band — A wedding band is the same as a wedding ring.
  • wedding cake — tiered cake served at a marriage party
  • wedding ring — a ring, usually of gold, platinum, or silver, given by one partner to the other during a marriage ceremony.
  • wedding vows — promises made by bride and groom
  • wedding-cake — highly ornate or overly elaborate: wedding-cake architecture.
  • weigh anchor — to raise a vessel's anchor or (of a vessel) to have its anchor raised in preparation for departure
  • weight-train — to use weights to improve muscle performance
  • weightedness — The condition of being weighted.
  • well logging — the process or technique of recording a well log.
  • well-fitting — suitable or appropriate; proper or becoming.
  • well-meaning — meaning or intending well; having good intentions: a well-meaning but tactless person.
  • well-wishing — a person who wishes well to another person, a cause, etc.
  • wellingtonia — (UK) A large coniferous tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum, from California.
  • westernizing — Present participle of westernize.
  • westinghouse — George, 1846–1914, U.S. inventor and manufacturer.
  • wet puddling — puddling on a hearth rich in iron oxide so that carbon monoxide is generated, giving the iron the appearance of boiling.
  • whaling port — a home port for whaling vessels.
  • whaling ship — a ship engaged in whaling
  • whelping ice — the ice on which a seal lies while giving birth in the spring.
  • whereagainst — against which
  • whimperingly — In a whimpering way.
  • whipping boy — a person who is made to bear the blame for another's mistake; scapegoat.
  • whipping top — a spinning top that is set going by striking it with a toy whip so that the lash curls around it before pulling it away quickly
  • whisperingly — In a whispering manner; quietly.
  • white ensign — the British naval ensign, consisting of the red cross of St. George on a white field, with the British union occupying the upper quarter along the hoist.
  • white finger — a condition of a finger that results in a white appearance caused by a spasm of the blood vessels. It occurs with Raynaud's disease and with the long-term use of percussion tools
  • white ginger — a tall plant, Hedychium coronarium, of the ginger family, native to tropical Asia, having long, broad leaves and showy, fragrant white flowers.
  • white knight — a hero who comes to the rescue.
  • white-ground — pertaining to or designating a style of vase painting developed in Greece from the 6th to the 4th centuries b.c., characterized chiefly by a white background of slip onto which were painted polychromatic figures.
  • whitewashing — Present participle of whitewash.
  • whomping big — impressively large
  • wide-ranging — extending over a large area; extensive or diversified in scope: wide-ranging lands; a wide-ranging discussion.
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