12-letter words containing w, i, n, g
- wigtownshire — a historic county in SW Scotland.
- wind-sucking — cribbing (def 1).
- winding drum — a rotating drum usually grooved to nest a wire rope which is wound onto it as part of the mechanism of a hoist
- window glass — glass used in windows
- window ledge — outdoors: bottom edge of a window
- wine tasting — a gathering of critics, buyers, friends, etc., to taste a group of wines for comparative purposes.
- wine vinegar — condiment made of fermented wine
- wineglassful — the capacity of a wineglass, typically containing four to six fluid ounces.
- winetastings — Plural form of winetasting.
- wing formula — a numerical representation of the relative lengths of the primary feathers of a bird's wing, used in identifying similar species, as flycatchers.
- wing loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
- wing-forward — either of the two forwards positioned at the outside of a scrum
- winged horse — the constellation Pegasus.
- winning post — a post on a racetrack, marking the goal of a race.
- winnipegosis — Lake, a lake in S Canada, in W Manitoba, W of Lake Winnipeg. 2086 sq. mi. (5405 sq. km).
- winter hedge — a clothes horse
- wintergreens — Plural form of wintergreen.
- winterweight — (of clothes) suitable in weight for wear in the winter; relatively heavy
- wire netting — netting made of interwoven wire, coarser than wire gauze.
- wisecracking — a smart or facetious remark.
- wishing well — a well or pool of water supposed to grant the wish of one who tosses a coin into it.
- withholdings — Plural form of withholding.
- withstanding — to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.
- wittgenstein — Ludwig (Josef Johann) [loot-vikh yoh-zef yoh-hahn,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx ˈyoʊ zɛf ˈyoʊ hɑn,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), 1889–1951, Austrian philosopher.
- wolf herring — a voracious clupeoid fish, Chirocentrus dorab, inhabiting the tropical Indian and Pacific oceans.
- womb-leasing — bearing a child on behalf of a couple unable to have a child; surrogacy
- wood carving — making sculptures from wood
- wood turning — the forming of wood articles upon a lathe.
- wood vinegar — pyroligneous acid.
- woodcarvings — Plural form of woodcarving.
- woodshedding — Present participle of woodshed.
- wordsmithing — Present participle of wordsmith.
- work-sharing — an arrangement whereby one full-time job may be carried out by two people working part time
- working girl — Older Use: Often Offensive. a woman who works.
- working rail — fly rail (def 2).
- working week — A working week is the amount of time during a normal week that you spend doing your job.
- workingwoman — a woman who is regularly employed.
- workingwomen — a woman who is regularly employed.
- wranglership — (at Cambridge University) the position of a wrangler
- wrecking bar — pinch bar.
- wrecking car — a car that is equipped as a wrecker. Compare wrecker (def 2).
- wringing wet — soaking; drenched
- writing case — a portable folder with compartments for holding writing materials
- writing desk — a piece of furniture with a surface for writing, with drawers and pigeonholes for writing materials.
- writing room — a room in a building where people go to be quiet and write
- wrought iron — a form of iron, almost entirely free of carbon and having a fibrous structure including a uniformly distributed slag content, that is readily forged and welded.
- wusuli jiang — Ussuri.