8-letter words containing w, i, n, t
- wastings — Plural form of wasting.
- watching — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
- watering — a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H 2 O, freezing at 32°F or 0°C and boiling at 212°F or 100°C, that in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.: it contains 11.188 percent hydrogen and 88.812 percent oxygen, by weight.
- watsonia — any of various iridaceous plants of the genus Watsonia, native to southern Africa, having sword-shaped leaves and spikes of white or reddish flowers.
- wattling — An interwoven mesh of twigs; wattle.
- waypoint — a place or point between major points on a route.
- weeniest — Superlative form of weeny.
- westings — Plural form of westing.
- westling — (obsolete) A westerner.
- westlins — to or in the west
- whetting — to sharpen (a knife, tool, etc.) by grinding or friction.
- whinchat — a small Old World thrush, Saxicola rubetra, having a buff-colored breast and white streaks in the tail.
- whiteman — Paul ("Pops") 1891–1967, U.S. orchestra conductor.
- whitened — Simple past tense and past participle of whiten.
- whitener — a preparation for making something white, as a bleach, dye, or polish: a bottle of shoe whitener.
- whitings — Plural form of whiting.
- whitling — (UK, dialect) A young full trout during its second season.
- whodunit — a narrative dealing with a murder or a series of murders and the detection of the criminal; detective story.
- whydunit — A type of detective story in which the focus is not on who committed the crime, but what were their motives for committing it.
- wightman — Hazel Hotchkiss, 1886–1974, U.S. tennis player.
- wind tee — a large weather vane shaped like a T, located at an airfield to indicate the wind direction
- windiest — accompanied or characterized by wind: a windy day.
- wing bit — a flat bit projecting to one side near the end of a key.
- wing nut — a nut having two flat, widely projecting pieces such that it can be readily tightened with the thumb and forefinger.
- wing tip — Also, wingtip. the extreme outer edge of an airplane wing.
- wingbeat — One complete set of motions of a wing in flying.
- wingmate — Alternative form of wingman.
- wingsuit — a type of skydiving suit with fabric under the arms and between the legs, enabling the wearer to reduce his or her rate of fall
- wingtips — Plural form of wingtip.
- winnetka — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- wintered — the cold season between autumn and spring in northern latitudes (in the Northern Hemisphere from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox; in the Southern Hemisphere from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox).
- winterer — (biology) Any animal (but especially any bird) that visits or resides in a specified location during the winter.
- winterly — of, relating to, or occurring in winter; hibernal.
- winthrop — John, 1588–1649, English colonist in America: 1st governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony 1629–33, 1637–40, 1642–44, 1646–49.
- wintrier — Comparative form of wintry.
- wintrily — In a wintry manner.
- witching — a person, now especially a woman, who professes or is supposed to practice magic or sorcery; a sorceress. Compare warlock.
- withness — (philosophy) The quality of being or doing with something.
- withwind — a kind of bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis
- witlings — Plural form of witling.
- witnesse — Archaic spelling of witness.
- womanist — believing in and respecting the abilities and talents of women; acknowledging women's contributions to society.
- wonkiest — Superlative form of wonky.
- worsting — Present participle of worst.
- worthing — to happen or betide: woe worth the day.
- wren-tit — a small, brown bird, Chamaea fasciata, of the western U.S., resembling a wren and a titmouse, and having a long, tapered tail.
- wresting — Present participle of wrest.
- write in — a candidate or vote for a candidate not listed on the printed ballot but written onto it by the voter: Write-ins may swing the election.
- write-in — a candidate or vote for a candidate not listed on the printed ballot but written onto it by the voter: Write-ins may swing the election.
- writhing — to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc.