10-letter words containing w, i, s, h, a
- washateria — a launderette.
- washbasins — Plural form of washbasin.
- washeteria — washateria.
- washing-up — to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
- washington — Booker T(aliaferro) [boo k-er tol-uh-ver] /ˈbʊk ər ˈtɒl ə vər/ (Show IPA), 1856–1915, U.S. reformer, educator, author, and lecturer.
- watch list — a list of persons or things to watch for possible action in the future: a watch list of possible growth stocks.
- wealthiest — Superlative form of wealthy.
- westphalia — a former province in NW Germany, now a part of North Rhine-Westphalia: treaty ending the Thirty Years' War 1648.
- whim-whams — nervousness or fright (esp in the phrase give someone the whim-whams)
- whip snake — any of several long, slender New World snakes of the genus Masticophis, the tail of which resembles a whip.
- whip-smart — extremely clever
- whip-stall — a stall during a vertical climb in which the nose of the airplane falls forward and downward in a whiplike movement.
- whiplashes — Plural form of whiplash.
- whipsawing — Present participle of whipsaw.
- whipstalls — Plural form of whipstall.
- whirlblast — a blast of wind
- whisky mac — a drink consisting of whisky and ginger wine
- whiskyjack — (Canada) Alternative form of whisky jack (gray jay, Canada jay).
- white bass — an edible freshwater fish, Morone chrysops, of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River drainage, silvery with yellow below and having the sides streaked with blackish lines.
- white hass — a pudding containing oatmeal
- white lias — a type of rock composed of pale-coloured limestones and marls
- white pass — a mountain pass in SE Alaska, near Skagway. 2888 feet (880 meters) high.
- white sage — Also called greasewood. a shrubby plant, Salvia apiana, of the mint family, native to southern California, having white, hairy foliage and spikes of white or pale lavender flowers.
- white sale — a sale of sheets, pillowcases, and other white goods.
- whitecoats — Plural form of whitecoat.
- whiteheads — Plural form of whitehead.
- whitespace — Alternative spelling of white space.
- whitewalls — Plural form of whitewall.
- whitsunday — the seventh Sunday after Easter, celebrated as a festival in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost.
- whizzbangs — Plural form of whizzbang.
- wiesenthal — Simon, 1908–2005, Austrian Holocaust survivor and hunter of Nazi war criminals.
- wind shaft — the shaft driven by the sails of a windmill.
- wind shake — Also called anemosis. a flaw in wood supposed to be caused by the action of strong winds upon the trunk of the tree.
- wind shear — the rate at which wind velocity changes from point to point in a given direction.
- witchgrass — Any of several grasses, of the genus Panicum, often found as a weed.
- withstands — to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.
- womanishly — In a womanish way.
- wrathiness — the state of being very angry
- wristwatch — a watch attached to a strap or band worn about the wrist.
- wutai shan — a mountain range in NE China, rising to 10,033 feet (3058 meters).
- wykehamist — a pupil or former pupil of Winchester College