10-letter words containing w, i, s, h
- whirlblast — a blast of wind
- whirligigs — Plural form of whirligig.
- whirlpools — Plural form of whirlpool.
- whirlwinds — Plural form of whirlwind.
- whiskbroom — A small hand broom, with a short handle, for brushing clothes.
- whiskering — (fashion) The fading of creases in blue jeans, especially around the crotch; often added artificially in order to simulate a
- whisky mac — a drink consisting of whisky and ginger wine
- whiskyjack — (Canada) Alternative form of whisky jack (gray jay, Canada jay).
- whispering — the mode of utterance, or the voice, of a person who whispers: to speak in a whisper.
- whisperous — whispery.
- whistle up — to call or summon (a person or animal) by whistling
- 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 fish — any of several fishes of the family Coregonidae, inhabiting northern waters of North America and Eurasia, similar to the trout but having a smaller mouth and larger scales. Compare lake whitefish, round whitefish.
- white hass — a pudding containing oatmeal
- white lias — a type of rock composed of pale-coloured limestones and marls
- white list — a list of novels, motion pictures, etc., deemed suitable for juveniles, members of a particular faith, or other specified groups of individuals.
- white pass — a mountain pass in SE Alaska, near Skagway. 2888 feet (880 meters) high.
- white rose — the emblem of the royal house of York.
- white rust — Plant Pathology. a disease of plants, characterized by pustules of white spores on affected parts that become yellow and malformed, caused by fungi of the genus Albugo.
- 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.
- white shoe — of or relating to members of the upper class who own or run large corporations: white-shoe bankers; a conservative white-shoe image.
- white-shoe — of or relating to members of the upper class who own or run large corporations: white-shoe bankers; a conservative white-shoe image.
- whitecoats — Plural form of whitecoat.
- whiteflies — Plural form of whitefly.
- whiteheads — Plural form of whitehead.
- whitehorse — a river flowing NW and then SW from NW Canada through Alaska to the Bering Sea. About 2000 miles (3220 km) long.
- whitesmith — a tinsmith.
- whitespace — Alternative spelling of white space.
- whitewalls — Plural form of whitewall.
- whitewoods — Plural form of whitewood.
- whitsunday — the seventh Sunday after Easter, celebrated as a festival in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost.
- whittlings — the act of a person who whittles.
- whizzbangs — Plural form of whizzbang.
- whodunnits — Plural form of whodunnit.
- wiesenthal — Simon, 1908–2005, Austrian Holocaust survivor and hunter of Nazi war criminals.
- wight-isle — Isle of, an island off the S coast of England, forming an administrative division of Hampshire. 147 sq. mi. (381 sq. km). County seat: Newport.
- wild horse — horse which is untamed
- winchester — (in the Middle Ages) a kingdom, later an earldom, in S England. Capital: Winchester.
- wind chest — a chamber containing the air supply for the reeds or pipes of an organ.
- 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.
- wind shelf — smoke shelf.
- windchimes — Plural form of windchime.
- windhovers — Plural form of windhover.
- windshield — a shield of glass, in one or more sections, projecting above and across the dashboard of an automobile.
- wire brush — tool with steel bristles
- wire house — a brokerage firm with branch offices connected with their main office by a private system of telephone, telegraph, and teletype wires.
- wire-brush — to clean or remove with a wire brush.