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15-letter words containing w, i, t

  • untrustworthily — in an untrustworthy manner; not trustworthily
  • upward mobility — movement from one social level to a higher one (upward mobility) or a lower one (downward mobility) as by changing jobs or marrying.
  • vatican swindle — Lafcadio's Adventures.
  • venetian window — Palladian window.
  • wage indexation — the linking of wages to an index representing the cost of living, so that they are automatically adjusted up or down as that rises or falls
  • walk-in traffic — The walk-in traffic of a store is the number of people who choose to visit it as they pass by.
  • walking catfish — an Asian catfish, Clarias batrachus, that can survive out of water and move overland from one body of water to another: introduced into Florida.
  • wallace nutting — Wallace, 1861–1941, U.S. antiquary, author, and illustrator.
  • walpurgis night — (especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.
  • warrant officer — (in the U.S. Armed Forces) an officer of one of four grades ranking above enlisted personnel and below commissioned officers.
  • washington lily — a lily, Lilium washingtonianum, of the western coast of the U.S., having whorled leaves and fragrant, purple-spotted white flowers.
  • washington palm — a palm tree, Washingtonia filifera, of California and Florida, having large fan-shaped leaves and small black fruits
  • watch committee — a local government committee composed of magistrates and representatives of the county borough council responsible for the efficiency of the local police force
  • water authority — an official body which is responsible for providing water
  • water pimpernel — the brookweed.
  • water pollution — the pollution of the sea and rivers
  • water-resistant — resisting though not entirely preventing the penetration of water.
  • weather station — an installation equipped and used for meteorological observation.
  • weatherboarding — an early type of board used as a siding for a building.
  • weatherproofing — Present participle of weatherproof.
  • wedding banquet — a lavish meal served after a wedding ceremony
  • wedding present — a present given to a couple when they get married
  • weight training — weightlifting done as a conditioning exercise.
  • welfare statism — the belief in or practices of a welfare state.
  • well-accredited — officially recognized as meeting the essential requirements, as of academic excellence: accredited schools.
  • well-acquainted — having personal knowledge as a result of study, experience, etc.; informed (usually followed by with): to be acquainted with law.
  • well-advertised — to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it: to advertise a new brand of toothpaste.
  • well-cultivated — prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land.
  • well-delineated — to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline; represent pictorially: He delineated the state of Texas on the map with a red pencil.
  • well-identified — to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check.
  • well-integrated — combining or coordinating separate elements so as to provide a harmonious, interrelated whole: an integrated plot; an integrated course of study.
  • well-maintained — to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
  • well-positioned — condition with reference to place; location; situation.
  • well-ventilated — to provide (a room, mine, etc.) with fresh air in place of air that has been used or contaminated.
  • wellington boot — a leather boot with the front part of the top extending above the knee.
  • west des moines — a city in S central Iowa, near Des Moines.
  • west nile fever — a viral disease, caused by a flavivirus and spread by a mosquito (Culex pipiens), that results in encephalitis
  • west nile virus — an illness caused by a chiefly mosquito-borne virus of the genus Flavivirus, characterized in a small percentage of infected persons by fever, headache, muscle weakness, and sometimes encephalitis or meningitis.
  • west wind drift — Antarctic Circumpolar Current.
  • western juniper — a round-headed tree, Juniperus occidentalis, of the western coast of the U.S., having scalelike leaves with a gland on the back and oval, blue-black fruit.
  • western springs — a city in NE Illinois.
  • westphalian ham — a hard German ham with a distinctive flavor derived from being smoked over beechwood and juniper.
  • whaling station — a place where the carcases of whales were processed
  • what's cooking? — what's happening?
  • what's-his-name — man: forgotten name
  • whatchamacallit — an object or person whose name one does not know or cannot recall.
  • whatshumacallit — Alternative form of whatchamacallit.
  • wheaten terrier — soft-coated wheaten terrier.
  • whip into shape — to bring by vigorous action into the proper or desired condition
  • whip-tailed ray — a whipray.
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