8-letter words containing w, n, p
- wimpling — a woman's headcloth drawn in folds about the chin, formerly worn out of doors, and still in use by some nuns.
- wind gap — a cut that indents only the upper part of a mountain ridge, usually a former water gap.
- windpipe — the trachea of an air-breathing vertebrate.
- windpump — A structure somewhat like a windmill for pumping water, either for drainage or for irrigation.
- windship — a ship propelled by wind; a sailing ship
- wined up — having drunk enough wine to be intoxicated
- wineshop — a shop where wine is sold.
- wing tip — Also, wingtip. the extreme outer edge of an airplane wing.
- wingspan — the distance between the wing tips of an airplane.
- wingtips — Plural form of wingtip.
- winnipeg — a province in central Canada. 246,512 sq. mi. (638,466 sq. km). Abbreviation: Man. Capital: Winnipeg.
- winthrop — John, 1588–1649, English colonist in America: 1st governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony 1629–33, 1637–40, 1642–44, 1646–49.
- wirespun — drawn out as wire is.
- wound up — to change direction; bend; turn; take a frequently bending course; meander: The river winds through the forest.
- wrapping — something to be wrapped about the person, especially in addition to the usual indoor clothing, as a shawl, scarf, or sweater: an evening wrap.