8-letter words containing w, n
- dwarfing — Present participle of dwarf.
- dwell on — to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside.
- dwelling — Machinery. a flat or cylindrical area on a cam for maintaining a follower in a certain position during part of a cycle. a period in a cycle in the operation of a machine or engine during which a given part remains motionless.
- dwindled — Simple past tense and past participle of dwindle.
- dwindles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dwindle.
- elbowing — Present participle of elbow.
- emu-wren — any Australian wren of the genus Stipiturus, having long plumy tail feathers
- endowers — Plural form of endower.
- endowing — Present participle of endow.
- enflower — to decorate with flowers
- eniwetok — an atoll in the W Pacific Ocean, in the NW Marshall Islands: taken by the US from Japan in 1944; became a naval base and later a testing ground for atomic weapons. Pop: 820 (1999 est)
- enswathe — Envelop or wrap in a garment or piece of fabric.
- entryway — A way in to somewhere or something; an entrance.
- entwined — Wind or twist together; interweave.
- entwines — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of entwine.
- enwallow — to plunge or roll around in
- enwreath — Misspelling of enwreathe.
- ewe-neck — a condition in horses in which the neck is straight and sagging rather than arched
- facedown — with the face or the front or upper surface downward: He was lying facedown on the floor. Deal the cards facedown on the table.
- fan worm — feather-duster worm.
- fencerow — the uncultivated land on each side of and below a fence.
- fernshaw — a thicket of ferns
- fidonews — (messaging, history) The weekly official on-line newsletter of FidoNet, also known as "'Snooz". As the editorial policy of Fidonews was "anything that arrives, we print", there were often large articles completely unrelated to FidoNet, which in turn tend to elicit flamage in subsequent issues.
- finedraw — (transitive) To sew up so finely that the seam is not visible; to renter.
- flyblown — covered with flyblows: flyblown meat.
- footworn — worn down by the feet: a footworn pavement.
- foreknew — Simple past tense and past participle of foreknow.
- foreknow — to know beforehand.
- forewarn — to warn in advance.
- forewent — simple past tense of forego1 .
- forewind — a favourable wind
- forewing — either of the anterior and usually smaller pair of wings of an insect having four wings.
- foreworn — forworn.
- forswink — to exhaust through toil
- forsworn — past participle of forswear.
- forswunk — overworked
- fowliang — Older Spelling. former name of Jingdezhen.
- freetown — an independent republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 27,925 sq. mi. (72,326 sq. km). Capital: Freetown.
- frown on — to contract the brow, as in displeasure or deep thought; scowl.
- frowning — Present participle of frown.
- gang saw — a saw having several parallel blades for making simultaneous cuts.
- gang way — if someone calls out gang way! they are asking people to make way or clear a path
- gangways — Plural form of gangway.
- gaywings — fringed polygala.
- gershwin — George, 1898–1937, U.S. composer.
- get down — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- glenview — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- glenwood — a town in SW Iowa.
- gluhwein — mulled wine
- gnatwren — a small bird of the gnatcatcher family