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12-letter words containing w, r, e, n

  • west germany — a former republic in central Europe: created in 1949 by the coalescing of the British, French, and U.S. zones of occupied Germany established in 1945. 96,025 sq. mi. (248,706 sq. km). Capital: Bonn.
  • west pointer — a graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point
  • westerliness — Westerly position.
  • western blot — a highly sensitive procedure for identifying and measuring the amount of a specific protein in a mixed extract, as in testing for AIDS virus protein in a blood sample: proteins are separated by gel electrophoresis and transferred to a special filter paper, on which the protein under investigation can be detected by a probe, as the binding of a labeled antibody.
  • western cape — a province of W South Africa, created in 1994 from the SW part of Cape Province: agriculture (esp fruit), wine making, fishing, various industries in Cape Town. Capital: Cape Town. Pop: 5 822 734 (2011 est). Area: 129 370 sq km (49 950 sq miles)
  • western roll — a technique in high-jumping in which the jumper executes a half-turn of the body to clear the bar
  • western wall — a wall in Jerusalem, the last extant part of the Temple of Herod, held sacred by Jews as a place of prayer and pilgrimage
  • westernizing — Present participle of westernize.
  • westmoreland — William Childs [chahyldz] /tʃaɪldz/ (Show IPA), 1914–2005, U.S. army officer: commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam and Thailand 1964–68.
  • wet strength — the relative resistance of paper to tearing when wet, resulting from the addition of resins during manufacture.
  • whare wanaga — a university
  • whatshername — A female person or entity, whose name one does not remember but that is known to the person to which one is speaking.
  • whencesoever — From whatever place or source.
  • whereagainst — against which
  • whimperingly — In a whimpering way.
  • whisperingly — In a whispering manner; quietly.
  • white bryony — a climbing herbaceous cucurbitaceous plant, Bryonia dioica, of Europe and North Africa, having greenish flowers and red berries
  • white finger — a condition of a finger that results in a white appearance caused by a spasm of the blood vessels. It occurs with Raynaud's disease and with the long-term use of percussion tools
  • white ginger — a tall plant, Hedychium coronarium, of the ginger family, native to tropical Asia, having long, broad leaves and showy, fragrant white flowers.
  • white hunter — a white man who acts as guide on African safaris and hunting expeditions.
  • white marlin — a small marlin, Tetrapterus albidus, inhabiting the western Atlantic Ocean, pale blue above and silvery below.
  • white raisin — a raisin dried from a white grape
  • white turnip — the turnip, Brassica rapa.
  • white-ground — pertaining to or designating a style of vase painting developed in Greece from the 6th to the 4th centuries b.c., characterized chiefly by a white background of slip onto which were painted polychromatic figures.
  • whole number — Also called counting number. one of the positive integers or zero; any of the numbers (0, 1, 2, 3, …).
  • whooper swan — a common, Old World swan, Cygnus cygnus, distinguished by a yellow patch at the base of its bill, noted for its whooping cry.
  • whore-monger — someone who consorts with whores; a lecher or pander.
  • whoremongers — Plural form of whoremonger.
  • wide-ranging — extending over a large area; extensive or diversified in scope: wide-ranging lands; a wide-ranging discussion.
  • wigtownshire — a historic county in SW Scotland.
  • wildernesses — Plural form of wilderness.
  • wind erosion — the erosion, transportation, and deposition of topsoil by the wind, especially in dust storms.
  • wind turbine — a turbine powered by the wind.
  • windbreakers — Plural form of windbreaker.
  • windcheaters — Plural form of windcheater.
  • windlestraws — Plural form of windlestraw.
  • window frame — structure surrounding a window pane
  • wine steward — a waiter in a restaurant or club who is in charge of wine; sommelier.
  • wine vinegar — condiment made of fermented wine
  • wine-colored — of the color of wine; dark red.
  • winged horse — the constellation Pegasus.
  • winter blues — a feeling of depression or deep unhappiness associated with experiencing the cold and darkness of winter
  • winter break — a period of vacation between semesters of colleges, universities, or other schools and usually including the winter holidays.
  • winter cress — any cress belonging to the genus Barbarea, of the mustard family, having lyrate leaves and yellow flowers.
  • winter haven — a city in central Florida.
  • winter hedge — a clothes horse
  • winter melon — a variety of late-keeping muskmelon, Cucumis melo inodorus, having a sweet, edible flesh.
  • winter wheat — wheat that is planted in the autumn to be harvested in the spring or early summer.
  • winter-hardy — able to survive the effects of cold weather.
  • winterbourne — a channel filled only at a time of excessive rainfall.
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