12-letter words containing w, r, i, n
- 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.
- 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.
- wild parsnip — a strong-smelling umbelliferous plant, Pastinaca sativa, that has an inedible root: the ancestor of the cultivated parsnip
- wildernesses — Plural form of wilderness.
- wilton manor — a town in S Florida.
- 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.
- winding drum — a rotating drum usually grooved to nest a wire rope which is wound onto it as part of the mechanism of a hoist
- windlestraws — Plural form of windlestraw.
- window board — a thin board serving as a stool of a window.
- window frame — structure surrounding a window pane
- windsor knot — a wide, triangular knot for tying a four-in-hand necktie.
- 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.
- wing formula — a numerical representation of the relative lengths of the primary feathers of a bird's wing, used in identifying similar species, as flycatchers.
- wing-forward — either of the two forwards positioned at the outside of a scrum
- 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.
- wintergreens — Plural form of wintergreen.
- winterkilled — Simple past tense and past participle of winterkill.
- winterweight — (of clothes) suitable in weight for wear in the winter; relatively heavy
- wire netting — netting made of interwoven wire, coarser than wire gauze.
- wisecracking — a smart or facetious remark.
- wisenheimers — Plural form of wisenheimer.
- withdrawment — The act of withdrawing; withdrawal; recall.
- witheredness — The state of being withered.
- within reach — close enough to be reached
- wolf herring — a voracious clupeoid fish, Chirocentrus dorab, inhabiting the tropical Indian and Pacific oceans.
- woman driver — a female driver
- woman friend — a female friend
- wonder child — an unusually intelligent or talented child; prodigy; wunderkind.
- wood carving — making sculptures from wood
- wood turning — the forming of wood articles upon a lathe.
- wood vinegar — pyroligneous acid.
- woodcarvings — Plural form of woodcarving.