10-letter words containing w, s, r
- werewolves — (in folklore and superstition) a human being who has changed into a wolf, or is capable of assuming the form of a wolf, while retaining human intelligence.
- wesermunde — former name of Bremerhaven.
- west ender — a native or inhabitant of the West End of London
- west fargo — a city in SE North Dakota: suburb of Fargo.
- west irian — a former name of Irian Jaya.
- west timor — province of Indonesia, consisting primarily of the W half of Timor
- westerlies — moving, directed, or situated toward the west: the westerly end of the field.
- westerners — Plural form of westerner.
- westernise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of westernize.
- westernism — a word, idiom, or practice characteristic of people of the Occident or of the western U.S.
- westernize — to influence with ideas, customs, practices, etc., characteristic of the Occident or of the western U.S.
- westwardly — having a westward direction or situation: the westwardly migration of the 1850s.
- wharf shed — a building located on or near a pier (piershed) or wharf (wharf shed) used for short-term storage of cargo in transit.
- whatsoever — At all (used for emphasis).
- wheat rust — any of several diseases of wheat caused by rust fungi of the genus Puccinia.
- wheatgrass — any of several wheatlike grasses of the genus Agropyron, grown for forage in the western U.S.
- wheatworms — Plural form of wheatworm.
- wheelhorse — a person who works steadily or hard
- whensoever — Whenever; at any time at all.
- wherefores — Plural form of wherefore.
- whip-smart — extremely clever
- whirlblast — a blast of wind
- whirligigs — Plural form of whirligig.
- whirlpools — Plural form of whirlpool.
- whirlwinds — Plural form of whirlwind.
- whiskbroom — A small hand broom, with a short handle, for brushing clothes.
- whiskering — (fashion) The fading of creases in blue jeans, especially around the crotch; often added artificially in order to simulate a
- whispering — the mode of utterance, or the voice, of a person who whispers: to speak in a whisper.
- whisperous — whispery.
- white rose — the emblem of the royal house of York.
- white rust — Plant Pathology. a disease of plants, characterized by pustules of white spores on affected parts that become yellow and malformed, caused by fungi of the genus Albugo.
- whitehorse — a river flowing NW and then SW from NW Canada through Alaska to the Bering Sea. About 2000 miles (3220 km) long.
- whole rest — a rest equivalent in duration to a whole note.
- wholesaler — the sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale (opposed to retail).
- wholesomer — Comparative form of wholesome.
- whomsoever — Used instead of “ whosoever ” as the object of a verb or preposition.
- whorehouse — a house or apartment in which prostitutes are available for hire; house of prostitution; brothel.
- widescreen — of, noting, or pertaining to motion pictures projected on a screen having greater width than height, usually in a ratio of 1 to 2.5.
- widespread — spread over or open, or occupying a wide space.
- widowbirds — Plural form of widowbird.
- wild horse — horse which is untamed
- wilderness — a wooded area in NE Virginia: several battles fought here in 1864 between armies of Grant and Lee.
- winchester — (in the Middle Ages) a kingdom, later an earldom, in S England. Capital: Winchester.
- wind shear — the rate at which wind velocity changes from point to point in a given direction.
- wind surge — a wind-induced rise in the water level at the coast or the shore of an inland expanse of water. It has a definite frequency and if this is close to the tidal frequency serious flooding can result
- windbreaks — Plural form of windbreak.
- windhovers — Plural form of windhover.
- windscreen — windshield.
- windstorms — Plural form of windstorm.
- windsucker — a horse afflicted with cribbing.