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13-letter words containing w, y, e, s

  • squirrel away — any of numerous arboreal, bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Sciurus, of the family Sciuridae.
  • staying power — ability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina.
  • sticky wicket — Cricket. the area of ground around a wicket when it is tacky because of recent rain and therefore does not allow the ball to bounce well.
  • super-wealthy — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
  • swamp cypress — bald cypress.
  • sweet alyssum — a garden plant, Lobularia maritima, of the mustard family, having narrow leaves and small, white or violet flowers.
  • sweet trolley — (in a restaurant) a trolley on which desserts are brought to the table so that diners can choose from them
  • sword bayonet — a short sword that may be attached to the muzzle of a gun and used as a bayonet.
  • teensy-weensy — tiny; small.
  • this day week — a week (counting backward or forward) from today (or yesterday, etc.)
  • twenty-second — next after the twenty-first; being the ordinal number for 22.
  • weapon system — a weapon and the components necessary to its proper function, such as targeting and guidance devices
  • west by north — a point on the compass 11°15prime; north of west. Abbreviation: WbN.
  • west by south — a point on the compass 11°15prime; south of west. Abbreviation: WbS.
  • west new york — a town in NE New Jersey, across the Hudson from New York City.
  • when pigs fly — If you say 'when pigs fly' after someone has said that something might happen, you are emphasizing that you think it is very unlikely.
  • white slavery — the condition of or traffic in white slaves.
  • whitefish bay — a city in SE Wisconsin, N of Milwaukee.
  • whoremasterly — of or relating to the character of a whoremaster
  • wife's equity — a wife's right to have provision made for her and her children out of her estate, without the aid of a court of equity, if her husband cannot obtain the funds
  • winter savory — See under savory2 .
  • yellow jersey — (in the Tour de France) a yellow jersey worn by the overall leader
  • yellow locust — black locust.
  • yellow streak — a trait of cowardice in a person's character.
  • yellowhammers — Plural form of yellowhammer.
  • yellowishness — The property of having a slight or moderate shade of yellow, usually tinged with other colours.
  • yellowthroats — Plural form of yellowthroat.
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