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11-letter words containing w, y

  • swamp buggy — an amphibious vehicle for use in and around swamps, typically having an automobile engine, four-wheel drive, large wheels with deep treads, and a raised chassis.
  • swann's way — the first part of the very long, seven-volume novel by Marcel Proust, 'In Remembrance of Things Past' (also called 'In Search of Lost Time'), in which Charles Swann meets his eventual wife, Odette; one of its major themes is memory
  • swansea bay — an inlet of the Bristol Channel, on which the port of Swansea stands
  • swedish ivy — any of various plants belonging to the genus Plectranthus, of the mint family, native to the Old World tropics, having rounded, scalloped or toothed leaves and widely cultivated as a houseplant.
  • swingeingly — by way of swingeing
  • switch yard — a railroad yard in which rolling stock is distributed or made up into trains.
  • swivel-eyed — having or displaying extreme or fanatical views
  • szymanowski — Karol [kah-rawl] /ˈkɑ rɔl/ (Show IPA), 1882?–1937, Polish composer.
  • tally-woman — a mistress
  • tawny pipit — a small sandy-brown European bird, Anthus campestris, of the wagtail family; an irregular migrant to some parts of Britain
  • teeny-weeny — tiny; small.
  • thankworthy — deserving gratitude.
  • the beltway — Washington, D.C., esp. as regarded as the center of U.S. government and politics: so called from the expressway around the District of Columbia & nearby areas
  • the haywain — a famous picture by John Constable
  • the tynwald — the Parliament of the Isle of Man, consisting of the crown, lieutenant governor, House of Keys, and legislative council
  • the yahwist — the conjectured author or authors of the earliest of four main sources or strands of tradition of which the Pentateuch is composed and in which God is called Yahweh throughout
  • through way — a way that traffic or vehicles can pass through
  • thwartingly — in a thwarting manner; obstructingly
  • tiddlywinks — a game played on a flat surface, in which players attempt to snap small plastic disks into a cup by pressing the edges of the disks with larger ones.
  • tiggywinkle — a gene found in fish and belonging to a family of genes known as the Hedgehog family
  • to give way — If an object that is supporting something gives way, it breaks or collapses, so that it can no longer support that thing.
  • trophy wife — the young, often second, wife of a rich middle-aged man.
  • troy weight — a system of weights in use for precious metals and gems (formerly also for bread, grain, etc.): 24 grains = 1 pennyweight (1.555 grams); 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (31.103 grams); 12 ounces = 1 pound (0.373 kilogram). The grain, ounce, and pound are the same as in apothecaries' weight, the grain alone being the same as in avoirdupois weight. The troy pound is no longer a standard weight in Great Britain.
  • trustworthy — deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable: The treasurer was not entirely trustworthy.
  • twelfth day — the 12th day after Christmas, January 6, on which the festival of the Epiphany is celebrated: formerly observed as the last day of the Christmas festivities.
  • twenty-five — a cardinal number, 20 plus 5.
  • twenty-fold — having twenty sections, aspects, divisions, kinds, etc.
  • twenty-four — a cardinal number, 20 plus 4.
  • twenty-nine — a cardinal number, 20 plus 9.
  • two a penny — Things that are said to be two a penny or ten a penny are not valuable or interesting because they are very common and easy to find.
  • two-by-four — two units thick and four units wide, especially in inches.
  • typewriting — the act or skill of using a typewriter.
  • typewritten — A typewritten document has been typed on a typewriter or word processor.
  • unknowingly — ignorant or unaware: unknowing aid to the enemy.
  • unpathwayed — unpathed, pathless
  • unseaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
  • unweariably — in an unweariable manner
  • unweetingly — in an ignorant manner
  • unwillfully — deliberate, voluntary, or intentional: The coroner ruled the death willful murder.
  • unwillingly — not willing; reluctant; loath; averse: an unwilling partner in the crime.
  • unwinkingly — in an unwinking manner
  • unwittingly — inadvertent; unintentional; accidental: His insult, though unwitting, pained her.
  • valley wind — a wind that ascends a mountain valley during the day.
  • vichy water — a natural mineral water from springs at Vichy, containing sodium bicarbonate, other alkaline salts, etc., used in the treatment of digestive disturbances, gout, etc.
  • vowel rhyme — Prosody. assonance (def 2).
  • vowel-rhyme — resemblance of sounds.
  • wacky baccy — cannabis or marijuana
  • wakey-wakey — used for telling someone that they should wake up or should pay attention
  • walfish bay — Walvis Bay.
  • walkability — capable of being traveled, crossed, or covered by walking: a walkable road; a walkable distance.
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