13-letter words containing y, n, w
- naples yellow — a yellow pigment, used by artists; lead antimonate
- network layer — (networking) (communications subnet layer) The third lowest layer in the OSI seven layer model. The network layer determines routing of packets of data from sender to receiver via the data link layer and is used by the transport layer. The most common network layer protocol is IP.
- new jerseyite — of New Jersey
- new york city — Also called New York State. a state in the NE United States. 49,576 sq. mi. (128,400 sq. km). Capital: Albany. Abbreviation: NY (for use with zip code), N.Y.
- new york fern — a shield fern, Thelypteris noveboracenis, of eastern North America, having yellowish-green fronds.
- newbery award — an annual award for the most distinguished book for juveniles.
- north by west — a point on the compass 11°15′ west of north. Abbreviation: NbW.
- northwesterly — Situated in, or pointing to, the northwest.
- norway spruce — a European spruce, Picea abies, having shiny, dark-green needles, grown as an ornamental.
- nylon letdown — evacuation from an aircraft by means of a parachute.
- of many words — talkative
- once and away — conclusively
- ordinary wave — Radio. (of the two waves into which a radio wave is divided in the ionosphere under the influence of the earth's magnetic field) the wave with characteristics more nearly resembling those that the undivided wave would have exhibited in the absence of the magnetic field.
- out one's way — in, to, or near one's neighborhood
- overflowingly — to an excessive degree
- pay one's way — to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill.
- penny whistle — a type of flageolet with six finger holes, esp a cheap one made of metal
- permanent way — the roadbed and track of a railroad.
- play on words — a pun or the act of punning.
- playwrighting — the writing of plays
- powder monkey — (formerly) a boy employed on warships to carry gunpowder from the magazine to the guns.
- roll-your-own — a cigarette that one has rolled oneself.
- royal warrant — an authorization to a tradesman to supply goods to a royal household
- run away with — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- sanitary ware — plumbing fixtures, as sinks or toilet bowls, made of ceramic material or enameled metal.
- see one's way — to find it possible and be willing (to do something)
- send away for — order by post
- spy wednesday — (in Ireland) the Wednesday before Easter, named for Judas' becoming a spy for the Sanhedrin
- staying power — ability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina.
- sword bayonet — a short sword that may be attached to the muzzle of a gun and used as a bayonet.
- tansy ragwort — a European composite plant, Senecio jacobaea, naturalized in North America, having numerous yellow flowers.
- teensy-weensy — tiny; small.
- thankworthily — in a thankworthy way or manner
- twenty-eighth — next after the twenty-seventh; being the ordinal number for 28.
- twenty-fourmo — a book size of about 3 5/8 × 5 1/8 inches (9 × 13 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 24 leaves or 48 pages.
- twenty-fourth — next after the twenty-third; being the ordinal number for 24.
- twenty-second — next after the twenty-first; being the ordinal number for 22.
- twenty-twenty — Ophthalmology. having normal visual acuity.
- twin-cylinder — (of an engine) having twin cylinders
- tyne and wear — a metropolitan county in N England.
- untrustworthy — deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable: The treasurer was not entirely trustworthy.
- unwarrantedly — in an unwarranted manner
- unworkability — the quality or state of being unworkable
- upon my word! — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
- vandyke brown — a medium brown color.
- vowel harmony — a phonological rule in some languages, as Hungarian and Turkish, requiring that the vowels of a word all share a specified feature, such as front or back articulation, thereby conditioning the form that affixes may take, as in forming the Turkish plurals evler “houses” from ev “house” and adamlar “men” from adam “man.”.
- walnut family — the plant family Juglandaceae, characterized by deciduous trees having alternate, pinnately compound leaves, male flowers in tassellike catkins and female flowers in clusters, and edible nuts enclosed in a thick-walled or leathery husk, and including the butternut, hickory, pecan, and walnut.
- warranty deed — a deed containing a covenant of warranty.
- waygoing crop — away-going crop.
- weapon system — a weapon and the components necessary to its proper function, such as targeting and guidance devices