13-letter words containing w
- oversweetness — the state of being too sweet
- overwintering — to pass, spend, or survive the winter: to overwinter on the Riviera.
- owl butterfly — any of several South American nymphalid butterflies of the genus Caligo, especially C. eurylochus, having a spot like an owl's eye on each hind wing.
- packet switch — packet switching
- painted woman — a prostitute; slut.
- pair trawling — the act or practice of using two boats to trawl for fish
- paisley shawl — a shawl made from paisley fabric
- palm off with — If you say that you are palmed off with a lie or an excuse, you are annoyed because you are told something in order to stop you asking any more questions.
- parent-in-law — the father or mother of one's wife or husband.
- parker bowles — Camilla (née Shand). born 1947, became the second wife of Prince Charles in 2005; created Duchess of Cornwall and Duchess of Rothesay
- pass the word — If you pass the word, you tell someone something that another person has told you.
- passager hawk — young hawk or falcon caught while on migration
- passionflower — any chiefly American climbing vine or shrub of the genus Passiflora, having showy flowers and a pulpy berry or fruit that in some species is edible.
- pay one's way — to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill.
- pearly whites — white and lustrous as a pearl.
- peer-reviewed — of or being scientific or scholarly writing or research that has undergone evaluation by other experts in the field (peer review) to judge if it merits publication or funding
- peg away (at) — to work steadily and persistently (at)
- peninsula war — a war (1808–14) in Spain and Portugal, with British, Spanish, and Portuguese troops opposing the French.
- penny whistle — a type of flageolet with six finger holes, esp a cheap one made of metal
- periwig chair — a chair of c1700 having a high, caned back with an elaborately carved cresting.
- permanent way — the roadbed and track of a railroad.
- perrier water — a sparkling mineral water from the south of France
- piece of work — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- piers plowman — (The Vision Concerning Piers Plowman) an alliterative poem written in three versions (1360–99), ascribed to William Langland.
- pile dwelling — a house raised on long columns of timber over the surface of the soil or a body of water
- pink bollworm — the larva of a gelechiid moth, Pectinophora gossypiella, that feeds on the seeds of the bolls of cotton and was introduced into cotton-growing regions of the world from Asia.
- pipiwharauroa — a Pacific migratory bird with a metallic green-gold plumage
- play hob with — to make trouble for; interfere with and make disordered
- play on words — a pun or the act of punning.
- playwrighting — the writing of plays
- point of view — a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal; standpoint: from the point of view of a doctor.
- pop-down menu — pull-down menu
- potbelly wood — a load of firewood, approximately half a cord, cut in lengths of 16 inches (40 cm) or less for use in a potbelly stove.
- poulard wheat — a Mediterranean wheat, Triticum turgidum, grown as a forage crop in the U.S.
- powder charge — propellant (def 2).
- powder method — a method of x-ray determination of crystal structure using a powdered sample.
- powder monkey — (formerly) a boy employed on warships to carry gunpowder from the magazine to the guns.
- powdered milk — dry milk.
- power failure — electricity outage
- power forward — a forward valued chiefly for aggressive rebounding capability, rather than scoring, and thus a big, physically strong player.
- power loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
- power station — a generating station.
- power takeoff — an accessory unit or apparatus attached to an engine-powered machine and powered by the engine. Abbreviation: PTO.
- power walking — a form of exercise that involves rapid walking with arms bent and swinging naturally.
- power workers — the people who work in the power industry
- power-sharing — Power-sharing is a political arrangement in which different or opposing groups all take part in government together.
- powerlessness — unable to produce an effect: a disease against which modern medicine is virtually powerless.
- prawn cracker — a puffy savoury crisp made from rice flour and prawn flavouring, served with Chinese food
- pre-interview — a formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person: a job interview.
- prison warder — an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail