11-letter words containing we
- well-geared — Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: first gear; reverse gear. a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine: steering gear.
- well-headed — having a heading or course.
- well-healed — to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- well-heeled — well-off; rich.
- well-hidden — concealed; obscure; covert: hidden meaning; hidden hostility.
- well-judged — a public officer authorized to hear and decide cases in a court of law; a magistrate charged with the administration of justice.
- well-linked — (of a gene) exhibiting linkage.
- well-marked — strikingly noticeable; conspicuous: with marked success.
- well-needed — a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation: There is no need for you to go there.
- well-packed — filled to capacity; full: They've had a packed theater for every performance.
- well-padded — (of a person) corpulent; portly; fat
- well-placed — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- well-played — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- well-priced — the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- well-proven — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- well-raised — fashioned or made as a surface design in relief.
- well-seated — something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- well-served — to act as a servant.
- well-shaped — of a definite form, shape, or character (often used in combination): a U -shaped driveway.
- well-shaved — to remove a growth of beard with a razor.
- well-sorted — (of sedimentary particles) uniform in size.
- well-spoken — speaking well, fittingly, or pleasingly: The new chairwoman was very well-spoken.
- well-stated — fixed or settled: a stated price.
- well-suited — appropriate: She is suited to such a job.
- well-taught — simple past tense and past participle of teach.
- well-tested — the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- well-turned — gracefully shaped: a well-turned ankle.
- well-versed — highly experienced, practiced, or skilled; very knowledgeable; learned: He is a well-versed scholar on the subject of biblical literature.
- well-wisher — a person who wishes well to another person, a cause, etc.
- well-wooded — covered with or abounding in woods or trees.
- well-worded — 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.
- well-worked — that has undergone working.
- wellfounded — (math) Alternative form of well-founded.
- wellingtons — Plural form of wellington.
- wellreputed — reported or supposed to be such: the reputed author of a book.
- wellsprings — Plural form of wellspring.
- wellwishers — Plural form of wellwisher.
- welsh black — a breed of black cattle originally from N Wales that are bred for both meat and milk
- welsh corgi — one of either of two Welsh breeds of dogs having short legs, erect ears, and a foxlike head. Compare Cardigan (def 2), Pembroke (def 3).
- welsh poppy — a poppy, Meconopsis cambrica, of western Europe, having pale-green, slightly hairy foliage and pale-yellow flowers.
- welsh vault — underpitch vault.
- weltpolitik — the policy of participation in world affairs
- weltschmerz — sorrow that one feels and accepts as one's necessary portion in life; sentimental pessimism.
- welwitschia — A gymnospermous plant of desert regions in southwestern Africa that has a dwarf, massive trunk, two long strap-shaped leaves, and male and female flowers in the scales of scarlet cones. It is remarkable for its ability to extract moisture from fog.
- wendy house — a child's playhouse.
- wensleydale — a rich, medium-hard, white cheese with blue veins, somewhat strong in flavor.
- wentletraps — Plural form of wentletrap.
- wereleopard — (fiction) A shapeshifter who can change between leopard and human form.
- werepanther — (fiction) A shapeshifter who can change between panther and human form.
- werewolfery — the condition of being a werewolf