12-letter words containing we
- weatherglass — any of various instruments, as a barometer or a hygroscope, designed to indicate the state of the atmosphere.
- weatherproof — able to withstand exposure to all kinds of weather.
- weatherstrip — A strip of rubber, metal, or other material used to seal the edges of a door or window against the cold.
- weathertight — secure against wind, rain, etc.
- weatherwoman — a woman who works as a weathercaster.
- weatherwomen — Plural form of weatherwoman.
- weaver finch — any of a number of Old World finches (family Ploceidae) that weave elaborate domed nests of sticks, grass, etc.
- weavers-knot — sheet bend.
- weaving mill — a mill where cloth is woven
- web designer — a person who plans, designs, creates, and often maintains websites.
- web scraping — the extraction and copying of data from a website into a structured format using a computer program: Hackers pose a threat with techniques like web scraping. Our search engine uses web scraping to index sites.
- web services — (standard, programming, software) A family of standards promoted by the W3C for working with other business, developers and programs through open protocols, languages and APIs, including XML, Simple Object Access Protocol, WSDL and UDDI.
- webi shebeli — Webi [wey-bi] /ˈweɪ bɪ/ (Show IPA), Webi Shebeli.
- webliography — a list of electronic documents, websites, or other resources available on the World Wide Web, especially those relating to a particular subject: a student's annotated webliography on Shakespeare.
- wedded bliss — happiness in marriage
- wedding band — A wedding band is the same as a wedding ring.
- wedding cake — tiered cake served at a marriage party
- wedding ring — a ring, usually of gold, platinum, or silver, given by one partner to the other during a marriage ceremony.
- wedding vows — promises made by bride and groom
- wedding-cake — highly ornate or overly elaborate: wedding-cake architecture.
- wedge-heeled — having a wedge heel
- wedge-shaped — shaped like a wedge
- week by week — each week
- weekend case — a case used to pack things for a weekend trip
- weeny-bopper — a child of 8 to 12 years, esp a girl, who is a keen follower of pop music
- weft-knitted — noting or pertaining to a fabric made by weft knitting.
- weigh anchor — to raise a vessel's anchor or (of a vessel) to have its anchor raised in preparation for departure
- weighbridges — Plural form of weighbridge.
- weight limit — a limit on permitted weight
- weight-train — to use weights to improve muscle performance
- weightedness — The condition of being weighted.
- weightlessly — Whilst weightless; without weight.
- weightlifter — (weightlifting) A person who competes for maximum weight lifted in a series of specific lifts.
- weisenheimer — a wiseacre or smart aleck.
- welfare fund — a fund set up by a union or employer, providing benefits to workers during a period of unemployment or disablement, as salary continuance while ill.
- welfare work — the efforts or programs of an agency, community, business organization, etc., to improve living conditions, increase job opportunities, secure hospitalization, and the like, for needy persons within its jurisdiction.
- well advised — If someone says that you would be well advised to do a particular thing, they are advising you to do it.
- well logging — the process or technique of recording a well log.
- well managed — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
- well treated — to act or behave toward (a person) in some specified way: to treat someone with respect.
- well-adapted — to make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify fittingly: They adapted themselves to the change quickly. He adapted the novel for movies.
- well-advised — acting with caution, care, or wisdom: They would be well-advised to sell the stock now.
- well-attired — to dress, array, or adorn, especially for special occasions, ceremonials, etc.
- well-behaved — to act in a particular way; conduct or comport oneself or itself: The ship behaves well.
- well-beloved — loved deeply and sincerely: my well-beloved fiancé.
- well-blended — to mix smoothly and inseparably together: to blend the ingredients in a recipe.
- well-blessed — consecrated; sacred; holy; sanctified: the Blessed Sacrament.
- well-clothed — to dress; attire.
- well-coached — a large, horse-drawn, four-wheeled carriage, usually enclosed.
- well-content — fully contented; satisfied.