10-letter words containing wh
- wheel back — a chair back having the form of a circle or oval with spindles or bars meeting at the center.
- wheel lock — an old type of gunlock in which sparks are produced by the friction of a small steel wheel against a piece of iron pyrites.
- wheel trim — metallic decorative trim over or around the wheels of a motor vehicle
- wheel well — A wheel well is the space in a vehicle's structure where the wheel is positioned.
- wheelbases — Plural form of wheelbase.
- wheelchair — a chair mounted on wheels for use by persons who cannot walk.
- wheelhorse — a person who works steadily or hard
- wheelhouse — pilothouse.
- wheeziness — The state of being wheezy.
- wheezingly — With a wheezing sound.
- whensoever — Whenever; at any time at all.
- whereabout — whereabouts.
- whereafter — after which
- wherefores — Plural form of wherefore.
- whereunder — under which
- whereuntil — until which
- whethering — (obsolete) The retention of the afterbirth in cows.
- whether…or — if on the one hand…or even if on the other hand
- whetstones — Plural form of whetstone.
- whewellite — a white or colorless mineral of organic origin, calcium oxalate monohydrate, Ca(C 2 O 4)⋅H 2 O, one of the main crystalline components of kidney stones and urinary precipitates; also found in coal deposits.
- whickering — to whinny; neigh.
- whiggamore — one of a group of 17th-century Scottish insurgents
- while away — a period or interval of time: to wait a long while; He arrived a short while ago.
- whim-whams — nervousness or fright (esp in the phrase give someone the whim-whams)
- whimpering — Present participle of whimper.
- whimsiness — the quality of being whimsy
- whing-ding — wing-ding.
- whip graft — a graft prepared by cutting both the scion and the stock in a sloping direction and securing them by tying or taping.
- whip snake — any of several long, slender New World snakes of the genus Masticophis, the tail of which resembles a whip.
- whip-round — When a group of people have a whip-round, money is collected from each person so that it can be used to buy something for all of them or for someone they all know.
- whip-smart — extremely clever
- whip-stall — a stall during a vertical climb in which the nose of the airplane falls forward and downward in a whiplike movement.
- whiplashes — Plural form of whiplash.
- whipped up — to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
- whipper-in — Fox Hunting. a professional or honorary member of a hunt staff who assists the huntsman with the hounds.
- whippeting — the sport of racing whippets
- whippiness — flexibility
- whipsawing — Present participle of whipsaw.
- whipstalls — Plural form of whipstall.
- whipstitch — to sew with stitches passing over an edge, in joining, finishing, or gathering.
- whipstocks — Plural form of whipstock.
- whiptailed — having a long slender tail
- whirlabout — a whirling around in a circle.
- whirlblast — a blast of wind
- whirligigs — Plural form of whirligig.
- whirlingly — With a whirling motion.
- whirlpools — Plural form of whirlpool.
- whirlwinds — Plural form of whirlwind.
- whirlybird — helicopter.
- whiskbroom — A small hand broom, with a short handle, for brushing clothes.