14-letter words starting with we
- well-dispersed — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- well-evidenced — that which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof.
- well-fashioned — a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.
- well-fortified — to protect or strengthen against attack; surround or provide with defensive military works.
- well-furnished — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- well-justified — to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.
- well-modulated — to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
- well-motivated — to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
- well-nourished — having been provided with plenty of the material necessary for life and growth
- well-organized — affiliated in an organization, especially a union: organized dockworkers.
- well-performed — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- well-practiced — skilled or expert; proficient through practice or experience: a practiced hand at politics.
- well-practised — having or having been habitually or frequently practised in order to improve skill or quality
- well-preserved — having been maintained in good condition; preserving a good or healthy appearance: a well-preserved manuscript; a well-preserved elderly couple.
- well-protected — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- well-published — to issue (printed or otherwise reproduced textual or graphic material, computer software, etc.) for sale or distribution to the public.
- well-qualified — having the qualities, accomplishments, etc., that fit a person for some function, office, or the like.
- well-reflected — to cast back (light, heat, sound, etc.) from a surface: The mirror reflected the light onto the wall.
- well-regulated — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
- well-rehearsed — to practice (a musical composition, a play, a speech, etc.) in private prior to a public presentation.
- well-respected — a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in): to differ in some respect.
- well-satisfied — content: a satisfied look.
- well-scheduled — a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.
- well-supported — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- well-travelled — traveled.
- wellingborough — a town in central England, in Northamptonshire. Pop: 46 959 (2001)
- welsh mountain — a common breed of small hardy sheep kept mainly in the mountains of Wales
- weltanschauung — a comprehensive conception or image of the universe and of humanity's relation to it.
- wessex culture — an early Bronze Age culture of southern England, 1800–1400 b.c., known only from grave sites, grave goods, and megaliths and considered responsible for erecting the sarsen stones of the third building phase of Stonehenge.
- west berkshire — a unitary authority in S England, in Berkshire. Pop: 144 200 (2003 est). Area: 705 sq km (272 sq miles)
- west glamorgan — a county in S Wales. 315 sq. mi. (815 sq. km).
- west hempstead — a city on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- west hollywood — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- west lafayette — a city in central Indiana: suburb of Lafayette.
- west virginian — a state in the E United States. 24,181 sq. mi. (62,629 sq. km). Capital: Charleston. Abbreviation: WV (for use with zip code), W.Va.
- west yorkshire — a metropolitan county in N England. 787 sq. mi. (2039 sq. km).
- west-northwest — a point on the compass midway between west and northwest.
- west-southwest — a point on the compass midway between west and southwest.
- western church — the Roman Catholic Church, sometimes with the Anglican Church, or, more broadly, the Christian churches of the West.
- western empire — the western portion of the Roman Empire after its division, a.d. 395, which became extinct a.d. 476.
- western europe — countries in the west of Europe
- western omelet — an omelet prepared with diced green peppers, onions, and ham.
- western saddle — a heavy saddle having a deep seat, high cantle and pommel, pommel horn, wide leather flaps for protecting the rider's legs, and little padding.
- western sahara — a region in NW Africa on the Atlantic coast, bounded by Morocco, Algeria, and Mauritania: a former Spanish province comprising Río de Oro and Saguia el Hamra 1884–1976; divided between Morocco and Mauritania 1976; claimed entirely by Morocco 1979, but still under dispute. About 102,700 sq. mi. (266,000 sq. km).
- western thrace — an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- western writer — a person who writes westerns
- westernisation — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of westernization.
- westernization — The process of assimilation, by a society, of the customs and practices of western culture.