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11-letter words containing wh

  • pilot whale — a small, common whale, Globicephala sieboldii, of tropical and temperate seas, having a bulbous head.
  • pinwheeling — a child's toy consisting of a wheel or leaflike curls of paper or plastic loosely attached by a pin to a stick, designed to revolve when blown by or as by the wind.
  • pistol-whip — to beat or hit (someone) repeatedly with a pistol, especially in the head and shoulder area.
  • right whale — any of several large whalebone whales of the genus Balaena, of circumpolar seas: the species B. glacialis is greatly reduced in numbers.
  • rye whiskey — rye1 (defs 4, 5).
  • scape wheel — escape wheel.
  • sei (whale) — a rorqual (Balaenoptera borealis) with a light-gray or bluish back, found in all seas
  • sidewheeler — having a paddle wheel on each side, as a steamboat.
  • single whip — an instrument for striking, as in driving animals or in punishing, typically consisting of a lash or other flexible part with a more rigid handle.
  • six-wheeler — a truck or other vehicle having six wheels.
  • small white — a small white butterfly, Artogeia rapae, with scanty black markings, the larvae of which feed on brassica leaves
  • somewhither — to some unspecified place; somewhere.
  • spare wheel — A spare wheel is a wheel with a tyre on it that you keep in your car in case you get a flat tyre and need to replace one of your wheels.
  • sparrowhawk — a small, short-winged European hawk, Accipiter nisus, that preys on smaller birds.
  • sperm whale — a large, square-snouted whale, Physeter catodon, valued for its oil and spermaceti: now reduced in number and rare in some areas.
  • stern-wheel — propelled by a paddle wheel at the stern.
  • ten-wheeler — a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, six driving wheels, and no rear truck.
  • the wharves — the working area of a dock
  • third wheel — odd person out among three people
  • tin whistle — A tin whistle is a simple musical instrument in the shape of a metal pipe with holes. You play the tin whistle by blowing into it. Tin whistles make a high sound and are often used in folk music, for example Irish music.
  • two-wheeler — a vehicle, especially a bicycle, having two wheels: The boy changed his tricycle for a two-wheeler.
  • unwholesome — not wholesome; unhealthful; deleterious to health or physical or moral well-being: unwholesome food; unwholesome activities.
  • water wheel — a wheel or turbine turned by the weight or momentum of water and used to operate machinery.
  • wh question — a question containing a WH-word, often in initial position, and calling for an item of information to be supplied, as Where do you live?
  • wh-question — a question containing a WH-word, often in initial position, and calling for an item of information to be supplied, as Where do you live?
  • whacked out — tired; exhausted; worn-out.
  • whacked-out — tired; exhausted; worn-out.
  • whale shark — a tropical shark, Rhincodon typus, ranging in size from 30 to 60 feet (9 to 18 meters), having small teeth and a sievelike structure over its gills for catching plankton.
  • whale watch — trip to observe sea mammals
  • whalesucker — a large, blue remora, Remora australis, that attaches itself to whales and dolphins.
  • whangdoodle — a fanciful creature of undefined nature.
  • wharfingers — Plural form of wharfinger.
  • wharfmaster — a person who manages a wharf
  • what a life — People say 'What a life' to indicate that they are unhappy or are having great difficulties.
  • what matter — what does it matter?
  • what though — what difference does it make that
  • what's more — in addition
  • what's what — the true nature or identity of something, or the sum of its characteristics: a lecture on the whats and hows of crop rotation.
  • whateverism — (politics) Adherence to the Two Whatevers:
  • wheat berry — the whole kernel of wheat, sometimes cracked or ground and used as a cereal or cooked food, or made into bread.
  • wheat bread — a type of bread that consists of a mixture of enriched white flour and whole-wheat flour.
  • wheat field — area of land where wheat is cultivated
  • wheat flour — powdered cereal grain
  • wheat ridge — a town in central Colorado, near Denver.
  • wheat sheaf — a sheaf of wheat
  • wheedlesome — tending to wheedle
  • wheel brace — a tool used to loosen or tighten the nuts holding a vehicle's wheel in place
  • wheel clamp — A wheel clamp is a large metal device which is fitted to the wheel of an illegally parked car or other vehicle in order to prevent it from being driven away. The motorist has to pay to have the clamp removed.
  • wheel cover — a fancy cover for the wheels of motor vehicles: larger than a hubcap
  • wheel gauge — the distance between two wheels on the same axle of a vehicle
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