12-letter words containing a, d, e, r, w
- forward dive — a dive from a position facing the water in which the diver jumps up from the springboard, rotating the body forward, and enters the water either headfirst or feetfirst.
- forward gear — a gear in a vehicle that is used when the vehicle is moving forward
- forward line — the soldiers at the forward most position in an army force
- forward rate — the agreed price for something that is to be bought or sold at a later date
- forward sale — the sale of something that is to be delivered and paid for at a later date
- gateway drug — any mood-altering drug, as a stimulant or tranquilizer, that does not cause physical dependence but may lead to the use of addictive drugs, as heroin.
- giant powder — dynamite composed of nitroglycerin and kieselguhr.
- gift-wrapped — A gift-wrapped present is wrapped in pretty paper.
- grandnephews — Plural form of grandnephew.
- grosswardein — German name of Oradea.
- ground water — the water beneath the surface of the ground, consisting largely of surface water that has seeped down: the source of water in springs and wells.
- half-drowned — to die under water or other liquid of suffocation.
- hand-written — to write (something) by hand.
- hard-wearing — resistant to extensive wear; durable: a pair of hardwearing jeans.
- harper woods — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- harris tweed — a hand-woven tweed made only by residents in the Outer Hebrides from locally dyed and spun wool
- hawk's beard — any of various plants of the genus Crepis, of the daisy family, resembling the dandelion but having a branched stem with several flowers.
- hawk's-beard — any of various plants of the genus Crepis, of the daisy family, resembling the dandelion but having a branched stem with several flowers.
- henceforward — from now on; from this point forward.
- henry howard — Earl of (Henry Howard) 1517?–47, English poet.
- here and now — in this place; in this spot or locality (opposed to there): Put the pen here.
- house wizard — (Probably from ad-agency tradetalk, "house freak") A hacker occupying a technical-specialist, R&D, or systems position at a commercial shop. A really effective house wizard can have influence out of all proportion to his/her ostensible rank and still not have to wear a suit. Used especially of Unix wizards. The term "house guru" is equivalent.
- how dare you — You say 'how dare you' when you are very shocked and angry about something that someone has done.
- james edward — Stuart, James Francis Edward.
- lake dweller — an inhabitant of a lake dwelling.
- laundrywomen — Plural form of laundrywoman.
- lean towards — If you lean towards or lean toward a particular idea, belief, or type of behaviour, you have a tendency to think or act in a particular way.
- leatherwoods — Plural form of leatherwood.
- life drawing — drawing objects or people from life
- line drawing — a drawing done exclusively in line, providing gradations in tone entirely through variations in width and density.
- lower canada — former name of Quebec province 1791–1841.
- machine word — word (def 10).
- machine-word — 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.
- māori warden — a person appointed to exercise advisory and minor disciplinary powers in Māori communities
- meadow grass — any grass of the genus Poa, especially P. pratensis, the Kentucky bluegrass.
- medal-winner — a person who has won a medal or medals
- medical ward — a hospital ward in which patients are being treated by drugs rather than surgery
- mermaid weed — any of several North American, aquatic plants of the genus Proserpinaca, having pinnately dissected leaves either above or below the water.
- merry-andrew — a clown; buffoon.
- multiwarhead — (of a missile) capable of carrying several independent warheads
- narrowminded — Alternative spelling of narrow-minded.
- network card — network interface controller
- new paradigm — a set of beliefs that replaces another set which is believed no longer to apply
- newspaperdom — The realm or sphere of newspaper publishing or journalism.
- nonlandowner — a person who does not own any land; a tenant
- opera window — a narrow, fixed window on each side of the rear passenger compartment of an automobile.
- packed tower — A packed tower is a tall distillation vessel which uses packing.
- periodic law — the law that the properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers.
- polar wander — the movement of the earth's magnetic poles with respect to the geographic poles
- postcardware — Shareware that borders on freeware, in that the author requests only that satisfied users send a postcard of their home town or something. (This practice, silly as it might seem, serves to remind users that they are otherwise getting something for nothing, and may also be psychologically related to real estate "sales" in which $1 changes hands just to keep the transaction from being a gift.)