12-letter words containing a, n, d, r, e, w
- opera window — a narrow, fixed window on each side of the rear passenger compartment of an automobile.
- polar wander — the movement of the earth's magnetic poles with respect to the geographic poles
- ratchet down — If something ratchets down or is ratcheted down, it decreases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to increase again.
- reading week — university: week-long break from classes
- renewal date — The renewal date of an existing insurance contract is the date on which it must be renewed.
- screw around — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- self-drawing — the act of a person or thing that draws.
- small wonder — (I am) hardly surprised (that)
- snow leopard — a long-haired, leopardlike feline, Panthera (Uncia) uncia, of mountain ranges of central Asia, having a relatively small head and a thick, creamy-gray coat with rosette spots: an endangered species.
- sponged ware — spongeware.
- stellar wind — the radial outflow of ionized gas from a star.
- underdrawers — an undergarment for the lower part of the body, typically covering at least part of the legs. Compare drawer (def 2).
- underdrawing — the act of sketching a subject before painting it on the same surface
- unforewarned — not forewarned
- unrewardedly — in an unrewarding manner
- wakeboarding — (sports) A water sport where a rider on a small board is towed by a motor boat, and attached by a cable.
- waking dream — an experience you have while you are awake that feels similar to dreaming
- walker hound — an American foxhound having a black, tan, and white, or, sometimes, a tan and white coat.
- wardian case — a type of terrarium having a top and sides of glass.
- warp-knitted — designating a fabric made by warp knitting.
- waste ground — an empty piece of land
- watchstander — (US) A person who is on watch on a ship.
- water-harden — to quench (steel) in water.
- watered-down — made weaker or less effective from or as from dilution with water: a watered-down cocktail; Spectators saw a watered-down version of the famous opera.
- weatherbound — (often nautical) Delayed or prevented by bad weather from doing something, such as travelling.
- 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.
- well-drained — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
- well-learned — having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite: learned professors.
- well-trained — Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- westmoreland — William Childs [chahyldz] /tʃaɪldz/ (Show IPA), 1914–2005, U.S. army officer: commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam and Thailand 1964–68.
- wide-ranging — extending over a large area; extensive or diversified in scope: wide-ranging lands; a wide-ranging discussion.
- windbreakers — Plural form of windbreaker.
- windcheaters — Plural form of windcheater.
- windlestraws — Plural form of windlestraw.
- window frame — structure surrounding a window pane
- wine steward — a waiter in a restaurant or club who is in charge of wine; sommelier.
- winter-hardy — able to survive the effects of cold weather.
- withdrawment — The act of withdrawing; withdrawal; recall.
- woman driver — a female driver
- woman friend — a female friend
- wood vinegar — pyroligneous acid.
- wrong-headed — wrong in judgment or opinion; misguided and stubborn; perverse.