12-letter words containing a, n, t, w
- down and out — downward; going or directed downward: the down escalator.
- down payment — an initial amount paid at the time of purchase, in installment buying, time sales, etc.
- down-and-out — without any money, or means of support, or prospects; destitute; penniless.
- down-at-heel — of a shabby, run-down appearance; seedy: He is rapidly becoming a down-at-heel drifter and a drunk.
- down-hearted — dejected; depressed; discouraged.
- downcastness — The quality of being downcast.
- downregulate — To decrease the number of cell receptors by using downregulation.
- draw curtain — a curtain, opening at the middle, that can be drawn to the sides of a stage.
- drawn butter — melted butter, clarified and often seasoned with herbs or lemon juice.
- dwarf planet — a spherical celestial body revolving about the sun, similar to a planet but not large enough to gravitationally clear its orbital region of most or all other celestial bodies. Pluto is a dwarf planet.
- easting down — the passage eastward from the Cape of Good Hope, as made by a sailing ship bound for Australia or the East Indies.
- entranceways — Plural form of entranceway.
- eye-watering — painful or extremely unpleasant
- fall in with — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- fast-flowing — water: rapid
- fast-growing — growing very quickly
- feuchtwanger — Lion [lee-awn] /ˈli ɔn/ (Show IPA), 1884–1958, German novelist and dramatist.
- flow pattern — The flow pattern is the way in which fluids move through a reactor.
- flowcharting — (computing) the design and construction of flowcharts.
- friction saw — a high-speed circular saw, usually toothless, that is used for cutting metals by using frictional heat to melt the material adjacent to it.
- galanty show — pantomime shadow play
- genital wart — one of a cluster of warts occurring in the genital and anal areas and spread mainly by sexual contact, sometimes affecting the cervix in women and associated with an increased risk of cervical cancer.
- get anywhere — to be successful
- giant powder — dynamite composed of nitroglycerin and kieselguhr.
- giftwrapping — giftwrapping.
- grain growth — a tendency of certain grains to grow and absorb others when heated under certain conditions.
- gravity wind — a light wind directed downslope, occurring at night because of the cooling and densification of the air near the ground.
- great-nephew — a son of one's nephew or niece; grandnephew.
- 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.
- haikwan tael — the customs unit in China, which is the basis for other local taels, equal to 1.20666 troy ounces of fine silver.
- hand of writ — handwriting; penmanship.
- hand-written — to write (something) by hand.
- hangtown fry — a type of omelet to which fried oysters, bacon, and sometimes onions are added.
- heartwarming — gratifying; rewarding; satisfying: a heartwarming response to his work.
- hot swapping — (hardware) The connection and disconnection of peripherals or other components without interrupting system operation. This facility may have design implications for both hardware and software.
- in hot water — If you are in hot water, you are in trouble.
- interweaving — Present participle of interweave.
- interwreathe — To weave into a wreath; to intertwine.
- inward light — Inner Light.
- isaac newton — Sir Isaac, 1642–1727, English philosopher and mathematician: formulator of the law of gravitation.
- jacket crown — a type of artificial, tooth-colored dental crown made of acrylic or porcelain
- kitchenwares — Plural form of kitchenware.
- law merchant — the principles and rules, drawn chiefly from custom, determining the rights and obligations of commercial transactions; commercial law.
- 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.
- long-awaited — A long-awaited event or thing is one that someone has been waiting for for a long time.
- long-waisted — of more than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a low waistline.
- man of straw — straw man.
- marshalltown — a city in central Iowa.
- mass wasting — downhill movement of soil and rock fragments induced by gravity.
- match-winner — a player who wins a sports match for his or her team, for example by scoring a goal