11-letter words containing a, t, w, e
- plasticware — knives, forks, spoons, cups, etc., made of plastic: a picnic hamper with plasticware for six.
- postweaning — of, relating to, or occurring in the period following weaning
- potter wasp — any of several mason wasps, especially of the genus Eumenes, that construct a juglike nest of mud.
- potwalloper — (in some boroughs before the Reform Bill of 1832) a man who qualified as a householder, and therefore a voter, by virtue of ownership of his own fireplace at which to boil pots.
- power plant — a plant, including engines, dynamos, etc., and the building or buildings necessary for the generation of power, as electric or nuclear power.
- power train — a train of gears and shafting transmitting power from an engine, motor, etc., to a mechanism being driven.
- powerboater — a powerboat owner or operator.
- private law — a branch of law dealing with the legal relationships of private individuals. Compare public law (def 2).
- privet hawk — a hawk moth, Sphinx ligustri, with a mauve-and-brown striped body: frequents privets
- reason with — If you try to reason with someone, you try to persuade them to do or accept something by using sensible arguments.
- right whale — any of several large whalebone whales of the genus Balaena, of circumpolar seas: the species B. glacialis is greatly reduced in numbers.
- roh tae woo — born 1932, president of South Korea 1988–93.
- sacred writ — Scripture.
- saltirewise — in the direction or manner of a saltire.
- sash weight — a counterweight to a vertically sliding window sash.
- satin weave — one of the basic weave structures in which the filling threads are interlaced with the warp at widely separated intervals, producing the effect of an unbroken surface.
- satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- saw-toothed — having pointing resembling the edge of a saw.
- screw plate — a metal plate having threaded holes, used for cutting screw threads by hand.
- set forward — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- shameworthy — deserving shame; denoting something a person ought to be ashamed of
- silver thaw — glaze (def 17).
- slack water — a period when a body of water is between tides.
- small white — a small white butterfly, Artogeia rapae, with scanty black markings, the larvae of which feed on brassica leaves
- soft sawder — flattery; compliments
- software ag — (company) A German software engineering company that started with the ADABAS database. Natural is their 4GL development environment, EntireX is their DCOM for Unix and IBM. BOLERO, is an object-oriented development environment and application server specially made for Electronic Business applications. Mailing-list: <[email protected]>.
- south wales — an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. Includes the capital city, Cardiff, as well as Swansea and Newport. Welsh name: De Cymru
- spatterwork — a method of decorating whereby ink or another fluid is spattered over a medium
- springwater — water from a spring
- square with — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- st. andrews — a seaport in the Fife region, in E Scotland: resort; golf courses.
- stage screw — a large, tapered screw fitted with a handle, used to secure braces for scenery to the floor of a stage.
- state-owned — owned by the state; not privately owned
- stateswoman — a woman who is experienced in the art of government.
- statute law — statutory law.
- steerageway — sufficient speed to permit a vessel to be maneuvered.
- stewardship — the position and duties of a steward, a person who acts as the surrogate of another or others, especially by managing property, financial affairs, an estate, etc.
- still water — a part of a stream that is level or where the level of inclination is so slight that no current is visible.
- stokes' law — the law that the force that retards a sphere moving through a viscous fluid is directly proportional to the velocity of the sphere, the radius of the sphere, and the viscosity of the fluid.
- stonewaller — to engage in stonewalling.
- stonewashed — to wash (cloth) with pebbles or stones so as to give the appearance of wear.
- storm water — standing water produced after a heavy rainfall or snowfall
- strawflower — any of several everlasting flowers, especially an Australian composite plant, Helichrysum bracteatum, having heads of chaffy yellow, orange, red, or white flowers.
- strawweight — a boxer of the lightest competitive class, especially a boxer weighing up to 104 pounds (47.2 kg).
- streetwards — towards or facing the street
- swarthiness — (of skin color, complexion, etc.) dark.
- swash plate — an inclined circular plate on a rotating shaft for transferring force and motion to or from parts reciprocating in a direction parallel to the axis of shaft rotation.
- sweat blood — to perspire, especially freely or profusely.
- sweat gland — one of the minute, coiled, tubular glands of the skin that secrete sweat.
- sweat lodge — (especially among North American Indians) a special building used for cleansing and purifying one's body by sweating, in which heated water is poured over heated stones to produce steam.