12-letter words containing a, w, r, i
- grey wagtail — a greyish species of wagtail, Motacilla cinerea, found in temperate regions
- grooving saw — a circular saw used for making grooves
- grosswardein — German name of Oradea.
- hand of writ — handwriting; penmanship.
- hand-written — to write (something) by hand.
- handwringing — a physical expression of concern, distress, or guilt.
- hard-wearing — resistant to extensive wear; durable: a pair of hardwearing jeans.
- hard-working — industrious; zealous: a hardworking family man.
- harmonic law — any one of three laws governing planetary motion: each planet revolves in an ellipse, with the sun at one focus; the line connecting a planet to the sun sweeps out equal areas in equal periods of time (law of areas) or the square of the period of revolution of each planet is proportional to the cube of the semimajor axis of the planet's orbit (harmonic law)
- harris tweed — a hand-woven tweed made only by residents in the Outer Hebrides from locally dyed and spun wool
- heartwarming — gratifying; rewarding; satisfying: a heartwarming response to his work.
- 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.
- housewarming — a party to celebrate a person's or family's move to a new home.
- 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.
- jaw-breaking — Informal. a word that is hard to pronounce.
- jaw-dropping — Something that is jaw-dropping is extremely surprising, impressive, or shocking.
- jim crow law — any state law discriminating against black persons.
- killer whale — any of several predatory dolphins, especially the black-and-white Orcinus orca, found in all seas.
- kirschwasser — a fragrant, colorless, unaged brandy distilled from a fermented mash of cherries, produced especially in Germany, Switzerland, and Alsace, France.
- kitchenwares — Plural form of kitchenware.
- laminar flow — the flow of a viscous fluid in which particles of the fluid move in parallel layers, each of which has a constant velocity but is in motion relative to its neighboring layers.
- law-breaking — Law-breaking is any kind of illegal activity.
- lawbreakings — Plural form of lawbreaking.
- lawyer's wig — the shaggy ink-cap
- lawyerliness — Quality of being lawyerly.
- 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.
- lithia water — a mineral water, natural or artificial, containing lithium salts.
- long-wearing — Something that is long-wearing is strong and well made so that it lasts for a long time and stays in good condition even though it is used a lot.
- 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.
- majolicaware — goods made from majolica
- māori warden — a person appointed to exercise advisory and minor disciplinary powers in Māori communities
- maritime law — the body of law relating to maritime commerce and navigation, and to maritime matters generally.
- match-winner — a player who wins a sports match for his or her team, for example by scoring a goal
- 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.
- metalworking — the act or technique of making metal objects.
- microwavable — Of food, that is suitable for cooking in a microwave oven.
- military law — the body of laws relating to the government of the armed forces; rules and regulations for the conduct of military personnel.
- mineral wool — a woollike material for heat and sound insulation, made by blowing steam or air through molten slag or rock.
- mountainward — Towards a mountain or mountains.
- multiwarhead — (of a missile) capable of carrying several independent warheads
- narrowminded — Alternative spelling of narrow-minded.
- new learning — the humanist revival of classical Greek and Latin studies and the development of Biblical scholarship in the 15th and 16th centuries in Europe.
- new paradigm — a set of beliefs that replaces another set which is believed no longer to apply