12-letter words containing d, o, w, n, a
- sweet almond — the nutlike kernel of the fruit of either of two trees, Prunus dulcis (sweet almond) or P. dulcis amara (bitter almond) which grow in warm temperate regions.
- talk down to — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
- the lowlands — a low generally flat region of central Scotland, around the Forth and Clyde valleys, separating the Southern Uplands from the Highlands
- throw around — ideas, etc.: exchange, brainstorm
- twin paradox — a phenomenon predicted by relativity. One of a pair of identical twins is supposed to live normally in an inertial system whilst the other is accelerated to a high speed in a spaceship, travels for a long time, and finally returns to rest beside his twin. The travelled twin will be found to be younger than his brother
- unforewarned — not forewarned
- unroadworthy — not mechanically sound or suitable for use on the road
- unshadowable — not able to be shadowed
- vienna woods — Wienerwald.
- wagon-headed — of the form of a round arch or a semicylinder, like the cover of a wagon when stretched over the bows, as a ceiling or roof.
- wakeboarding — (sports) A water sport where a rider on a small board is towed by a motor boat, and attached by a cable.
- walker hound — an American foxhound having a black, tan, and white, or, sometimes, a tan and white coat.
- wall molding — back molding.
- wall-mounted — hung on a wall
- washing soda — sodium carbonate (def 2).
- waste ground — an empty piece of land
- watchdogging — a dog kept to guard property.
- 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.
- watts-dunton — (Walter) Theodore (Walter Theodore Watts) 1832–1914, English poet, novelist, and critic.
- waxed cotton — cotton that is treated with wax to make it waterproof
- weatherbound — (often nautical) Delayed or prevented by bad weather from doing something, such as travelling.
- westmoreland — William Childs [chahyldz] /tʃaɪldz/ (Show IPA), 1914–2005, U.S. army officer: commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam and Thailand 1964–68.
- window board — a thin board serving as a stool of a window.
- window frame — structure surrounding a window pane
- window glass — glass used in windows
- window shade — a shade or blind for a window, as a sheet of cloth or paper on a spring roller.
- wing loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
- wing-forward — either of the two forwards positioned at the outside of a scrum
- woman doctor — a female doctor
- woman driver — a female driver
- woman friend — a female friend
- wood anemone — any of several anemones, especially Anemone nemorosa, of the Old World, or A. quinquefolia, of the U.S.
- wood carving — making sculptures from wood
- wood vinegar — pyroligneous acid.
- woodcarvings — Plural form of woodcarving.
- wrong-headed — wrong in judgment or opinion; misguided and stubborn; perverse.