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12-letter words containing d, o, w, n, r, e

  • oriel window — a bay window, esp one that is supported by one or more brackets or corbels
  • overcrowding — Fill (accommodations or a space) beyond what is usual or comfortable.
  • owner-driver — a person who owns the vehicle he drives
  • polar wander — the movement of the earth's magnetic poles with respect to the geographic poles
  • power window — Power windows are windows in a vehicle which are raised or lowered by an electric motor operated by a button or switch.
  • power-driven — powered by an electric motor
  • printed word — The printed word is the same as written word.
  • provincewide — covering or available to the whole of a province
  • ratchet down — If something ratchets down or is ratcheted down, it decreases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to increase again.
  • renownedness — celebrated; famous.
  • 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.
  • second world — the world's industrialized nations other than the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.
  • series-wound — noting a commutator motor in which the field circuit and armature circuit are connected in series.
  • short-winded — short of breath; liable to difficulty in breathing.
  • 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.
  • snow-covered — Snow-covered places and things are covered over with snow.
  • snowed under — If you say that you are snowed under, you are emphasizing that you have a lot of work or other things to deal with.
  • southernwood — a woody-stemmed wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of southern Europe, having aromatic, finely dissected leaves.
  • sponged ware — spongeware.
  • the in-crowd — fashionable people; top people
  • town dweller — a person who resides in a town
  • trickle-down — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
  • two-cylinder — (of an engine) having two cylinders
  • underendowed — (of a school, hospital, or other institution) lacking sufficient income from an endowment.
  • underpowered — (of a machine, vehicle, etc.) having a specified fuel or prime mover: a gasoline-powered engine; an engine-powered pump.
  • underwrought — to do less work on than is necessary or required: to underwork an idea.
  • unforewarned — not forewarned
  • unwished-for — undesired; unwelcome: an unwished-for occurrence.
  • unworshipped — not worshipped; not admired or revered
  • 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.
  • waste ground — an empty piece of land
  • 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.
  • well-rounded — having desirably varied abilities or attainments.
  • well-trodden — a past participle of tread.
  • westmoreland — William Childs [chahyldz] /tʃaɪldz/ (Show IPA), 1914–2005, U.S. army officer: commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam and Thailand 1964–68.
  • white-ground — pertaining to or designating a style of vase painting developed in Greece from the 6th to the 4th centuries b.c., characterized chiefly by a white background of slip onto which were painted polychromatic figures.
  • wind erosion — the erosion, transportation, and deposition of topsoil by the wind, especially in dust storms.
  • window frame — structure surrounding a window pane
  • wine-colored — of the color of wine; dark red.
  • winged horse — the constellation Pegasus.
  • woman driver — a female driver
  • woman friend — a female friend
  • wonder child — an unusually intelligent or talented child; prodigy; wunderkind.
  • wondermonger — a person who tells of or works wonders
  • wonderstruck — (of a person) experiencing a sudden feeling of awed delight or wonder.
  • wonderworker — A person who performs miracles or wonders.
  • wondrousness — The quality of being wondrous.
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