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13-letter words containing d, o, w, p

  • stripped-down — having only essential features; lacking any special appointments or accessories.
  • take a powder — British Dialect. to rush.
  • talcum powder — a powder made of purified, usually perfumed talc, for toilet purposes.
  • toilet powder — a fine powder sprinkled or rubbed over the skin, especially after bathing.
  • townsend plan — a pension plan, proposed in the U.S. in 1934 but never passed by Congress, that would have awarded $200 monthly to persons over 60 who were no longer gainfully employed, provided that such allowance was spent in the U.S. within 30 days.
  • unputdownable — (especially of a book or periodical) so interesting or suspenseful as to compel reading.
  • upon my 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.
  • ups and downs — good and bad experiences
  • wall cupboard — a cupboard that is fixed to a wall
  • warping board — a rectangular board containing evenly spaced pegs at each end on which the warp is wound in preparation for weaving.
  • waste product — material discarded as useless in the process of producing something.
  • water-proofed — impervious to water.
  • weapons-grade — Weapons-grade substances such as uranium or plutonium are of a quality which makes them suitable for use in the manufacture of nuclear weapons.
  • web developer — a person or company that develops World Wide Web software applications, or that creates and maintains websites.
  • well disposed — If you are well disposed to a person, plan, or activity, you are likely to agree with them or support them.
  • well-composed — calm; tranquil; serene: His composed face reassured the nervous passengers.
  • well-disposed — favorably, sympathetically, or kindly disposed: The sponsors are well-disposed toward our plan.
  • well-operated — to work, perform, or function, as a machine does: This engine does not operate properly.
  • well-polished — made smooth and glossy: a figurine of polished mahogany.
  • well-provided — having been furnished or supplied with a sufficient amount
  • wind scorpion — sun spider.
  • word painting — an effective verbal description.
  • word wrapping — In computing, word wrapping is a process by which a word which comes at the end of a line is automatically moved onto a new line in order to keep the text within the margins.
  • world process — change within time, regarded as meaningful in relation to a transcendent principle or plan.
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