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13-letter words containing e, n, t, w, i, s

  • rewriteperson — rewriteman.
  • saint andrews — a seaport in the Fife region, in E Scotland: resort; golf courses.
  • saint matthew — a tax collector of Capernaum called by Christ to be one of the 12 apostles (Matthew 9:9–13; 10:3). Feast day: Sept 21 or Nov 16
  • sandwich tern — a European tern, Sterna sandvicensis, that has a yellow-tipped bill, whitish plumage, and white forked tail, and nests in colonies on beaches, etc
  • sanitary ware — plumbing fixtures, as sinks or toilet bowls, made of ceramic material or enameled metal.
  • screenwriting — writing film scripts
  • sewing basket — box for sewing accessories
  • sewing cotton — cotton thread used for sewing, embroidery, etc.
  • siamese twins — (not in technical use) conjoined twin.
  • single wicket — a rare form of cricket in which only one wicket is used.
  • sister-in-law — the sister of one's husband or wife.
  • snap the whip — crack the whip (def 2).
  • standing wave — a wave in a medium in which each point on the axis of the wave has an associated constant amplitude ranging from zero at the nodes to a maximum at the antinodes.
  • staying power — ability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina.
  • steve wozniak — (person)   Co-founder of Apple Computer with Steve Jobs on 01 April 1976 and the inventor of the Apple II personal computer.
  • stewing steak — Stewing steak is beef which is suitable for cooking slowly in a stew.
  • stripped down — having only essential features; lacking any special appointments or accessories.
  • stripped-down — having only essential features; lacking any special appointments or accessories.
  • strong-willed — having a powerful will; resolute.
  • sunrise watch — dogwatch (def 2).
  • sweat-stained — (of clothes or fabric) bearing the marks left by a person's sweat
  • sweethearting — the granting of unauthorized discounts or the abetting of shoplifting by staff in a shop
  • swift current — a city in SW Saskatchewan, in S Canada.
  • swindle sheet — an expense account.
  • switch engine — a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a yard.
  • tinker's weed — any weedy North American plant of the genus Triosteum, of the honeysuckle family, especially T. perfoliatum, having stalkless leaves and purplish-brown flowers and bearing orange fruits.
  • township line — Surveying. one of two parallel lines running east and west that define the north and south borders of a township. Compare range line, township (def 2).
  • train-workers — people who work on trains
  • und so weiter — and so forth; et cetera. Abbreviation: usw, u.s.w.
  • underwritings — acts or instances of underwriting
  • unwhistleable — incapable of being whistled
  • walter pistonWalter, 1894–1976, U.S. composer.
  • wasting asset — an unreplaceable business asset of limited life, such as a coal mine or an oil well
  • water parsnip — a perennial aquatic plant; Berula erecta
  • water spaniel — either of two breeds of spaniels, used for retrieving waterfowl.
  • water-soaking — to soak or saturate with water.
  • watering spot — watering hole
  • waterscorpion — any of several predaceous aquatic bugs of the family Nepidae, having clasping front legs and a long respiratory tube at the rear of the abdomen: capable of biting if handled.
  • weatherliness — (nautical) The quality of being weatherly.
  • wedding chest — an ornamented chest for a trousseau.
  • wedding feast — a meal served to celebrate a wedding
  • wedding guest — sb invited to a marriage ceremony
  • weights bench — a piece of equipment for use by someone who is weight-training
  • well-invested — to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
  • wellingtonias — Plural form of wellingtonia.
  • west atlantic — a group of languages of W Africa constituting a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, and including Fulani and Wolof.
  • west berliner — a native or inhabitant of the part of Berlin formerly under US, British, and French control
  • west frisians — See under Frisian Islands.
  • west germanic — a subbranch of Germanic that includes English, Frisian, Flemish, Dutch, Plattdeutsch, Yiddish, and German. Abbreviation: WGmc.
  • west midlands — a metropolitan county in central England. 347 sq. mi. (899 sq. km).
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