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12-letter words containing e, t, h, l, w

  • overwithhold — to withhold too much.
  • pearly white — white and lustrous as a pearl.
  • pelton wheel — a high-pressure impulse water turbine in which one or more free jets of water are directed against the buckets of the rotor.
  • pennywhistle — a cheap toy whistle orig. sold for a penny
  • phonetic law — a statement of some regular pattern of sound change in a specific language, as Grimm's law or Verner's law.
  • planet wheel — any of the gears in an epicyclic train surrounding and engaging with the sun gear.
  • pleased with — satisfied or content with
  • polish wheat — a wheat, Triticum polonicum, grown chiefly in S Europe, N Africa, and Turkestan.
  • poll watcher — a representative of a political party or of an organization running a candidate who is assigned to the polls on an election day to watch for violations of the laws that regulate voting, campaigning, etc.
  • reality show — A reality show is a type of television program that aims to show how ordinary people behave in everyday life, or in situations, often created by the program makers, which are intended to represent everyday life.
  • saw-whet owl — a very small North American owl, Aegolius acadicus, having streaked, brown plumage and lacking ear tufts.
  • self-wrought — Archaic except in some senses. a simple past tense and past participle of work.
  • shawl tongue — kiltie (def 3).
  • shower stall — an individual compartment or self-contained unit, having a single shower and accommodating one person.
  • shut-in well — confined to one's home, a hospital, etc., as from illness.
  • sternwheeler — a boat propelled by a paddle wheel at the stern.
  • stitch wheel — a notched wheel used by a harness maker to mark out the spacing for stitching
  • swash letter — an ornamental italic capital letter having a flourish extending beyond the body of the type.
  • switch plate — a plate, usually of metal, ceramic, or plastic, covering a switch so that the knob or toggle protrudes.
  • the cold war — the period (1945-91) of cold war between the Soviet Union and its Communist allies and the U.S. and its non-Communist allies
  • the lowlands — a low generally flat region of central Scotland, around the Forth and Clyde valleys, separating the Southern Uplands from the Highlands
  • the new look — a fashion in women's clothes introduced in 1947, characterized by long full skirts
  • the shallows — a shallow place in a body of water
  • the whirlies — illness induced by excessive use of alcohol or drugs
  • to hell with — the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.
  • waffle cloth — honeycomb (def 5a).
  • waltz-length — having the hemline at mid calf: a waltz-length nightgown.
  • wash leather — a soft leather, usually made of sheepskin
  • wash-leather — a soft leather, usually sheepskin, dressed in imitation of chamois.
  • watchfulness — vigilant or alert; closely observant: The sentry remained watchful throughout the night.
  • water shield — Also called water target. an aquatic plant, Brasenia schreberi, of the water lily family, having purple flowers, floating, elliptic leaves, and a jellylike coating on the underwater stems and roots.
  • water splash — a place where a stream runs over a road
  • weather girl — A weather girl is a young woman who presents weather forecasts at regular times on television or radio.
  • weathercloth — a canvas cover for sheltering crew or protecting boat parts from the weather
  • weatherglass — any of various instruments, as a barometer or a hygroscope, designed to indicate the state of the atmosphere.
  • weight limit — a limit on permitted weight
  • weightlessly — Whilst weightless; without weight.
  • weightlifter — (weightlifting) A person who competes for maximum weight lifted in a series of specific lifts.
  • well-clothed — to dress; attire.
  • well-matched — a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
  • well-thumbed — A book or magazine that is well-thumbed is creased and marked because it has been read so often.
  • well-wrought — Archaic except in some senses. a simple past tense and past participle of work.
  • welsh rabbit — a dish of melted cheese, usually mixed with ale or beer, milk, and spices, served over toast.
  • welterweight — a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a lightweight and a middleweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 147 pounds (67 kg).
  • welwitschias — Plural form of welwitschia.
  • west lothian — a historic county in S Scotland.
  • wethersfield — a town in central Connecticut.
  • wheel static — noise in an automobile radio induced by wheel rotation.
  • wheeltappers — Plural form of wheeltapper.
  • wheelwrights — Plural form of wheelwright.
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