12-letter words containing e, w, a
- sweet potato — a plant, Ipomoea batatas, of the morning glory family, grown for its sweet, edible, tuberous roots.
- swell-headed — a vain or arrogant person.
- swelled head — an inordinately grand opinion of oneself; conceit.
- swim bladder — air bladder (def 2).
- swine plague — hemorrhagic septicemia of hogs, caused by the bacterium Pasteurella suiseptica, characterized by an accompanying infection of pneumonia.
- swiss-german — of or relating to a person from German-speaking Switzerland
- switch plate — a plate, usually of metal, ceramic, or plastic, covering a switch so that the knob or toggle protrudes.
- swivel chair — a chair whose seat turns around horizontally on a swivel.
- sword-bearer — an official who carries the sword of state on ceremonial occasions, as before the sovereign, a magistrate, or the like.
- tack welding — to join (pieces of metal) with a number of small welds spaced some distance apart.
- take a whizz — to urinate
- take to wife — to marry (a woman)
- take up with — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- team up with — join forces with
- telesoftware — the transmission of computer programs on a teletext system
- 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 far west — the area of the United States west of the Great Plains
- 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 wave — a movement in the French cinema of the 1960s, led by such directors as Godard, Truffaut, and Resnais, characterized by a fluid use of the camera and an abandonment of traditional editing techniques
- the shallows — a shallow place in a body of water
- thitherwards — in that direction
- time-wasting — causing someone to spend time doing something that is unnecessary or does not produce any benefit
- to lay waste — If something or someone lays waste an area or town or lays waste to it, they completely destroy it.
- to mean well — If you say that someone means well, you mean they are trying to be kind and helpful, even though they might be causing someone problems or upsetting them.
- to take vows — to enter a religious order and commit oneself to its rule of life by the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, which may be taken for a limited period as simple vows or as a perpetual and still more solemn commitment as solemn vows
- toilet water — a scented liquid used as a light perfume; cologne.
- torts lawyer — a lawyer who specializes in tort cases
- towaway zone — See example at towaway.
- town manager — an official appointed to direct the administration of a town government.
- travel-weary — tired or exhausted as a result of travelling
- tree sparrow — a Eurasian bird, Passer montanus, related to but smaller than the house sparrow.
- tree swallow — a bluish-green and white swallow, Iridoprocne bicolor, of North America, that nests in tree cavities.
- trial lawyer — a lawyer who specializes in appearing before trial courts.
- trojan women — a tragedy (415 b.c.) by Euripides.
- tube railway — subway (def 1).
- twisted pair — A twisted pair is a pair of wires that are twisted together to reduce interference.
- twitterpated — excited or overcome by romantic feelings; smitten.
- two-base hit — a base hit that enables a batter to reach second base safely.
- unanswerable — not capable of being answered; not having a known or discoverable answer: an unanswerable question.
- underdrawers — an undergarment for the lower part of the body, typically covering at least part of the legs. Compare drawer (def 2).
- underdrawing — the act of sketching a subject before painting it on the same surface
- unfollowable — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
- unforewarned — not forewarned
- unreviewable — a critical article or report, as in a periodical, on a book, play, recital, or the like; critique; evaluation.
- unrewardedly — in an unrewarding manner
- unshadowable — not able to be shadowed
- unwashedness — the quality or state of being unwashed
- unwaveringly — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- unwearyingly — in an unwearying manner
- up the wazoo — the anus.