11-letter words containing e, w
- tradeswoman — a woman engaged in trade.
- train wreck — an accident in which a train or trains are severely damaged.
- travel well — If goods such as food products travel well, they can be transported a long way without being damaged or their quality being spoiled.
- tread water — to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk.
- tree mallow — a malvaceous treelike plant, Lavatera arborea, of rocky coastal areas of Europe and N Africa, having a woody stem, rounded leaves, and red-purple flowers
- trelliswork — latticework.
- trestlework — a structural system composed of trestles.
- tribeswoman — a female member of a tribe.
- trickledown — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- trifle with — treat frivolously
- trombe wall — a glass-fronted exterior masonry wall that absorbs solar heat for radiation into a building.
- trophy wife — the young, often second, wife of a rich middle-aged man.
- troy weight — a system of weights in use for precious metals and gems (formerly also for bread, grain, etc.): 24 grains = 1 pennyweight (1.555 grams); 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (31.103 grams); 12 ounces = 1 pound (0.373 kilogram). The grain, ounce, and pound are the same as in apothecaries' weight, the grain alone being the same as in avoirdupois weight. The troy pound is no longer a standard weight in Great Britain.
- trumpetweed — any of various eupatorium plants, esp joe-pye weed
- tumble down — collapse, fall
- tumble-down — dilapidated; ruined; rundown: He lived in a tumble-down shack.
- twaite shad — a European shad
- tweet thief — a person who steals another’s tweets on the Twitter website
- tweet tooth — a person who has a strong craving to post a tweet on the Twitter website
- tweetcation — a short break from posting on the Twitter website
- twelfth day — the 12th day after Christmas, January 6, on which the festival of the Epiphany is celebrated: formerly observed as the last day of the Christmas festivities.
- twelfth man — a reserve player in a cricket team
- twelfthtide — the season of Twelfth Night and Twelfth Day.
- twelve step — of or based on a program for recovery from addiction originating with Alcoholics Anonymous and providing 12 progressive levels toward attainment.
- twelve-inch — a phonograph record twelve inches in diameter, especially one with two or more remixes of the same song.
- twelve-step — of or based on a program for recovery from addiction originating with Alcoholics Anonymous and providing 12 progressive levels toward attainment.
- twelve-tone — based on or incorporating the twelve-tone technique: twelve-tone music.
- twelvemonth — a year.
- twenty-five — a cardinal number, 20 plus 5.
- twenty-fold — having twenty sections, aspects, divisions, kinds, etc.
- twenty-four — a cardinal number, 20 plus 4.
- twenty-nine — a cardinal number, 20 plus 9.
- twi-nighter — a twi-night doubleheader.
- twill weave — one of the basic weave structures in which the filling threads are woven over and under two or more warp yarns, producing a characteristic diagonal pattern.
- twin cities — Minneapolis & St. Paul, Minn.
- twin-bedded — A twin-bedded room has two single beds.
- twin-engine — having two engines of equal power as prime movers: a twin-engine airplane.
- two a penny — Things that are said to be two a penny or ten a penny are not valuable or interesting because they are very common and easy to find.
- two-pointer — a shot from inside or on the three point line, worth two points if it is made
- two-wheeler — a vehicle, especially a bicycle, having two wheels: The boy changed his tricycle for a two-wheeler.
- twofoldness — the quality or state of being twofold
- typewriting — the act or skill of using a typewriter.
- typewritten — A typewritten document has been typed on a typewriter or word processor.
- un-showered — a brief fall of rain or, sometimes, of hail or snow.
- unallowable — not allowable; unacceptable or inadmissible
- unawakening — not characterized by wakefulness
- unawareness — not aware or conscious; unconscious: to be unaware of any change.
- unbeknownst — unknown; unperceived; without one's knowledge (usually followed by to).
- under watch — If someone is being kept under watch, they are being guarded or observed all the time.
- under wraps — to enclose in something wound or folded about (often followed by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf.