13-letter words containing f, e, w, s
- screwworm fly — the adult screwworm.
- self-renewing — of or relating to the act of renewing oneself or itself
- send away for — order by post
- show the flag — to assert a claim, as to a territory or stretch of water, by military presence
- sidewalk café — a café that has seats outside on the sidewalk
- siege warfare — the use of offensive operations carried out to capture a fortified place by surrounding it, severing its communications and supply lines, and deploying weapons against it
- spider flower — cleome
- spruce sawfly — any of several sawflies of the family Diprionidae, especially Diprion hercyniae (European spruce sawfly) the larvae of which feed on the foliage of spruce.
- stepford wife — a married woman who submits to her husband's will and is preoccupied by domestic concerns and her own personal appearance
- sulfur-flower — a plant, Eriogonum umbellatum, of the buckwheat family, native to the western coast of the U.S., having leaves with white, woolly hairs on the underside and golden-yellow flowers.
- sunflower oil — oil obtained from sunflower seeds
- superpowerful — extremely powerful
- surface water — water found on the surface of the earth (not underground or in the atmosphere), for example in rivers, seas, lakes, reservoirs, etc
- swift current — a city in SW Saskatchewan, in S Canada.
- tassel flower — love-lies-bleeding.
- the worst off — those people who are in the worst situation
- twist of fate — unexpected chance occurrence
- wafflestomper — a shoe with a thick sole resembling a waffle
- war of nerves — a conflict using psychological techniques, as propaganda, threats, and false rumors, rather than direct violence, in order to confuse, thwart, or intimidate an enemy.
- wasterfulness — the state of being wasteful
- watch oneself — to be careful, cautious, or discreet
- weatherproofs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weatherproof.
- webfoot state — Oregon (used as a nickname).
- wedding feast — a meal served to celebrate a wedding
- weightlifters — Plural form of weightlifter.
- welfare state — a state in which the welfare of the people in such matters as social security, health and education, housing, and working conditions is the responsibility of the government.
- well-finished — ended or completed.
- west flanders — a province in W Belgium. 1249 sq. mi. (3235 sq. km). Capital: Bruges.
- west frisians — See under Frisian Islands.
- west hartford — a town in central Connecticut.
- when pigs fly — If you say 'when pigs fly' after someone has said that something might happen, you are emphasizing that you think it is very unlikely.
- whitefish bay — a city in SE Wisconsin, N of Milwaukee.
- wife swapping — sexual activity in which two or more married couples exchange partners.
- wife's equity — a wife's right to have provision made for her and her children out of her estate, without the aid of a court of equity, if her husband cannot obtain the funds
- wire transfer — bank-to-bank money transfer
- wire-transfer — to transmit (money or credit) by wire transfer.
- wonderfulness — excellent; great; marvelous: We all had a wonderful weekend.
- word deafness — inability to comprehend the meanings of words though they are heard, caused by lesions of the auditory center of the brain.
- words fail me — I am too happy, sad, amazed, etc, to express my thoughts