13-letter words containing f, e, w, t
- stepford wife — a married woman who submits to her husband's will and is preoccupied by domestic concerns and her own personal appearance
- 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.
- taffeta weave — plain weave.
- takeaway food — food which is ordered and made in a restaurant and is then taken away to be eaten at home or elsewhere
- tassel flower — love-lies-bleeding.
- the following — the one or ones to be mentioned immediately
- the mayflower — the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from Plymouth to Massachusetts in 1620
- the worst off — those people who are in the worst situation
- thenceforward — from that time or place onward.
- twelfth grade — (in the US) the final year of secondary school after which students usually graduate at age 17 or 18
- twelfth night — the evening before Twelfth Day, formerly observed with various festivities.
- twenty-fourmo — a book size of about 3 5/8 × 5 1/8 inches (9 × 13 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 24 leaves or 48 pages.
- twenty-fourth — next after the twenty-third; being the ordinal number for 24.
- twist of fate — unexpected chance occurrence
- two-four time — music: time signature of 2/4
- ultrapowerful — extremely powerful
- wafflestomper — a shoe with a thick sole resembling a waffle
- wall of death — (at a fairground) a giant cylinder round the inside walls of which a motorcyclist rides
- wasterfulness — the state of being wasteful
- watch oneself — to be careful, cautious, or discreet
- water bailiff — an official responsible for enforcing laws on river management and fishing
- water buffalo — a buffalo, Bubalus bubalis, of the Old World tropics, having large, flattened, curved horns: wild populations are near extinction.
- water feather — a water milfoil, Myriophyllum aquaticum.
- water feature — A water feature is something such as an artificial pond or waterfall, usually in a garden.
- water milfoil — any of various aquatic plants, chiefly of the genus Myriophyllum, the submerged leaves of which are very finely divided.
- water-proofed — impervious to water.
- waterflooding — (in oil, gas, or petroleum production) the practice of injecting water to maintain pressure in a reservoir and to drive the oil, etc towards the production wells
- waterproofing — Chiefly British. a raincoat or other outer coat impervious to water.
- wave function — a solution of a wave equation.
- 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.
- weightlifting — the act, art, or sport of lifting barbells of given poundages in a prescribed manner, as a competitive event or conditioning exercise.
- welfare hotel — a hotel in which people receiving welfare assistance are temporarily housed until permanent quarters become available.
- 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-affected — favourably disposed (towards); steadfast or loyal
- 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.
- white feather — a symbol of cowardice.
- white truffle — an edible fungus, Tuber magnatum pico, occurring in certain parts of northern Italy, and considered a great delicacy.
- whitefish bay — a city in SE Wisconsin, N of Milwaukee.
- wife batterer — a man who hits his wife
- 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.
- woulfe bottle — a bottle with more than one neck, used for passing gases through liquids
- writ of error — a writ issued by an appellate court to the court of record where a case was tried, requiring that the record of the trial be sent to the appellate court for examination of alleged errors.