13-letter words containing f, o, r, w
- thenceforward — from that time or place onward.
- tight forward — one of a number of forwards who are bound wholly into the scrum
- 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.
- two-four time — music: time signature of 2/4
- ultrapowerful — extremely powerful
- wafflestomper — a shoe with a thick sole resembling a waffle
- waldorf salad — a salad of celery, diced apples, nuts, and mayonnaise.
- 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.
- ward of court — a person, esp a minor or one legally incapable of managing his own affairs, placed under the control or protection of a guardian or of a court
- watch out for — remain vigilant for, beware of
- water buffalo — a buffalo, Bubalus bubalis, of the Old World tropics, having large, flattened, curved horns: wild populations are near extinction.
- 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.
- weatherproofs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weatherproof.
- welfare hotel — a hotel in which people receiving welfare assistance are temporarily housed until permanent quarters become available.
- well-favoured — of pleasing appearance; good-looking; pretty or handsome.
- well-informed — having extensive knowledge, as in one particular subject or in a variety of subjects.
- west hartford — a town in central Connecticut.
- wonderfulness — excellent; great; marvelous: We all had a wonderful weekend.
- woodcraftsman — a person who is skilled in woodcraft.
- word deafness — inability to comprehend the meanings of words though they are heard, caused by lesions of the auditory center of the brain.
- word for word — in exactly the same words; verbatim.
- word of honor — a pledge of one's honor that a specified condition, bargain, etc., will be fulfilled; oath; promise.
- word of mouth — informal oral communication: The rumor spread rapidly by word of mouth.
- words fail me — I am too happy, sad, amazed, etc, to express my thoughts
- work function — Physics. the least energy necessary to free an electron from a metal surface.
- work-furlough — work-release.
- working fluid — a liquid or gaseous working substance.
- working stiff — A working stiff is a person who has an ordinary job that is not well-paid.
- 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.
- writ of right — English Law. a writ directed to a person who presided over a feudal court, directing him to render justice between his vassals in a dispute as to ownership of land: usually led to a trial in a royal court if feudal ownership was involved.