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13-letter words containing h, a, w, e

  • kitchen waste — bits of food that are left over from cooking, such as vegetable peelings, cheese rind, and scraps from people's plates
  • know by heart — have memorized
  • kwame nkrumah — Kwame [kwah-mee] /ˈkwɑ mi/ (Show IPA), 1909–72, president of Ghana 1960–66.
  • landownership — an owner or proprietor of land.
  • lantern wheel — a wheel, used like a pinion, consisting essentially of two parallel disks or heads whose peripheries are connected by a series of bars that engage with the teeth of another wheel.
  • laurel wreath — a wreath of interlocking laurel leaves and branches, which can be worn on the head to represent victory
  • lower chamber — lower house.
  • machine screw — a threaded fastener, either used with a nut or driven into a tapped hole, usually having a diameter of about 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) or less and a slotted head for tightening by a screwdriver.
  • make off with — take away
  • marbled white — any butterfly of the satyrid genus Melanargia, with panelled black-and-white wings, but technically a brown butterfly; found in grassland
  • master switch — a switch that can be used to turn on or off the supply of electricity to a building or to certain equipment
  • matthew paris — Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
  • megawatt hour — a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of a million watts in one hour
  • might as well — have no reason not to
  • mother-in-law — the mother of one's husband or wife.
  • mouthwatering — very appetizing in appearance, aroma, or description: a mouth-watering dessert.
  • new hampshire — a state in the NE United States. 9304 sq. mi. (24,100 sq. km). Capital: Concord. Abbreviation: NH (for use with zip code), N.H.
  • new-fashioned — lately come into fashion; made in a new style, fashion, etc.
  • newport beach — a city in SW California, SE of Los Angeles.
  • newsgathering — of or relating to the process of collecting and reporting the news.
  • night crawler — an earthworm.
  • nightcrawlers — Plural form of nightcrawler.
  • nightwatchmen — Plural form of nightwatchman.
  • no fewer than — You use no fewer than to emphasize that a number is surprisingly large.
  • northeastward — the northeast.
  • northwestward — the northwest.
  • off the wagon — any of various kinds of four-wheeled vehicles designed to be pulled or having its own motor and ranging from a child's toy to a commercial vehicle for the transport of heavy loads, delivery, etc.
  • one-punch law — a law prescribing punitive sentences for assault, including assault comprising a single blow
  • open sandwich — a sandwich served on only one slice of bread, without a covering slice.
  • organ whistle — a steam or air whistle in which the jet is forced up against the thin edge of a pipe closed at the top.
  • outreach work — work (done by welfare workers, volunteers, etc) designed to help and encourage disadvantaged members of the community
  • packet switch — packet switching
  • paisley shawl — a shawl made from paisley fabric
  • pass the word — If you pass the word, you tell someone something that another person has told you.
  • passager hawk — young hawk or falcon caught while on migration
  • pearly whites — white and lustrous as a pearl.
  • periwig chair — a chair of c1700 having a high, caned back with an elaborately carved cresting.
  • poulard wheat — a Mediterranean wheat, Triticum turgidum, grown as a forage crop in the U.S.
  • powder charge — propellant (def 2).
  • power-sharing — Power-sharing is a political arrangement in which different or opposing groups all take part in government together.
  • ratchet wheel — a wheel, with teeth on the edge, into which a pawl drops or catches, as to prevent reversal of motion or convert reciprocating motion into rotatory motion.
  • rayleigh wave — a wave along the surface of a solid, elastic body, especially along the surface of the earth.
  • reach-me-down — a garment that is cheaply ready-made or second-hand
  • research work — work concerning research into or investigation into a subject, topic, etc, particularly in the sciences
  • ride the wave — to enjoy a period of success and good fortune
  • sachet-powder — a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
  • sadie hawkins — Also called Sadie, Sadies. a party, dance, or other social event, especially one held annually among high school or college students, to which each girl escorts the boy of her choice, or invites him to escort her.
  • saint matthew — a tax collector of Capernaum called by Christ to be one of the 12 apostles (Matthew 9:9–13; 10:3). Feast day: Sept 21 or Nov 16
  • sandwich beam — flitch beam.
  • sandwich cake — a cake that is made up of two or more layers with a jam or other filling
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