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12-letter words containing h, o, w, e

  • show stopper — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
  • show the way — guide
  • show-stopper — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
  • shower stall — an individual compartment or self-contained unit, having a single shower and accommodating one person.
  • snow thrower — snow blower.
  • snowshoe cat — a breed of cat with soft short hair, blue eyes, an inverted V-shaped marking on the face, and white feet
  • southernwood — a woody-stemmed wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of southern Europe, having aromatic, finely dissected leaves.
  • southwestern — the point or direction midway between south and west. Abbreviation: SW.
  • stone-washed — Stone-washed jeans are jeans which have been specially washed with small pieces of stone so that when you buy them they are fairly pale and soft.
  • the brownies — (in the US) the junior division of the Girl Scouts, usually for girls six to eight years old
  • the cold war — the period (1945-91) of cold war between the Soviet Union and its Communist allies and the U.S. and its non-Communist allies
  • the in-crowd — fashionable people; top people
  • the lowlands — a low generally flat region of central Scotland, around the Forth and Clyde valleys, separating the Southern Uplands from the Highlands
  • the new look — a fashion in women's clothes introduced in 1947, characterized by long full skirts
  • the shallows — a shallow place in a body of water
  • the wop-wops — the backblocks; the back of beyond
  • throw weight — the lifting power, or payload maximum, of a ballistic missile exclusive of the weight of the rocket itself, and including the weight of the warhead or warheads and of guidance and penetration systems; ballistic delivery power: larger Soviet missiles with a throw weight of up to 20 megatons.
  • throw-weight — the lifting power, or payload maximum, of a ballistic missile exclusive of the weight of the rocket itself, and including the weight of the warhead or warheads and of guidance and penetration systems; ballistic delivery power: larger Soviet missiles with a throw weight of up to 20 megatons.
  • to hell with — the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.
  • tone in with — to harmonize with
  • tooth powder — a dentifrice in the form of a powder.
  • two-base hit — a base hit that enables a batter to reach second base safely.
  • underwrought — to do less work on than is necessary or required: to underwork an idea.
  • unnewsworthy — (of a story or incident) not important or significant enough to be considered news
  • unnoteworthy — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
  • unoverthrown — not overthrown
  • unshadowable — not able to be shadowed
  • unwished-for — undesired; unwelcome: an unwished-for occurrence.
  • unworshipped — not worshipped; not admired or revered
  • unworthiness — not worthy; lacking worth or excellence.
  • up the wazoo — the anus.
  • variety show — vaudeville performance
  • waffle cloth — honeycomb (def 5a).
  • wagon-headed — of the form of a round arch or a semicylinder, like the cover of a wagon when stretched over the bows, as a ceiling or roof.
  • walker hound — an American foxhound having a black, tan, and white, or, sometimes, a tan and white coat.
  • walking shoe — a sturdy comfortable shoe worn by hillwalkers, etc
  • warehouseman — a person who stores goods for others for pay.
  • warehousemen — Irregular plural form of warehouseman.
  • watch pocket — a small pocket in a garment, as in a vest or trousers, for holding a pocket watch, change, etc. Compare fob1 (def 1).
  • weather bomb — a type of extratropical cyclone characterized by a low pressure system in which the central barometric pressure drops at least 24 millibars in 24 hours, which can produce hurricane-force winds with very heavy rainfall or snow.
  • weatherboard — an early type of board used as a siding for a building.
  • weatherbound — (often nautical) Delayed or prevented by bad weather from doing something, such as travelling.
  • weathercloth — a canvas cover for sheltering crew or protecting boat parts from the weather
  • weathercocks — Plural form of weathercock.
  • weatherproof — able to withstand exposure to all kinds of weather.
  • weatherwoman — a woman who works as a weathercaster.
  • weatherwomen — Plural form of weatherwoman.
  • webliography — a list of electronic documents, websites, or other resources available on the World Wide Web, especially those relating to a particular subject: a student's annotated webliography on Shakespeare.
  • weigh anchor — to raise a vessel's anchor or (of a vessel) to have its anchor raised in preparation for departure
  • well-clothed — to dress; attire.
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