12-letter words containing i, n, t, w
- semantic web — an extension of the World Wide Web in which data is structured and XML-tagged on the basis of its meaning or content, so that computers can process and integrate the information without human intervention: the semantic Web acting as a global database or huge brain.
- sewing table — a worktable for holding sewing materials, often supplied with a bag or pouch for needlework.
- shooting war — open conflict between hostile nations involving direct military engagements.
- short-winded — short of breath; liable to difficulty in breathing.
- showstopping — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
- shut-in well — confined to one's home, a hospital, etc., as from illness.
- siamese twin — (not in technical use) conjoined twin.
- signal tower — a tower from which railway signals are controlled or displayed
- sinisterwise — in a leftwards direction
- smyth sewing — a method of sewing together folded, gathered, and collated signatures with a single thread sewn through the folds of individual signatures.
- snow bunting — a bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis, of the northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere having white plumage.
- snowmobilist — a person who drives a snowmobile, a snowmobiler
- speedwriting — a system of shorthand that is based on the sound of words and utilizes letters of the alphabet rather than symbols.
- spot welding — fusing metal
- spring water — water from natural underground source
- stanisław ii — surnamed Poniatowski. 1732–98, the last king of Poland (1764–95), during whose reign Poland was repeatedly invaded and partitioned (1772, 1791, 1795) by its neighbours: abdicated
- stellar wind — the radial outflow of ionized gas from a star.
- stem-winding — wound by turning a knob at the stem.
- stonewalling — the act of stalling, evading, or filibustering, especially to avoid revealing politically embarrassing information.
- storm window — a supplementary window sash for protecting a window against drafts, driving rain, etc.
- stud welding — the semiautomatic welding of a stud or similar piece of metal to a flat part, usually by means of an electric arc
- subway train — a train that runs on an underground railway
- swap trading — a contract in which the parties to it exchange liabilities on outstanding debts in trading
- sweetishness — the quality of being sweetish
- tack welding — to join (pieces of metal) with a number of small welds spaced some distance apart.
- tapioca snow — snow pellets.
- tennis elbow — irritation of the synovial membrane, or joint rotary area, of the elbow, caused by immoderate motions while playing tennis or other sports; epicondylitis.
- the brownies — (in the US) the junior division of the Girl Scouts, usually for girls six to eight years old
- the in-crowd — fashionable people; top people
- the twenties — the years numbered 20–29 in a particular century, esp the 20th century
- time-wasting — causing someone to spend time doing something that is unnecessary or does not produce any benefit
- tip the wink — to give a hint
- tone in with — to harmonize with
- town council — municipal government
- town meeting — a general meeting of the inhabitants of a town.
- trickle-down — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- triple crown — an unofficial title held by a horse that wins the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes in a single season.
- twenty-eight — a cardinal number, 20 plus 8.
- twenty-fifth — next after the twenty-fourth; being the ordinal number for 25.
- twenty-first — next after the twentieth; being the ordinal number for 21.
- twenty-ninth — next after the twenty-eighth; being the ordinal number for 29.
- twenty-sixer — a liquor bottle of around 26 ounces (0.750 litre) capacity
- twenty-sixth — next after the twenty-fifth; being the ordinal number for 26.
- twenty-third — next after the twenty-second; being the ordinal number for 23.
- twin killing — double play.
- twin paradox — a phenomenon predicted by relativity. One of a pair of identical twins is supposed to live normally in an inertial system whilst the other is accelerated to a high speed in a spaceship, travels for a long time, and finally returns to rest beside his twin. The travelled twin will be found to be younger than his brother
- twin-engined — (of an aircraft) having two engines
- twitteringly — in a twittering manner
- two-cylinder — (of an engine) having two cylinders
- two-pin plug — a plug that has two pins for inserting into a socket