12-letter words containing i, r, a, w, d
- medical ward — a hospital ward in which patients are being treated by drugs rather than surgery
- mermaid weed — any of several North American, aquatic plants of the genus Proserpinaca, having pinnately dissected leaves either above or below the water.
- mountainward — Towards a mountain or mountains.
- multiwarhead — (of a missile) capable of carrying several independent warheads
- narrowminded — Alternative spelling of narrow-minded.
- new paradigm — a set of beliefs that replaces another set which is believed no longer to apply
- opera window — a narrow, fixed window on each side of the rear passenger compartment of an automobile.
- periodic law — the law that the properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers.
- radio window — the range of wavelengths at which the earth's atmosphere is transparent to radio waves.
- railway yard — an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings, used for storing rolling stock, making up trains, etc
- rainbow bird — an Australian bee-eater, Merops ornatus, with brightly coloured plumage. It feeds in flight and nests in sandy burrows
- reading week — university: week-long break from classes
- ready-witted — having a quick wit or intelligence.
- review board — panel appointed to reconsider a matter
- reward claim — a claim granted to a miner who discovered gold in a new area
- road warrior — a person who travels extensively, as on business trips
- sandwich bar — a place where sandwiches are sold
- self-drawing — the act of a person or thing that draws.
- shadow price — the calculated price of a good or service for which no market price exists
- sharp-witted — having or showing mental acuity; intellectually discerning; acute.
- snowboarding — a board for gliding on snow, resembling a wide ski, to which both feet are secured and that one rides in an upright position.
- stellar wind — the radial outflow of ionized gas from a star.
- swap trading — a contract in which the parties to it exchange liabilities on outstanding debts in trading
- swim bladder — air bladder (def 2).
- swiss guards — a corps of Swiss mercenary soldiers, esp. those hired as Vatican bodyguards to the pope
- thitherwards — in that direction
- 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
- twisted pair — A twisted pair is a pair of wires that are twisted together to reduce interference.
- twitterpated — excited or overcome by romantic feelings; smitten.
- underdrawing — the act of sketching a subject before painting it on the same surface
- wakeboarding — (sports) A water sport where a rider on a small board is towed by a motor boat, and attached by a cable.
- waking dream — an experience you have while you are awake that feels similar to dreaming
- wardian case — a type of terrarium having a top and sides of glass.
- warp-knitted — designating a fabric made by warp knitting.
- wash drawing — a watercolor painting executed by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other.
- water shield — Also called water target. an aquatic plant, Brasenia schreberi, of the water lily family, having purple flowers, floating, elliptic leaves, and a jellylike coating on the underwater stems and roots.
- water spider — a Eurasian spider, Argyroneta aquatica, that spins a web in the form of an air-filled chamber in which it lives submerged in streams and ponds
- watered silk — silk with a wavy lustrous finish
- weather tide — a tide moving against the direction of the wind.
- well-attired — to dress, array, or adorn, especially for special occasions, ceremonials, etc.
- well-drained — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
- well-trained — Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- white-haired — having hair that is white.
- whitherwards — toward what or which place
- wide-ranging — extending over a large area; extensive or diversified in scope: wide-ranging lands; a wide-ranging discussion.
- wild apricot — apricot (def 4).
- wild mustard — any of several weedy plants belonging to the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, as charlock.
- wild parsley — any of several uncultivated plants resembling the parsley in shape and structure.
- wild parsnip — a strong-smelling umbelliferous plant, Pastinaca sativa, that has an inedible root: the ancestor of the cultivated parsnip
- windbreakers — Plural form of windbreaker.