12-letter words containing i, t, w
- winterbourne — a channel filled only at a time of excessive rainfall.
- wintergreens — Plural form of wintergreen.
- winterkilled — Simple past tense and past participle of winterkill.
- winterweight — (of clothes) suitable in weight for wear in the winter; relatively heavy
- wire cutters — tool: pliers
- wire netting — netting made of interwoven wire, coarser than wire gauze.
- wisconsinite — a state in the N central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,154 sq. mi. (145,440 sq. km). Capital: Madison. Abbreviation: WI (for use with zip code), Wis., Wisc.
- wisdom teeth — the third molar on each side of the upper and lower jaws: the last tooth to erupt.
- wisdom tooth — the third molar on each side of the upper and lower jaws: the last tooth to erupt.
- witch doctor — a person in some societies who attempts to cure sickness and to exorcise evil spirits by the use of magic.
- witch hobble — the hobblebush.
- witch's mark — devil's mark.
- with a … eye — in a … manner
- with menaces — If someone commits the crime of demanding money with menaces, they threaten to cause harm unless they are given the money.
- with-profits — A with-profits savings scheme or financial plan is one in which the people who put money into the scheme receive extra money each year based on how successful the investment has been.
- withdrawable — to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
- withdrawment — The act of withdrawing; withdrawal; recall.
- witheredness — The state of being withered.
- withersoever — To wherever, to anywhere.
- withholdings — Plural form of withholding.
- withholdment — the act of withholding
- within reach — close enough to be reached
- within-named — that is named herein.
- without fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- withoutdoors — out of doors.
- withstanding — to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.
- wittgenstein — Ludwig (Josef Johann) [loot-vikh yoh-zef yoh-hahn,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx ˈyoʊ zɛf ˈyoʊ hɑn,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), 1889–1951, Austrian philosopher.
- wolf whistle — a wolf call made by whistling, often characterized by two sliding sounds, a peal up to a higher note and then one up to a lower note and down.
- wolf-whistle — If someone wolf-whistles, they make a whistling sound with a short rising note and a longer falling note. Some men wolf-whistle at a woman to show that they think she is attractive, and some women find this offensive.
- wollastonite — a mineral, calcium silicate, CaSiO 3 , occurring usually in fibrous white masses.
- wood turning — the forming of wood articles upon a lathe.
- wood's light — ultraviolet light filtered through glass containing nickel oxide, used in detecting forgeries, in detecting microbes in hair, etc.
- word picture — a description in words, especially one that is unusually vivid: She drew a word picture of a South Pacific sunset.
- wordsmithery — the craft or skill of a wordsmith
- wordsmithing — Present participle of wordsmith.
- work station — a work or office area assigned to one person, often one accommodating a computer terminal or other electronic equipment.
- workmistress — a woman who oversees or controls work
- workstations — a work or office area assigned to one person, often one accommodating a computer terminal or other electronic equipment.
- world spirit — (often initial capital letters) God.
- wringing wet — soaking; drenched
- wristwatches — Plural form of wristwatch.
- writeacourse — (language) A CAI language for IBM 360.
- writing case — a portable folder with compartments for holding writing materials
- writing desk — a piece of furniture with a surface for writing, with drawers and pigeonholes for writing materials.
- writing room — a room in a building where people go to be quiet and write
- written word — You use the written word to refer to language expressed in writing, especially when contrasted with speech or with other forms of expression such as painting or film.
- wrought iron — a form of iron, almost entirely free of carbon and having a fibrous structure including a uniformly distributed slag content, that is readily forged and welded.
- yellow light — a yellow traffic light, usually preceding a signal halting traffic in a particular direction.
- zwitterionic — an ion with both a positive and a negative charge.