12-letter words containing k, w, e, i
- skip welding — a technique of spacing welds on thin structural members in order to balance and minimize internal stresses due to heat.
- sleepwalking — an act of sleepwalking; somnambulation.
- tack welding — to join (pieces of metal) with a number of small welds spaced some distance apart.
- take a whizz — to urinate
- take to wife — to marry (a woman)
- take up with — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- thick-witted — lacking intelligence; thickheaded; dull; stupid.
- tip the wink — to give a hint
- trickle-down — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- 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
- walk of life — The walk of life that you come from is the position that you have in society and the kind of job you have.
- walking beam — an overhead oscillating lever, pivoted at the middle, for transmitting force from a vertical connecting rod below one end to a vertical connecting rod, pump rod, etc., below the other end.
- walking fern — a fern, Camptosorus rhizophyllus, having simple, triangular fronds tapering into a prolongation that bends at the top and often takes root at the apex.
- walking leaf — leaf insect.
- walking line — a line on the plan of a curving staircase on which all treads are of a uniform width and that is considered to be the ordinary path taken by persons on the stair.
- walking pace — the speed at which someone walks
- walking race — a race in which competitors must walk
- walking shoe — a sturdy comfortable shoe worn by hillwalkers, etc
- wanne-eickel — a city in the Ruhr region in W Germany.
- warp-knitted — designating a fabric made by warp knitting.
- warwickshire — a county in central England. 765 sq. mi. (1980 sq. km).
- watered silk — silk with a wavy lustrous finish
- watermarking — Present participle of watermark.
- watkins glen — a village in W New York, on Seneca Lake: gorge and cascades.
- wedding cake — tiered cake served at a marriage party
- wedding-cake — highly ornate or overly elaborate: wedding-cake architecture.
- weft-knitted — noting or pertaining to a fabric made by weft knitting.
- well-skilled — having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.
- west warwick — a town in E Rhode Island, near Providence.
- whip-cracker — a person who cracks a whip.
- whiskey jack — gray jay.
- whiskey sour — a cocktail made with whiskey, lemon juice, and sugar.
- white alkali — Agriculture. a whitish layer of mineral salts, especially sodium sulfate, sodium chloride, and magnesium sulfate, often occurring on top of soils where rainfall is low.
- white knight — a hero who comes to the rescue.
- white market — (in a system of rationing) the buying and selling of unused ration coupons at a fluctuating legal price based on the supply of and demand for the rationed commodity.
- wicketkeeper — the player on the fielding side who stands immediately behind the wicket to stop balls that pass it.
- widow's peak — a point formed in the hairline in the middle of the forehead.
- wilkes-barre — a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River.
- windbreakers — Plural form of windbreaker.
- winter break — a period of vacation between semesters of colleges, universities, or other schools and usually including the winter holidays.
- winterkilled — Simple past tense and past participle of winterkill.
- wisecracking — a smart or facetious remark.
- working week — A working week is the amount of time during a normal week that you spend doing your job.
- workingwomen — a woman who is regularly employed.
- workmistress — a woman who oversees or controls work
- worried sick — extremely anxious about sb or sth
- wrecking bar — pinch bar.
- wrecking car — a car that is equipped as a wrecker. Compare wrecker (def 2).
- writing desk — a piece of furniture with a surface for writing, with drawers and pigeonholes for writing materials.