12-letter words containing l, i, n, d, w
- stellar wind — the radial outflow of ionized gas from a star.
- stud welding — the semiautomatic welding of a stud or similar piece of metal to a flat part, usually by means of an electric arc
- tack welding — to join (pieces of metal) with a number of small welds spaced some distance apart.
- trickle-down — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- two-cylinder — (of an engine) having two cylinders
- wall molding — back molding.
- walled plain — a circular or almost circular area on the moon, sometimes with a floor that is depressed, usually partially enclosed by walls that rise to varying heights and that are usually lower than those of a crater.
- well-defined — sharply or clearly stated, outlined, described, etc.: a well-defined character; a well-defined boundary.
- 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-pointed — having a point or points: a pointed arch.
- well-trained — Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- wet puddling — puddling on a hearth rich in iron oxide so that carbon monoxide is generated, giving the iron the appearance of boiling.
- wheel window — a rose window having prominent radiating mullions.
- whittle down — To whittle down a group or thing means to gradually make it smaller.
- wild parsnip — a strong-smelling umbelliferous plant, Pastinaca sativa, that has an inedible root: the ancestor of the cultivated parsnip
- wild pumpkin — calabazilla.
- wild spinach — any of various plants of the genus Chenopodium, sometimes used in place of spinach.
- wild vanilla — vanilla plant.
- wildcat bank — a bank that issued notes without adequate security in the period before the establishment of the national banking system in 1864.
- wildernesses — Plural form of wilderness.
- windfall tax — a tax levied on an organization considered to have made excessive profits, esp a privatized utility company that has exploited a monopoly
- windlestraws — Plural form of windlestraw.
- window blind — window shade.
- window glass — glass used in windows
- window ledge — outdoors: bottom edge of a window
- wine-colored — of the color of wine; dark red.
- wing loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
- winterkilled — Simple past tense and past participle of winterkill.
- withholdings — Plural form of withholding.
- withholdment — the act of withholding
- wonder child — an unusually intelligent or talented child; prodigy; wunderkind.