12-letter words containing l, i, n, t, w
- tack welding — to join (pieces of metal) with a number of small welds spaced some distance apart.
- 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.
- town council — municipal government
- 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.
- twin killing — double play.
- 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
- waiting list — a list of persons waiting, as for reservations, appointments, living accommodations, or admission to a school.
- walking boot — a lightweight rigid knee-length boot with a reinforced sole and straps that fasten around the leg, used for support after a sprain or fracture
- walking tour — a tour on which you walk rather than using transport
- walkingstick — a stick used for walking
- waterfalling — Present participle of waterfall.
- waterfowling — the sport of shooting waterfowl
- waterlogging — to cause (a boat, ship, etc.) to become uncontrollable as a result of flooding.
- watkins glen — a village in W New York, on Seneca Lake: gorge and cascades.
- well-fitting — suitable or appropriate; proper or becoming.
- well-pointed — having a point or points: a pointed arch.
- well-trained — Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- well-written — a past participle of write.
- wellingtonia — (UK) A large coniferous tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum, from California.
- west lothian — a historic county in S Scotland.
- west mifflin — a city in W Pennsylvania, on the Monongahela River.
- westerliness — Westerly position.
- wet puddling — puddling on a hearth rich in iron oxide so that carbon monoxide is generated, giving the iron the appearance of boiling.
- whaling port — a home port for whaling vessels.
- white lupine — any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Lupinus, of the legume family, as L. albus (white lupine) of Europe, bearing edible seeds, or L. perennis, of the eastern U.S., having tall, dense clusters of blue, pink, or white flowers.
- white marlin — a small marlin, Tetrapterus albidus, inhabiting the western Atlantic Ocean, pale blue above and silvery below.
- white plains — a city in SE New York, near New York City: battle 1776.
- white salmon — the yellowtail, Seriola lalandei.
- white walnut — butternut (def 1).
- whittle down — To whittle down a group or thing means to gradually make it smaller.
- wildcat bank — a bank that issued notes without adequate security in the period before the establishment of the national banking system in 1864.
- will contest — legal proceedings to contest the authenticity or validity of a will.
- wilton house — a mansion in Wilton in Wiltshire: built for the 1st Earl of Pembroke in the 16th century; rebuilt after a fire in 1647 by Inigo Jones and John Webb; altered in the 19th century by James Wyatt; landscaped grounds include a famous Palladian bridge
- wilton manor — a town in S Florida.
- 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.
- winter blues — a feeling of depression or deep unhappiness associated with experiencing the cold and darkness of winter
- winter melon — a variety of late-keeping muskmelon, Cucumis melo inodorus, having a sweet, edible flesh.
- winterkilled — Simple past tense and past participle of winterkill.
- withholdings — Plural form of withholding.
- withholdment — the act of withholding
- wollastonite — a mineral, calcium silicate, CaSiO 3 , occurring usually in fibrous white masses.