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13-letter words containing n, e, t, w, o, r

  • new york city — Also called New York State. a state in the NE United States. 49,576 sq. mi. (128,400 sq. km). Capital: Albany. Abbreviation: NY (for use with zip code), N.Y.
  • newport beach — a city in SW California, SE of Los Angeles.
  • no fewer than — You use no fewer than to emphasize that a number is surprisingly large.
  • non-warranted — authorization, sanction, or justification.
  • north by west — a point on the compass 11°15′ west of north. Abbreviation: NbW.
  • north-western — North-western means in or from the north-west of a region or country.
  • northeastward — the northeast.
  • northwesterly — Situated in, or pointing to, the northwest.
  • northwestward — the northwest.
  • old northwest — a territory of Canada lying N of 60 degrees N and extending E from the Yukon Territory to Nunavut. 519,732 sq. mi. (1,346,106 sq. km) Capital: Yellowknife.
  • once or twice — If you have done something once or twice, you have done it a few times, but not very often.
  • organ whistle — a steam or air whistle in which the jet is forced up against the thin edge of a pipe closed at the top.
  • out-of-towner — a visitor from another town or city: The World's Fair brought many out-of-towners to New Orleans.
  • outdoorswomen — Plural form of outdoorswoman.
  • oversweetness — the state of being too sweet
  • overwintering — to pass, spend, or survive the winter: to overwinter on the Riviera.
  • power station — a generating station.
  • rewriteperson — rewriteman.
  • scarlet woman — a sexually promiscuous woman, especially a prostitute or a woman who commits adultery.
  • second growth — the plant growth that follows the destruction of virgin forest.
  • secret weapon — Someone's secret weapon is a thing or person which they believe will help them achieve something and which other people do not know about.
  • slow puncture — a small hole in a tyre, from which the air escapes very slowly, so that at first it is not obvious that there is any problem with the tyre
  • snowball tree — any of several caprifoliaceous shrubs of the genus Viburnum, esp V. opulus var. roseum, a sterile cultivated variety with spherical clusters of white or pinkish flowers
  • socket wrench — a box wrench with a socket that is an extension of the shank.
  • south-western — South-western means in or from the south-west of a region or country.
  • staying power — ability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina.
  • stone's throw — a short distance: The railroad station is only a stone's throw from our house.
  • stripped down — having only essential features; lacking any special appointments or accessories.
  • stripped-down — having only essential features; lacking any special appointments or accessories.
  • strong waters — an archaic name for alcoholic drink
  • strong-willed — having a powerful will; resolute.
  • sword bayonet — a short sword that may be attached to the muzzle of a gun and used as a bayonet.
  • the new world — the Americas; the western hemisphere
  • the northwest — any area lying in or towards this direction
  • thenceforward — from that time or place onward.
  • throw someone — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
  • thundershower — a shower accompanied by thunder and lightning.
  • to break wind — If someone breaks wind, they release gas from their intestines through their anus.
  • torque wrench — a wrench having a dial or other indicator showing the amount of torque being applied.
  • train-workers — people who work on trains
  • trawler owner — someone who owns a vessel used for trawling or fishing with a trawl net or trawl line
  • twenty-fourmo — a book size of about 3 5/8 × 5 1/8 inches (9 × 13 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 24 leaves or 48 pages.
  • twenty-fourth — next after the twenty-third; being the ordinal number for 24.
  • two penn'orth — During a discussion about something, if you have your two penn'orth or put in your two penn'orth, you add your own opinion.
  • twopenceworth — an unwanted or unsolicited idea or opinion
  • und so weiter — and so forth; et cetera. Abbreviation: usw, u.s.w.
  • underwithhold — to withhold too little.
  • w.k. roentgen — Wilhelm Konrad [wil-helm kon-rad;; German vil-helm kawn-raht] /ˈwɪl hɛlm ˈkɒn ræd;; German ˈvɪl hɛlm ˈkɔn rɑt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1923, German physicist: discoverer of x-rays 1895; Nobel prize 1901.
  • walter pistonWalter, 1894–1976, U.S. composer.
  • water boatman — any of numerous aquatic insects of the family Corixidae, having paddlelike hind legs.
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