12-letter words containing n, e, w, t
- nightcrawler — An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
- nonnewtonian — Not Newtonian.
- northwestern — Of or pertaining to the northwest; from or to in such a direction.
- northwesters — Plural form of northwester.
- northwestnet — (NWNET) Kochmer, J., and NorthWestNet, "The Internet Passport: NorthWestNets Guide to Our World Online", NorthWestNet, Bellevue, WA, 1992.
- noteworthily — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
- now and then — occasionally
- off the wind — away from the direction from which the wind is blowing
- on the prowl — to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
- on the wagon — any of various kinds of four-wheeled vehicles designed to be pulled or having its own motor and ranging from a child's toy to a commercial vehicle for the transport of heavy loads, delivery, etc.
- on the watch — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
- on the whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
- owen stanley — a mountain range on New Guinea in SE Papua New Guinea. Highest peak, Mt. Victoria, 13,240 feet (4036 meters).
- pastures new — If someone leaves for greener pastures, or in British English pastures new, they leave their job, their home, or the situation they are in for something they think will be much better.
- pelton wheel — a high-pressure impulse water turbine in which one or more free jets of water are directed against the buckets of the rotor.
- pennywhistle — a cheap toy whistle orig. sold for a penny
- phonetic law — a statement of some regular pattern of sound change in a specific language, as Grimm's law or Verner's law.
- pit dwelling — a primitive dwelling consisting of a pit excavated in the earth and roofed over.
- planet wheel — any of the gears in an epicyclic train surrounding and engaging with the sun gear.
- post-weaning — to accustom (a child or young animal) to food other than its mother's milk; cause to lose the need to suckle or turn to the mother for food.
- power kiting — an activity in which a person, sitting in a small buggy or wearing skis, etc, is propelled by the wind power generated by a large kite to which he or she is attached by ropes
- powerboating — a boat propelled by mechanical power.
- powerlifting — a competition or sport involving three tests of strength: the bench press, squat, and two-handed dead lift.
- preinterview — a preparatory meeting held before an interview
- presweetened — already sweetened
- printed word — The printed word is the same as written word.
- provincetown — a town at the tip of Cape Cod, in SE Massachusetts: resort.
- punxsutawney — a town in central Pennsylvania: Groundhog Day celebration.
- quieten down — If someone or something quietens down or if you quieten them down, they become less noisy or less active.
- ratchet down — If something ratchets down or is ratcheted down, it decreases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to increase again.
- reisterstown — a city in N Maryland.
- renewability — able to be renewed: a library book that is not renewable.
- renewal date — The renewal date of an existing insurance contract is the date on which it must be renewed.
- right-winger — If you think someone has views which are more right-wing than most other members of their party, you can say they are a right-winger.
- ring network — (networking, topology) A network topology in which all nodes are connected to a single wire in a ring or point-to-point. There are no endpoints. This topology is used by token ring networks. Compare: bus network, star network.
- rostenkowski — Dan(iel) 1928–2010, U.S. politician: congressman 1959–94.
- run the show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- saskatchewan — a province in W Canada. 251,700 sq. mi. (651,900 sq. km). Capital: Regina.
- satin-flower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- screenwriter — a person who writes screenplays, especially as an occupation or profession.
- sea lungwort — a plant, Mertensia maritima, of the borage family, growing on northern seacoasts and having leaves with an oysterlike flavor.
- semantic web — an extension of the World Wide Web in which data is structured and XML-tagged on the basis of its meaning or content, so that computers can process and integrate the information without human intervention: the semantic Web acting as a global database or huge brain.
- sewing table — a worktable for holding sewing materials, often supplied with a bag or pouch for needlework.
- shawl tongue — kiltie (def 3).
- short-winded — short of breath; liable to difficulty in breathing.
- shut-in well — confined to one's home, a hospital, etc., as from illness.
- siamese twin — (not in technical use) conjoined twin.
- signal tower — a tower from which railway signals are controlled or displayed
- sinisterwise — in a leftwards direction
- skeleton law — a framework or basic outline of law or rule