12-letter words containing n, o, w, t
- town manager — an official appointed to direct the administration of a town government.
- town meeting — a general meeting of the inhabitants of a town.
- 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.
- trojan women — a tragedy (415 b.c.) by Euripides.
- turkey brown — an angler's name for a species of mayfly, Paraleptophlebia submarginata
- twin paradox — a phenomenon predicted by relativity. One of a pair of identical twins is supposed to live normally in an inertial system whilst the other is accelerated to a high speed in a spaceship, travels for a long time, and finally returns to rest beside his twin. The travelled twin will be found to be younger than his brother
- two-cylinder — (of an engine) having two cylinders
- two-pin plug — a plug that has two pins for inserting into a socket
- underwrought — to do less work on than is necessary or required: to underwork an idea.
- uniform with — having the same form, appearance, etc. as
- unnewsworthy — (of a story or incident) not important or significant enough to be considered news
- unnoteworthy — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
- unoverthrown — not overthrown
- unroadworthy — not mechanically sound or suitable for use on the road
- unworthiness — not worthy; lacking worth or excellence.
- wagon master — wagon boss.
- wainscotings — Plural form of wainscoting.
- wainscotting — paneling or woodwork with which rooms, hallways, etc., are wainscoted.
- waistcoating — a fabric for making waistcoats.
- waiting room — a room for the use of persons waiting, as in a railroad station or a physician's office.
- walk-on part — acting role with no spoken lines
- 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
- wall-mounted — hung on a wall
- warning shot — gunshot fired into the air
- washfountain — a large, usually circular wash basin, as in an industrial plant, in which a spray of water activated by foot pedal allows several workers to wash simultaneously.
- washingtonia — either of two fan palm species from the genus Washingtonia
- waste ground — an empty piece of land
- watchdogging — a dog kept to guard property.
- water cannon — a truck-mounted hose or pipe that shoots a jet of water through a nozzle at extremely high pressure, used especially in dispersing rioters or demonstrators.
- water coning — Water coning is when flow in a well changes as the oil-water interface forms into a bell shape.
- watered-down — made weaker or less effective from or as from dilution with water: a watered-down cocktail; Spectators saw a watered-down version of the famous opera.
- waterfowling — the sport of shooting waterfowl
- watering pot — a container for water, typically of metal or plastic and having a spout with a perforated nozzle, for watering or sprinkling plants, flowers, etc.
- waterlogging — to cause (a boat, ship, etc.) to become uncontrollable as a result of flooding.
- watts-dunton — (Walter) Theodore (Walter Theodore Watts) 1832–1914, English poet, novelist, and critic.
- wavefunction — (physics) A mathematical function that describes the propagation of the quantum mechanical wave associated with a particle (or system of particles), related to the probability of finding the particle in a particular region of space.
- waxed cotton — cotton that is treated with wax to make it waterproof
- weatherbound — (often nautical) Delayed or prevented by bad weather from doing something, such as travelling.
- weatherwoman — a woman who works as a weathercaster.
- weatherwomen — Plural form of weatherwoman.
- weavers-knot — sheet bend.
- well-content — fully contented; satisfied.
- well-mounted — seated or riding on a horse or other animal.
- well-pointed — having a point or points: a pointed arch.
- well-trodden — a past participle of tread.
- wellingtonia — (UK) A large coniferous tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum, from California.
- west babylon — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- west lothian — a historic county in S Scotland.