12-letter words containing o, r, w, h
- smart growth — People such as architects and environmentalists use smart growth to refer to the construction of new buildings and roads within a town or city so that they are close to people's workplaces and mass transit systems and so that open spaces are not built on.
- snow thrower — snow blower.
- solway firth — an arm of the Irish Sea between SW Scotland and NW England. 38 miles (61 km) long.
- southernwood — a woody-stemmed wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of southern Europe, having aromatic, finely dissected leaves.
- southwestern — the point or direction midway between south and west. Abbreviation: SW.
- sparrow hawk — a small, short-winged European hawk, Accipiter nisus, that preys on smaller birds.
- stomach worm — a nematode, Haemonchus contortus, parasitic in the stomach of sheep, cattle, and related animals.
- the brownies — (in the US) the junior division of the Girl Scouts, usually for girls six to eight years old
- the cold war — the period (1945-91) of cold war between the Soviet Union and its Communist allies and the U.S. and its non-Communist allies
- the in-crowd — fashionable people; top people
- thirty-twomo — a book size of about 3¼ × 5½ inches (8.3 × 14 cm), determined by printing on sheets that are folded to form 32 leaves or 64 pages. Symbol: 32mo, 32°.
- this-worldly — distinguished by or relating to material or earthly concerns; not spiritual or concerned with life in a future or imaginary world
- thoroughwort — boneset.
- through with — having finished with (esp when dissatisfied with)
- throw around — ideas, etc.: exchange, brainstorm
- throw mud at — to slander; vilify
- throw pillow — a small pillow placed on a chair, couch, etc., primarily for decoration.
- throw weight — the lifting power, or payload maximum, of a ballistic missile exclusive of the weight of the rocket itself, and including the weight of the warhead or warheads and of guidance and penetration systems; ballistic delivery power: larger Soviet missiles with a throw weight of up to 20 megatons.
- throw-weight — the lifting power, or payload maximum, of a ballistic missile exclusive of the weight of the rocket itself, and including the weight of the warhead or warheads and of guidance and penetration systems; ballistic delivery power: larger Soviet missiles with a throw weight of up to 20 megatons.
- tooth powder — a dentifrice in the form of a powder.
- 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
- unwished-for — undesired; unwelcome: an unwished-for occurrence.
- unworshipful — not worshipful; not showing reverence or admiration
- unworshipped — not worshipped; not admired or revered
- unworthiness — not worthy; lacking worth or excellence.
- variety show — vaudeville performance
- waking hours — Your waking hours are the times when you are awake rather than asleep.
- walk through — an act or instance of walking or going on foot.
- walk-through — Theater, Television. a rehearsal in which physical action is combined with reading the lines of a play. a perfunctory performance of a script.
- walker hound — an American foxhound having a black, tan, and white, or, sometimes, a tan and white coat.
- walkthroughs — Plural form of walkthrough.
- warehouseman — a person who stores goods for others for pay.
- warehousemen — Irregular plural form of warehouseman.
- warning shot — gunshot fired into the air
- weather bomb — a type of extratropical cyclone characterized by a low pressure system in which the central barometric pressure drops at least 24 millibars in 24 hours, which can produce hurricane-force winds with very heavy rainfall or snow.
- weatherboard — an early type of board used as a siding for a building.
- weatherbound — (often nautical) Delayed or prevented by bad weather from doing something, such as travelling.
- weathercloth — a canvas cover for sheltering crew or protecting boat parts from the weather
- weathercocks — Plural form of weathercock.
- weatherproof — able to withstand exposure to all kinds of weather.
- weatherwoman — a woman who works as a weathercaster.
- weatherwomen — Plural form of weatherwoman.
- webliography — a list of electronic documents, websites, or other resources available on the World Wide Web, especially those relating to a particular subject: a student's annotated webliography on Shakespeare.
- weigh anchor — to raise a vessel's anchor or (of a vessel) to have its anchor raised in preparation for departure
- well-humored — a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.