12-letter words containing o, s, h, i
- withersoever — To wherever, to anywhere.
- withholdings — Plural form of withholding.
- withoutdoors — out of doors.
- wolf whistle — a wolf call made by whistling, often characterized by two sliding sounds, a peal up to a higher note and then one up to a lower note and down.
- wolf-whistle — If someone wolf-whistles, they make a whistling sound with a short rising note and a longer falling note. Some men wolf-whistle at a woman to show that they think she is attractive, and some women find this offensive.
- womanishness — The state or condition of being womanish.
- wood's light — ultraviolet light filtered through glass containing nickel oxide, used in detecting forgeries, in detecting microbes in hair, etc.
- woodchippers — Plural form of woodchipper.
- woodshedding — Present participle of woodshed.
- wordsmithery — the craft or skill of a wordsmith
- wordsmithing — Present participle of wordsmith.
- work-sharing — an arrangement whereby one full-time job may be carried out by two people working part time
- worshipfully — In a worshipful manner; reverentially.
- zoochemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with the constituents of the animal body; animal chemistry.
- zygapophysis — one of the four processes of a vertebra, occurring in pairs that interlock each vertebra with the vertebrae above and below.
- zymotechnics — the art of managing the fermentation process