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12-letter words containing p, a, w, e

  • sage sparrow — a small gray finch, Amphispiza belli, of dry, brushy areas of western North America.
  • saw palmetto — a shrublike palmetto, Serenoa repens, of the palm family, native to the southern U.S., having green or blue leafstalks set with spiny teeth.
  • scapegallows — a criminal who escapes death by hanging or the gallows
  • sepak takraw — a game originating in South Asia in which two teams kick a ball back and forth over a net
  • shadow price — the calculated price of a good or service for which no market price exists
  • sharp-witted — having or showing mental acuity; intellectually discerning; acute.
  • shop steward — commerce: union rep
  • sleepwalking — an act of sleepwalking; somnambulation.
  • snow leopard — a long-haired, leopardlike feline, Panthera (Uncia) uncia, of mountain ranges of central Asia, having a relatively small head and a thick, creamy-gray coat with rosette spots: an endangered species.
  • space writer — a journalist or copywriter paid according to a space rate. Also called space man. Compare stringer (def 6).
  • sponged ware — spongeware.
  • spring water — water from natural underground source
  • superhighway — a highway designed for travel at high speeds, having more than one lane for each direction of traffic, a safety strip dividing the two directions, and cloverleaves to route the traffic on and off the highway. Compare expressway.
  • swamp azalea — an azalea, Rhododendron viscosum, of the eastern U.S., having fragrant, white to pink or sometimes red flowers.
  • sweet potato — a plant, Ipomoea batatas, of the morning glory family, grown for its sweet, edible, tuberous roots.
  • swine plague — hemorrhagic septicemia of hogs, caused by the bacterium Pasteurella suiseptica, characterized by an accompanying infection of pneumonia.
  • switch plate — a plate, usually of metal, ceramic, or plastic, covering a switch so that the knob or toggle protrudes.
  • take up with — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
  • team up with — join forces with
  • tree sparrow — a Eurasian bird, Passer montanus, related to but smaller than the house sparrow.
  • twisted pair — A twisted pair is a pair of wires that are twisted together to reduce interference.
  • twitterpated — excited or overcome by romantic feelings; smitten.
  • up the wazoo — the anus.
  • wages policy — a government policy setting wages and wage increases for workers, for example, setting minimum wage requirements
  • wake-up call — an act or instance of waking up.
  • walk-up rate — The walk-up rate at a hotel is the price charged to a customer who arrives without a reservation.
  • walking pace — the speed at which someone walks
  • wall creeper — a small, gray and crimson Old World bird, Tichodroma muraria, that inhabits cliffs in mountainous areas.
  • walled plain — a circular or almost circular area on the moon, sometimes with a floor that is depressed, usually partially enclosed by walls that rise to varying heights and that are usually lower than those of a crater.
  • wallpapering — Present participle of wallpaper.
  • walter pater — Walter Horatio, 1839–94, English critic, essayist, and novelist.
  • warmer-upper — something that provides one with invigorating warmth: Hot soup is a good warmer-upper after skiing.
  • warp-knitted — designating a fabric made by warp knitting.
  • watch pocket — a small pocket in a garment, as in a vest or trousers, for holding a pocket watch, change, etc. Compare fob1 (def 1).
  • water pepper — a widely distributed annual plant, Polygonum hydropiper, of marshes and bogs, characterized by acrid, peppery-tasting leaves.
  • water pistol — a toy gun that shoots a stream of liquid.
  • water pocket — a cavity at the foot of a cliff formed by the falling action of an intermittent stream.
  • water spider — a Eurasian spider, Argyroneta aquatica, that spins a web in the form of an air-filled chamber in which it lives submerged in streams and ponds
  • water splash — a place where a stream runs over a road
  • water sports — a sport played or practiced on or in water, as swimming, water polo, or surfing.
  • water sprite — a sprite or spirit inhabiting the water, as an undine.
  • water sprout — a nonflowering shoot arising from a branch or axil of a tree or shrub.
  • water supply — the supply of purified water available to a community.
  • water vapour — steam
  • 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.
  • watermanship — the skill, duties, business, etc., of a waterman.
  • waterproofed — Having been made waterproof.
  • waterproofer — One who, or that which, makes waterproof.
  • wave-and-pay — relating to a payment system that uses RFID technology to allow a customer to pay for goods by passing a card in front of a sensor
  • weaponeering — the act of fitting out with weapons
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