12-letter words containing p, i, w
- preinterview — a preparatory meeting held before an interview
- primary wall — the wall of a plant cell that is formed first around the protoplast, composed of cellulose microfibrils aligned at all angles and held together by hydrogen bonds.
- primary wave — Seismology. P wave.
- printed word — The printed word is the same as written word.
- private view — a preview, esp of an art exhibition, for specially invited guests
- prizewinning — having won, or worthy of, a prize
- prose writer — a person who writes prose
- provincetown — a town at the tip of Cape Cod, in SE Massachusetts: resort.
- provincewide — covering or available to the whole of a province
- public works — government-funded construction
- pussy willow — a small willow, Salix discolor, of eastern North America, having silky catkins.
- pussy-willow — a small willow, Salix discolor, of eastern North America, having silky catkins.
- screen-wiper — windshield wiper.
- scriptwriter — a person who writes scripts, as for movies, radio, or television.
- self-worship — reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.
- 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.
- show jumping — sport: horseriding event
- showstopping — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
- skip welding — a technique of spacing welds on thin structural members in order to balance and minimize internal stresses due to heat.
- sleepwalking — an act of sleepwalking; somnambulation.
- snow pudding — a pudding, prepared by folding egg whites into a lemon gelatin mixture.
- snowy mespil — a N American tree, Amelanchier Lamarckii, that produces small white flowers in spring
- space writer — a journalist or copywriter paid according to a space rate. Also called space man. Compare stringer (def 6).
- speechwriter — a person who writes speeches for others, usually for pay.
- speedwriting — a system of shorthand that is based on the sound of words and utilizes letters of the alphabet rather than symbols.
- spider's web — a mesh of fine tough scleroprotein threads built by a spider from a liquid secreted from its spinnerets and used to trap insects
- sportswriter — a journalist who reports on sports and sporting events.
- spot welding — fusing metal
- spotted wilt — a viral disease of plants, characterized by wilting and by brown, sunken spots and streaks on the stems and leaves.
- spring water — water from natural underground source
- subsoil plow — a plow for stirring the subsoil, usually without disturbing the surface.
- 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 rabbit — any of several southern cottontails, especially Sylvilagus aquaticus, of swamps and lowlands.
- swap trading — a contract in which the parties to it exchange liabilities on outstanding debts in trading
- swimming cap — A swimming cap is a rubber cap which you wear to keep your hair dry when you are swimming.
- 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.
- tapioca snow — snow pellets.
- team up with — join forces with
- throw pillow — a small pillow placed on a chair, couch, etc., primarily for decoration.
- tip the wink — to give a hint
- triple crown — an unofficial title held by a horse that wins the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes in a single season.
- 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
- 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.
- two-pin plug — a plug that has two pins for inserting into a socket
- unworshipful — not worshipful; not showing reverence or admiration
- unworshipped — not worshipped; not admired or revered