12-letter words containing r, u, w, e
- southwestern — the point or direction midway between south and west. Abbreviation: SW.
- square-jawed — having a regular, approximately rectangular jaw
- squared away — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- stone curlew — thick-knee.
- summer-sweet — sweet pepperbush.
- summerweight — (of clothes) suitable in weight for wear in the summer; relatively light
- super twelve — an annual international southern hemisphere Rugby Union tournament between teams from South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand
- 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.
- surface wave — a seismic wave that travels along or parallel to the earth's surface (distinguished from body wave).
- swashbuckler — a swaggering swordsman, soldier, or adventurer; daredevil.
- tow-coloured — pale yellow; flaxen
- tube railway — subway (def 1).
- turkey brown — an angler's name for a species of mayfly, Paraleptophlebia submarginata
- unanswerable — not capable of being answered; not having a known or discoverable answer: an unanswerable question.
- underdrawers — an undergarment for the lower part of the body, typically covering at least part of the legs. Compare drawer (def 2).
- underdrawing — the act of sketching a subject before painting it on the same surface
- underendowed — (of a school, hospital, or other institution) lacking sufficient income from an endowment.
- underpowered — (of a machine, vehicle, etc.) having a specified fuel or prime mover: a gasoline-powered engine; an engine-powered pump.
- underwetting — Underwetting is a condition which affects the packing surface in a distillation vessel, and makes the liquid film on the surface break up.
- underwhelmed — to fail to interest or astonish: After all the ballyhoo, most critics were underwhelmed by the movie.
- underwriting — the act of undertaking to purchase at an agreed price any unsold portion of a public issue of shares etc
- underwritten — past participle of underwrite.
- underwrought — to do less work on than is necessary or required: to underwork an idea.
- unforewarned — not forewarned
- 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
- unreviewable — a critical article or report, as in a periodical, on a book, play, recital, or the like; critique; evaluation.
- unrewardedly — in an unrewarding manner
- unswervingly — to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course.
- unwaveringly — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- unwearyingly — in an unwearying manner
- unwished-for — undesired; unwelcome: an unwished-for occurrence.
- unworshipped — not worshipped; not admired or revered
- unworthiness — not worthy; lacking worth or excellence.
- utility wear — casual clothing that was originally intended for a particular activity, such as snowboarding or skiing
- walk-up rate — The walk-up rate at a hotel is the price charged to a customer who arrives without a reservation.
- walker hound — an American foxhound having a black, tan, and white, or, sometimes, a tan and white coat.
- walnut creek — a town in W California.
- warehouseman — a person who stores goods for others for pay.
- warehousemen — Irregular plural form of warehouseman.
- warmer-upper — something that provides one with invigorating warmth: Hot soup is a good warmer-upper after skiing.
- waste ground — an empty piece of land
- water bouget — (formerly) a leather bag suspended at each end of a pole or yoke and used for carrying water.
- water locust — a spiny tree, Gleditsia aquatica, of the legume family, native to the southeastern coastal U.S., having pinnate leaves, greenish-yellow, bell-shaped flowers, and long-stalked, thin pods.
- 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 thrush — either of two North American warblers, Seirus noveboracensis or S. motacilla, usually living near streams.
- water turkey — anhinga.
- water vapour — steam