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13-letter words containing s, e, t, r, w, o

  • scarlet woman — a sexually promiscuous woman, especially a prostitute or a woman who commits adultery.
  • second growth — the plant growth that follows the destruction of virgin forest.
  • secret weapon — Someone's secret weapon is a thing or person which they believe will help them achieve something and which other people do not know about.
  • short-waisted — of less than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a high waistline.
  • slow puncture — a small hole in a tyre, from which the air escapes very slowly, so that at first it is not obvious that there is any problem with the tyre
  • snowball tree — any of several caprifoliaceous shrubs of the genus Viburnum, esp V. opulus var. roseum, a sterile cultivated variety with spherical clusters of white or pinkish flowers
  • socket wrench — a box wrench with a socket that is an extension of the shank.
  • solitary wave — a localized disturbance that propagates like a wave but resembles a particle in that it does not disperse, even if it collides with other such waves.
  • south-western — South-western means in or from the south-west of a region or country.
  • southeastward — Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast.
  • southwesterly — coming from the south west
  • southwestward — Also, southwestwards. toward the southwest.
  • spear-thrower — a flexible device for launching a spear, usually a short cord wound around the spear so that when thrown the weapon will rotate in the air.
  • sports writer — A sports writer is a journalist who writes about sport.
  • staying power — ability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina.
  • stepford wife — a married woman who submits to her husband's will and is preoccupied by domestic concerns and her own personal appearance
  • stone's throw — a short distance: The railroad station is only a stone's throw from our house.
  • stripped down — having only essential features; lacking any special appointments or accessories.
  • stripped-down — having only essential features; lacking any special appointments or accessories.
  • strong waters — an archaic name for alcoholic drink
  • strong-willed — having a powerful will; resolute.
  • sumo wrestler — Japanese wrestling sportsman
  • sweet sorghum — sorgo.
  • sweet trolley — (in a restaurant) a trolley on which desserts are brought to the table so that diners can choose from them
  • sword bayonet — a short sword that may be attached to the muzzle of a gun and used as a bayonet.
  • tassel flower — love-lies-bleeding.
  • the last word — final retort
  • the northwest — any area lying in or towards this direction
  • the worst off — those people who are in the worst situation
  • throw someone — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
  • thundershower — a shower accompanied by thunder and lightning.
  • tower hamlets — a borough of Greater London, England.
  • train-workers — people who work on trains
  • turkish towel — a thick cotton towel with a long nap usually composed of uncut loops.
  • twitter storm — a message on the Twitter website which attracts a significant amount of attention from other Twitter users and may be picked up by mainstream media
  • und so weiter — and so forth; et cetera. Abbreviation: usw, u.s.w.
  • wafflestomper — a shoe with a thick sole resembling a waffle
  • walter piston — Walter, 1894–1976, U.S. composer.
  • waste product — material discarded as useless in the process of producing something.
  • water opossum — yapok.
  • water soldier — an aquatic plant, Stratiotes aloides, of Europe and NW Asia, having rosettes of large leaves and large three-petalled white flowers: family Hydrocharitaceae
  • water-soaking — to soak or saturate with water.
  • water-soluble — capable of dissolving in water.
  • watercolorist — a pigment for which water and not oil is used as the vehicle.
  • watering spot — watering hole
  • waterscorpion — any of several predaceous aquatic bugs of the family Nepidae, having clasping front legs and a long respiratory tube at the rear of the abdomen: capable of biting if handled.
  • wear two hats — a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
  • weather house — a model house with two human figures, one that comes out to foretell bad weather and the other to foretell good weather
  • weatherboards — Plural form of weatherboard.
  • weatherperson — a meteorologist or weathercaster.
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