12-letter words containing s, w, a, t
- sweat it out — wait tensely
- sweater girl — a young woman with a shapely bosom, especially one who wears tight sweaters.
- sweaterdress — a knitted, woollen dress
- sweet almond — the nutlike kernel of the fruit of either of two trees, Prunus dulcis (sweet almond) or P. dulcis amara (bitter almond) which grow in warm temperate regions.
- sweet dreams — sleep well
- sweet marten — the European pine marten, Martes martes : trapped for its fur and now greatly reduced in number.
- sweet orange — a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- sweet potato — a plant, Ipomoea batatas, of the morning glory family, grown for its sweet, edible, tuberous roots.
- switch grass — a North American grass, Panicum virgatum, having an open, branching inflorescence.
- switch plate — a plate, usually of metal, ceramic, or plastic, covering a switch so that the knob or toggle protrudes.
- tapioca snow — snow pellets.
- telesoftware — the transmission of computer programs on a teletext system
- the far west — the area of the United States west of the Great Plains
- the lowlands — a low generally flat region of central Scotland, around the Forth and Clyde valleys, separating the Southern Uplands from the Highlands
- the shallows — a shallow place in a body of water
- thitherwards — in that direction
- time-wasting — causing someone to spend time doing something that is unnecessary or does not produce any benefit
- to draw lots — If people draw lots to decide who will do something, they each take a piece of paper from a container. One or more pieces of paper is marked, and the people who take marked pieces are chosen.
- to hold sway — If someone or something holds sway, they have great power or influence over a particular place or activity.
- to lay waste — If something or someone lays waste an area or town or lays waste to it, they completely destroy it.
- to take vows — to enter a religious order and commit oneself to its rule of life by the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, which may be taken for a limited period as simple vows or as a perpetual and still more solemn commitment as solemn vows
- torts lawyer — a lawyer who specializes in tort cases
- tree sparrow — a Eurasian bird, Passer montanus, related to but smaller than the house sparrow.
- tree swallow — a bluish-green and white swallow, Iridoprocne bicolor, of North America, that nests in tree cavities.
- twisted pair — A twisted pair is a pair of wires that are twisted together to reduce interference.
- twitch grass — couch grass.
- two-base hit — a base hit that enables a batter to reach second base safely.
- variety show — vaudeville performance
- wagon master — wagon boss.
- wainscotings — Plural form of wainscoting.
- wainscotting — paneling or woodwork with which rooms, hallways, etc., are wainscoted.
- waistcoateer — a prostitute
- waistcoating — a fabric for making waistcoats.
- wait and see — If you tell someone to wait and see, you tell them that they must be patient or that they must not worry about what is going to happen in the future because they have no control over it.
- waiting list — a list of persons waiting, as for reservations, appointments, living accommodations, or admission to a school.
- walkingstick — a stick used for walking
- walkthroughs — Plural form of walkthrough.
- warning shot — gunshot fired into the air
- warrant sale — a sale of someone's personal belongings or household effects that have been seized to meet unpaid debts
- wash leather — a soft leather, usually made of sheepskin
- wash-leather — a soft leather, usually sheepskin, dressed in imitation of chamois.
- washfountain — a large, usually circular wash basin, as in an industrial plant, in which a spray of water activated by foot pedal allows several workers to wash simultaneously.
- washingtonia — either of two fan palm species from the genus Washingtonia
- wastage rate — the drop-out rate from a company, college, or other organization, especially before they have completed their education or training
- waste ground — an empty piece of land
- wastebaskets — Plural form of wastebasket.
- wastefulness — given to or characterized by useless consumption or expenditure: wasteful methods; a wasteful way of life.
- watchfulness — vigilant or alert; closely observant: The sentry remained watchful throughout the night.
- watchstander — (US) A person who is on watch on a ship.
- water closet — an enclosed room or compartment containing a toilet bowl fitted with a mechanism for flushing.