12-letter words containing s, w, e
- isaac newton — Sir Isaac, 1642–1727, English philosopher and mathematician: formulator of the law of gravitation.
- it takes two — If you say it takes two or it takes two to tango, you mean that a situation or argument involves two people and they are both therefore responsible for it.
- james edward — Stuart, James Francis Edward.
- japanese yew — a yew, Taxus cuspidata, of Japan, grown as an ornamental.
- jawless fish — cyclostome.
- jaws of life — powerful shears used for cutting a vehicle open after a collision
- jesse window — a church window having a representation of the tree of Jesse.
- just as well — fortunate
- kepler's law — any one of three laws governing planetary motion: each planet revolves in an ellipse, with the sun at one focus; the line connecting a planet to the sun sweeps out equal areas in equal periods of time (law of areas) or the square of the period of revolution of each planet is proportional to the cube of the semimajor axis of the planet's orbit (harmonic law)
- kirschwasser — a fragrant, colorless, unaged brandy distilled from a fermented mash of cherries, produced especially in Germany, Switzerland, and Alsace, France.
- kitchenwares — Plural form of kitchenware.
- knife switch — a form of air switch in which a moving element, usually a hinged blade, is placed between two contact clips.
- knowableness — the quality of being knowable
- laser weapon — weapons which make use of lasers or lasers used as weapons
- law of areas — any one of three laws governing planetary motion: each planet revolves in an ellipse, with the sun at one focus; the line connecting a planet to the sun sweeps out equal areas in equal periods of time (law of areas) or the square of the period of revolution of each planet is proportional to the cube of the semimajor axis of the planet's orbit (harmonic law)
- law of moses — the Pentateuch, containing the Mosaic dispensations, or system of rules and ordinances, and forming the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
- law of sines — a law stating that the ratio of a side of a plane triangle to the sine of the opposite angle is the same for all three sides.
- lawbreakings — Plural form of lawbreaking.
- lawn sleeves — (used with a plural verb) the sleeves of lawn forming part of the dress of an Anglican bishop.
- lawyer's wig — the shaggy ink-cap
- lawyerliness — Quality of being lawyerly.
- lean towards — If you lean towards or lean toward a particular idea, belief, or type of behaviour, you have a tendency to think or act in a particular way.
- least weasel — a weasel, Mustela nivalis, of northern regions, that grows to a length of about 6 inches (15 cm).
- leatherwoods — Plural form of leatherwood.
- lesser-known — less widely known; less famous
- lightweights — Plural form of lightweight.
- limp-wristed — Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. effeminate.
- long-waisted — of more than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a low waistline.
- low-pressure — having or involving a low or below-normal pressure, as steam or water.
- low-spirited — depressed; dejected: He is feeling rather low-spirited today.
- lower depths — a play (1902) by Maxim Gorki.
- lower fungus — any of various fungi that do not produce well-organized fruiting bodies and primarily reproduce asexually, as the chytrids.
- lower saxony — a state in NW Germany. 18,294 sq. mi. (47,380 sq. km). Capital: Hanover.
- lower school — a school that is preparatory to one on a more advanced level.
- lowsing time — the time at which work or school finishes; knocking-off time
- ludwigshafen — a city in SW Germany, on the Rhine opposite Mannheim.
- lukewarmness — The property of being lukewarm; ambivalence, weakness.
- malt whiskey — Malt whiskey or malt is whiskey that is made from malt.
- matter waves — a hypothetical wave associated with the motion of a particle of atomic or subatomic size that describes effects such as the diffraction of beams of particles by crystals.
- meadow grass — any grass of the genus Poa, especially P. pratensis, the Kentucky bluegrass.
- meadow mouse — any of numerous short-tailed rodents of the genus Microtus and allied genera, chiefly of fields and meadows in the temperate Northern Hemisphere.
- medium-sweet — (esp of wines) fairly sweet
- mendel's law — law of segregation.
- metalworkers — Plural form of metalworker.
- meteor swarm — any large number of meteoroids moving in parallel paths.
- midwest city — a city in central Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City.
- midwesterner — Middle West.
- mine-sweeper — a specially equipped ship used for dragging a body of water in order to remove or destroy enemy mines.
- minesweepers — Plural form of minesweeper.
- minesweeping — (nautical) The detection and safe disposal of mines.