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

  • show me state — Missouri (used as a nickname).
  • show the flag — to assert a claim, as to a territory or stretch of water, by military presence
  • show-and-tell — an activity for young children, especially in school, in which each participant produces an object of unusual interest and tells something about it.
  • show-me state — Missouri2
  • show-stopping — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
  • silkworm moth — any of several moths of the families Bombycidae and Saturniidae, the larvae of which are silkworms.
  • 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 wasp — any of numerous wasps, as the sand wasps or mud wasps, that do not live in a community.
  • 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 by west — a point on the compass 11°15′ west of south. Abbreviation: SbW.
  • south windsor — a town in N Connecticut.
  • 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.
  • sow wild oats — any uncultivated species of Avena, especially a common weedy grass, A. fatua, resembling the cultivated oat.
  • 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.
  • sportswriting — the work of a sports writer
  • station wagon — an automobile with one or more rows of folding or removable seats behind the driver and no luggage compartment but an area behind the seats into which suitcases, parcels, etc., can be loaded through a tailgate.
  • statutory law — the written law established by enactments expressing the will of the legislature, as distinguished from the unwritten law or common law.
  • staying power — ability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina.
  • step out with — to be a boyfriend or girlfriend of (someone), esp publicly
  • stepford wife — a married woman who submits to her husband's will and is preoccupied by domestic concerns and her own personal appearance
  • steve wozniak — (person)   Co-founder of Apple Computer with Steve Jobs on 01 April 1976 and the inventor of the Apple II personal computer.
  • stock warrant — A stock warrant is the right to buy stock at a particular price on a particular date directly from the issuing company.
  • stone's throw — a short distance: The railroad station is only a stone's throw from our house.
  • stop the show — (of a stage act, etc) to receive so much applause as to interrupt the performance
  • storm warning — a showing of storm signals.
  • 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
  • sweated goods — goods that are made by exploited labour
  • sweep account — Finance. a checking account from which money in excess of a specified amount is automatically transferred to another account or to an investment that earns a higher rate of return.
  • 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
  • sweet-toothed — having a strong liking for sweet foods
  • swift-flowing — moving rapidly
  • sword bayonet — a short sword that may be attached to the muzzle of a gun and used as a bayonet.
  • tansy ragwort — a European composite plant, Senecio jacobaea, naturalized in North America, having numerous yellow flowers.
  • tassel flower — love-lies-bleeding.
  • the dust bowl — the area of the south central US that became denuded of topsoil by wind erosion during the droughts of the mid-1930s
  • the last word — final retort
  • the northwest — any area lying in or towards this direction
  • the southwest — the southwestern part of Britain, esp Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset
  • the worst off — those people who are in the worst situation
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