13-letter words containing s, w, y
- pearly whites — white and lustrous as a pearl.
- penny whistle — a type of flageolet with six finger holes, esp a cheap one made of metal
- play on words — a pun or the act of punning.
- pussy-whipped — (of a woman) to dominate or control (a romantic partner); henpeck.
- salary review — the, often annual, assessment or review of the salary or paid to an employee, where decisions are taken on whether the employee's pay should be increased, etc
- sanitary ware — plumbing fixtures, as sinks or toilet bowls, made of ceramic material or enameled metal.
- scotch whisky — whiskey distilled in Scotland, especially from malted barley in a pot still.
- screwworm fly — the adult screwworm.
- see one's way — to find it possible and be willing (to do something)
- send away for — order by post
- shy away from — If you shy away from doing something, you avoid doing it, often because you are afraid or not confident enough.
- skew symmetry — symmetry of top left with bottom right, and top right with bottom left
- 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.
- southwesterly — coming from the south west
- spruce sawfly — any of several sawflies of the family Diprionidae, especially Diprion hercyniae (European spruce sawfly) the larvae of which feed on the foliage of spruce.
- spy wednesday — (in Ireland) the Wednesday before Easter, named for Judas' becoming a spy for the Sanhedrin
- squirrel away — any of numerous arboreal, bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Sciurus, of the family Sciuridae.
- 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.
- sticky wicket — Cricket. the area of ground around a wicket when it is tacky because of recent rain and therefore does not allow the ball to bounce well.
- straight away — immediately
- sumptuary law — a law regulating personal habits that offend the moral or religious beliefs of the community.
- super-wealthy — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
- swamp cypress — bald cypress.
- sweet alyssum — a garden plant, Lobularia maritima, of the mustard family, having narrow leaves and small, white or violet flowers.
- 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.
- tansy ragwort — a European composite plant, Senecio jacobaea, naturalized in North America, having numerous yellow flowers.
- teensy-weensy — tiny; small.
- this day week — a week (counting backward or forward) from today (or yesterday, etc.)
- tootsy-wootsy — tootsie1 .
- twenty-second — next after the twenty-first; being the ordinal number for 22.
- untrustworthy — deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable: The treasurer was not entirely trustworthy.
- wassily chair — a chair designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925, having a chromium-plated tubular steel frame over which strips of canvas or leather of varying widths are stretched to form the seat, back, and arms.
- weapon system — a weapon and the components necessary to its proper function, such as targeting and guidance devices
- west by north — a point on the compass 11°15prime; north of west. Abbreviation: WbN.
- west by south — a point on the compass 11°15prime; south of west. Abbreviation: WbS.
- west new york — a town in NE New Jersey, across the Hudson from New York City.
- what's yours? — what would you like to drink?
- when pigs fly — If you say 'when pigs fly' after someone has said that something might happen, you are emphasizing that you think it is very unlikely.
- white slavery — the condition of or traffic in white slaves.
- whitefish bay — a city in SE Wisconsin, N of Milwaukee.
- wholistically — Alternative form of holistically.
- whoremasterly — of or relating to the character of a whoremaster
- wife's equity — a wife's right to have provision made for her and her children out of her estate, without the aid of a court of equity, if her husband cannot obtain the funds
- winter savory — See under savory2 .
- woolly indris — a related nocturnal Madagascan animal, Avahi laniger, with thick grey-brown fur and a long tail
- worldly goods — everything you own