11-letter words containing t, e, a, o, w
- soft sawder — flattery; compliments
- software ag — (company) A German software engineering company that started with the ADABAS database. Natural is their 4GL development environment, EntireX is their DCOM for Unix and IBM. BOLERO, is an object-oriented development environment and application server specially made for Electronic Business applications. Mailing-list: <[email protected]>.
- south wales — an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. Includes the capital city, Cardiff, as well as Swansea and Newport. Welsh name: De Cymru
- spatterwork — a method of decorating whereby ink or another fluid is spattered over a medium
- state-owned — owned by the state; not privately owned
- stateswoman — a woman who is experienced in the art of government.
- stokes' law — the law that the force that retards a sphere moving through a viscous fluid is directly proportional to the velocity of the sphere, the radius of the sphere, and the viscosity of the fluid.
- stonewaller — to engage in stonewalling.
- stonewashed — to wash (cloth) with pebbles or stones so as to give the appearance of wear.
- storm water — standing water produced after a heavy rainfall or snowfall
- strawflower — any of several everlasting flowers, especially an Australian composite plant, Helichrysum bracteatum, having heads of chaffy yellow, orange, red, or white flowers.
- sweat blood — to perspire, especially freely or profusely.
- sweat lodge — (especially among North American Indians) a special building used for cleansing and purifying one's body by sweating, in which heated water is poured over heated stones to produce steam.
- sweatercoat — a coat knitted like a bulky sweater.
- tae kwon do — a Korean martial art, a particularly aggressive form of karate, that utilizes punches, jabs, chops, blocking and choking moves, and especially powerful, leaping kicks.
- talent show — a theatrical show in which a series of usually amateur or aspiring singers, dancers, comedians, instrumentalists, etc., perform in the hope of gaining recognition.
- tallow tree — a small tree, Sapium sebiferum, of the spurge family, cultivated in China and the tropics, having popcorn-shaped seeds with a waxy coating that is used for soap, candles, and oil.
- texas tower — an offshore radar-equipped platform supported by foundations sunk into the floor of the ocean, formerly used as part of a system for warning against air attacks.
- the gallows — execution by hanging
- the narrows — strait between Upper & Lower New York Bay, separating Staten Island & Long Island
- the wagoner — Auriga
- throw aside — If you throw aside a way of life, a principle, or an idea, you abandon it or reject it.
- throw shade — to make a public show of contempt
- tidal power — the use of the rise and fall of tides involving very large volumes of water at low heads to generate electric power
- to eat crow — If someone eats crow, they admit that they have been wrong and apologize, especially in situations where this is humiliating or embarrassing for them.
- to give way — If an object that is supporting something gives way, it breaks or collapses, so that it can no longer support that thing.
- tongues wag — If tongues are wagging, people are talking a lot about someone and their behaviour.
- tonic water — drink: carbonated water
- torrens law — any of various statutes that provide for the registration of the title to land with the government, which issues a warranted title deed (Torrens certificate) to said land
- tower crane — a rotatable cantilever jib on top of a steelwork tower used on building sites where the operator needs to command a good view of the site
- tower wagon — a trailer carrying an extensible ladder for use in firefighting, photography, repairing overhead wires, trimming trees, etc. Compare cherry picker (def 2).
- toxic waste — waste material that can be harmful or deadly to living creatures and the environment
- tradeswoman — a woman engaged in trade.
- tree mallow — a malvaceous treelike plant, Lavatera arborea, of rocky coastal areas of Europe and N Africa, having a woody stem, rounded leaves, and red-purple flowers
- tribeswoman — a female member of a tribe.
- trombe wall — a glass-fronted exterior masonry wall that absorbs solar heat for radiation into a building.
- tweetcation — a short break from posting on the Twitter website
- two a penny — Things that are said to be two a penny or ten a penny are not valuable or interesting because they are very common and easy to find.
- unseaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
- view factor — The view factor is the degree to which heat carried by radiation can be passed between two surfaces.
- wainscotted — Having a wainscot.
- waistcoated — Wearing a waistcoat.
- wall rocket — any of several yellow-flowered European plants of the genus Diplotaxis, such as D. muralis, that grow on old walls and in waste places: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- wall socket — socket (def 2b).
- warm sector — the region of warmest air bounded by the cold and warm fronts of a cyclone.
- watchdogged — characteristic of a watchdog
- watchtowers — Plural form of watchtower.
- water clock — a device, as a clepsydra, for measuring time by the flow of water.
- water lemon — yellow granadilla.
- water louse — an aquatic isopod of the genus Asellus, common in weedy water