11-letter words containing t, e, n, w, i

ithiel town — Ithiel [ith-ee-uh l] /ˈɪθ i əl/ (Show IPA), 1784–1844, U.S. architect.
jew-baiting — active anti-Semitism.
kitchenware — cooking equipment or utensils.
kite winder — a triangular winder on a staircase.
lawn tennis — tennis, especially when played on a grass court.
left-winger — A left-winger is a person whose political beliefs are close to socialism, or closer to them than most of the other people in the same group or party.
lie in wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
lignite wax — a dark-brown bituminous wax extracted from lignite and peat: used chiefly in polishes and waxes for furniture, shoes, etc.
low-density — having a low concentration.
low-protein — Low-protein substances contain very little protein.
low-tension — subjected to, or capable of operating under, relatively low voltage: low-tension wire. Abbreviation: lt, L.T.
mains water — gas supplied to a building through pipes
nation-wide — extending throughout the nation: The incident aroused nationwide interest.
new britain — the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, in the W central Pacific Ocean. About 14,600 sq. mi. (37,814 sq. km). Capital: Rabaul.
new castile — a region in central Spain: formerly a province. 27,933 sq. mi. (72,346 sq. km).
news editor — a person who is in charge of the news desk at a newspaper or broadcasting organization and whose job is to oversee the selection and preparation of news items for publication or broadcast
newscasting — a broadcast of news on radio or television.
newswriting — writing for publication in a newspaper, often reporting current events; journalism.
nightwalker — a person who walks or roves about at night, especially a thief, prostitute, etc.
nippleworts — Plural form of nipplewort.
on the wind — as near as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
on the wing — either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
open switch — (IBM, probably from railways) An unresolved question, issue, or problem.
outswearing — Present participle of outswear.
outswingers — Plural form of outswinger.
outweighing — Present participle of outweigh.
overwritten — to write in too elaborate, burdensome, diffuse, or prolix a style: He overwrites his essays to the point of absurdity.
pawn ticket — a receipt given for goods left with a pawnbroker.
pennyweight — (in troy weight) a unit of 24 grains or 1/20 of an ounce (1.56 grams). Abbreviation: dwt, pwt.
postweaning — of, relating to, or occurring in the period following weaning
power point — electrical socket
power train — a train of gears and shafting transmitting power from an engine, motor, etc., to a mechanism being driven.
pre-written — a past participle of write.
reason with — If you try to reason with someone, you try to persuade them to do or accept something by using sensible arguments.
reckon with — to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
reinterview — to interview or question again
rent review — a provision in the lease of a business premise whereby the amount of the rent being paid is reconsidered at stated intervals, for example every three or five years
satin weave — one of the basic weave structures in which the filling threads are interlaced with the warp at widely separated intervals, producing the effect of an unbroken surface.
satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
schweinfurt — a city in N Bavaria, in S central Germany, on the Main River.
screenwrite — (language) A columnar format third generation programming language similar in layout to assembler and used for transaction processing, solely on the Honeywell Bull TPS6 database/transaction management system on their Level 6 DPS6 minicomputers running under the GCOS6 operating system. In the UK it was mainly used by local authorities and the Ministry of Defense. Being proprietary technology, its popularity waned with the introduction of open systems standards, relational databases and fourth generation languages but it is believed that some systems made it through Y2K.
screw joint — a type of joint that is fastened by means of screws
shower unit — fitted shower
sign writer — someone whose job is to produce signs for businesses
sopping wet — soaked, dripping
springwater — water from a spring
stem-winder — a stemwinding watch.
stemwinding — wound by turning a knob at the stem.
strike down — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
swarthiness — (of skin color, complexion, etc.) dark.

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