12-letter words containing t, g, w
- sweater girl — a young woman with a shapely bosom, especially one who wears tight sweaters.
- sweet orange — a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- switch grass — a North American grass, Panicum virgatum, having an open, branching inflorescence.
- tack welding — to join (pieces of metal) with a number of small welds spaced some distance apart.
- thoroughwort — boneset.
- through with — having finished with (esp when dissatisfied with)
- throw weight — the lifting power, or payload maximum, of a ballistic missile exclusive of the weight of the rocket itself, and including the weight of the warhead or warheads and of guidance and penetration systems; ballistic delivery power: larger Soviet missiles with a throw weight of up to 20 megatons.
- throw-weight — the lifting power, or payload maximum, of a ballistic missile exclusive of the weight of the rocket itself, and including the weight of the warhead or warheads and of guidance and penetration systems; ballistic delivery power: larger Soviet missiles with a throw weight of up to 20 megatons.
- time-wasting — causing someone to spend time doing something that is unnecessary or does not produce any benefit
- town manager — an official appointed to direct the administration of a town government.
- town meeting — a general meeting of the inhabitants of a town.
- trigger word — a word that initiates a process or course of action
- twenty-eight — a cardinal number, 20 plus 8.
- twig girdler — a person or thing that girdles.
- twin killing — double play.
- twin-engined — (of an aircraft) having two engines
- twitch grass — couch grass.
- twitteringly — in a twittering manner
- two-pin plug — a plug that has two pins for inserting into a socket
- underwetting — Underwetting is a condition which affects the packing surface in a distillation vessel, and makes the liquid film on the surface break up.
- underwriting — the act of undertaking to purchase at an agreed price any unsold portion of a public issue of shares etc
- underwrought — to do less work on than is necessary or required: to underwork an idea.
- viewing time — the amount of time spent watching television, esp with regard to a particular region
- vintage wine — a wine, usually of superior quality, made from selected grapes of a certain type, region, and year, then dated and usually stored for aging.
- wagon master — wagon boss.
- wainscotings — Plural form of wainscoting.
- wainscotting — paneling or woodwork with which rooms, hallways, etc., are wainscoted.
- waistcoating — a fabric for making waistcoats.
- waitangi day — the national day of New Zealand (Feb 6), commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi (1840) by Māori chiefs and a representative of the British Government. The treaty provided the basis for the British annexation of New Zealand
- waiting game — a stratagem in which action on a matter is reserved for or postponed to a later time, allowing one to wait for a more advantageous time to act or to see what develops in the meantime.
- waiting list — a list of persons waiting, as for reservations, appointments, living accommodations, or admission to a school.
- waiting room — a room for the use of persons waiting, as in a railroad station or a physician's office.
- walk through — an act or instance of walking or going on foot.
- walk-through — Theater, Television. a rehearsal in which physical action is combined with reading the lines of a play. a perfunctory performance of a script.
- walking boot — a lightweight rigid knee-length boot with a reinforced sole and straps that fasten around the leg, used for support after a sprain or fracture
- walking tour — a tour on which you walk rather than using transport
- walkingstick — a stick used for walking
- walkthroughs — Plural form of walkthrough.
- waltz-length — having the hemline at mid calf: a waltz-length nightgown.
- warning shot — gunshot fired into the air
- washingtonia — either of two fan palm species from the genus Washingtonia
- wastage rate — the drop-out rate from a company, college, or other organization, especially before they have completed their education or training
- waste ground — an empty piece of land
- watchdogging — a dog kept to guard property.
- water bouget — (formerly) a leather bag suspended at each end of a pole or yoke and used for carrying water.
- water coning — Water coning is when flow in a well changes as the oil-water interface forms into a bell shape.
- water target — water shield (def 1).
- water-budget — (formerly) a leather bag suspended at each end of a pole or yoke and used for carrying water.
- waterfalling — Present participle of waterfall.
- waterfowling — the sport of shooting waterfowl