12-letter words containing t, i, h, w, a
- wherewithall — Misspelling of wherewithal.
- wherewithals — Plural form of wherewithal.
- whimsicality — Also, whimsicalness. whimsical quality or character.
- white alkali — Agriculture. a whitish layer of mineral salts, especially sodium sulfate, sodium chloride, and magnesium sulfate, often occurring on top of soils where rainfall is low.
- white market — (in a system of rationing) the buying and selling of unused ration coupons at a fluctuating legal price based on the supply of and demand for the rationed commodity.
- white marlin — a small marlin, Tetrapterus albidus, inhabiting the western Atlantic Ocean, pale blue above and silvery below.
- white matter — nerve tissue, especially of the brain and spinal cord, which primarily contains myelinated fibers and is nearly white in color. Compare gray matter (def 1).
- white plague — tuberculosis, especially pulmonary tuberculosis.
- white plains — a city in SE New York, near New York City: battle 1776.
- white poplar — Also called abele. an Old World poplar, Populus alba, widely cultivated in the U.S., having the underside of the leaves covered with a dense silvery-white down.
- white potato — potato (def 1).
- white rabbit — a person who is in a hurry and complaining of being late, like the White Rabbit character in the children's story 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' by Lewis Carroll
- white raisin — a raisin dried from a white grape
- white russia — Belorussia
- white salmon — the yellowtail, Seriola lalandei.
- white sapote — a tropical American tree, Casimiroa edulis, of the rue family, having greenish, inconspicuous flowers and tomatolike fleshy fruit that is yellow on the inside and gray or yellowish-green on the outside.
- white slaver — a person engaged in white-slave traffic or business.
- white squall — a whirlwind at sea or a violent disturbance of small radius not accompanied by clouds but indicated merely by whitecaps and turbulent water.
- white walnut — butternut (def 1).
- white-collar — belonging or pertaining to the ranks of office and professional workers whose jobs generally do not involve manual labor or the wearing of a uniform or work clothes.
- white-haired — having hair that is white.
- white-headed — white-haired (def 1).
- white-slaver — a person engaged in white-slave traffic or business.
- white-washed — a composition, as of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for whitening walls, woodwork, etc.
- whitethroats — Plural form of whitethroat.
- whitewashing — Present participle of whitewash.
- whitherwards — toward what or which place
- whitmanesque — of or like Walt Whitman, his style, or his outlook; often, specif., democratic, expansive, exuberant, etc.
- whittle away — To whittle away something or whittle away at it means to gradually make it smaller, weaker, or less effective.
- williewaught — a substantial serving or swig of an alcoholic beverage
- windcheaters — Plural form of windcheater.
- winter haven — a city in central Florida.
- winter wheat — wheat that is planted in the autumn to be harvested in the spring or early summer.
- winter-hardy — able to survive the effects of cold weather.
- witch's mark — devil's mark.
- with a … eye — in a … manner
- with menaces — If someone commits the crime of demanding money with menaces, they threaten to cause harm unless they are given the money.
- withdrawable — to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
- withdrawment — The act of withdrawing; withdrawal; recall.
- within reach — close enough to be reached
- within-named — that is named herein.
- without fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- withstanding — to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.
- wristwatches — Plural form of wristwatch.