13-letter words containing t, i, h, w
- nightwatchmen — Plural form of nightwatchman.
- niklaus wirth — (person) The designer of the Modula-2, Modula-3, and, in around 1970, Pascal programming languages.
- off with you! — go away! depart!
- on a par with — If you say that two people or things are on a par with each other, you mean that they are equally good or bad, or equally important.
- on-off switch — electrical or electronic device: control knob
- organ whistle — a steam or air whistle in which the jet is forced up against the thin edge of a pipe closed at the top.
- otherworldish — characterized by otherworldliness
- outwash plain — Geology. a broad, sloping landform built of coalesced deposits of outwash.
- packet switch — packet switching
- palm off with — If you say that you are palmed off with a lie or an excuse, you are annoyed because you are told something in order to stop you asking any more questions.
- 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 hob with — to make trouble for; interfere with and make disordered
- playwrighting — the writing of plays
- ride the wave — to enjoy a period of success and good fortune
- right-to-know — of or relating to laws or policies that make certain government or company data and records available to any individual who has a right or need to know their contents.
- right-to-work — of or relating to the right of workers to gain or keep employment whether or not they belong to a labor union.
- run away with — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- saint matthew — a tax collector of Capernaum called by Christ to be one of the 12 apostles (Matthew 9:9–13; 10:3). Feast day: Sept 21 or Nov 16
- sandwich tern — a European tern, Sterna sandvicensis, that has a yellow-tipped bill, whitish plumage, and white forked tail, and nests in colonies on beaches, etc
- scotch whisky — whiskey distilled in Scotland, especially from malted barley in a pot still.
- shadowcasting — the enhancement of images by the casting of shadows
- shooting-down — fatal shooting
- short-waisted — of less than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a high waistline.
- show-stopping — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
- shunt winding — the winding of an electric motor or generator in such a way that the field and armature circuits are connected in parallel
- silkworm moth — any of several moths of the families Bombycidae and Saturniidae, the larvae of which are silkworms.
- sit well with — to be agreeable to
- snap the whip — crack the whip (def 2).
- south windsor — a town in N Connecticut.
- stage whisper — a loud whisper on a stage, meant to be heard by the audience.
- stand up with — to act as a wedding attendant to
- steam whistle — a type of whistle sounded by a blast of steam, as used formerly in factories, on locomotives, etc
- step out with — to be a boyfriend or girlfriend of (someone), esp publicly
- straight away — immediately
- suicide watch — a system of regular checking on prisoners who seem likely to attempt suicide.
- sunrise watch — dogwatch (def 2).
- sweethearting — the granting of unauthorized discounts or the abetting of shoplifting by staff in a shop
- swimming bath — swimming pool.
- swindle sheet — an expense account.
- switch engine — a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a yard.
- switch-hitter — to be able to bat from either side of the plate, or both as a left-handed and as a right-handed batter.
- switched-star — denoting or relating to a cable television system in which only one or two programme channels are fed to each subscriber, who can select other channels by remote control of a central switching point
- thankworthily — in a thankworthy way or manner
- the civil war — the war between the North (the Union) and the South (the Confederacy) in the U.S. (1861-65)
- the following — the one or ones to be mentioned immediately
- the hell with — the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.
- the whip hand — If you have the whip hand, you have power over someone else in a particular situation.
- the whole kit — everything or everybody
- third worlder — a citizen of a Third World country.