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11-letter words containing t, o, h, r, w

  • netherworld — the infernal regions; hell.
  • northwardly — Northwards, towards the north.
  • northwester — New England and South Atlantic States. a wind or gale from the northwest.
  • or whatever — You say or whatever to refer generally to something else of the same kind as the thing or things that you have just mentioned.
  • other woman — a woman who is romantically or sexually involved with another woman's husband or lover, especially a woman who is having an affair with a married man.
  • other world — the world after death; the future world.
  • otherwhiles — at other times, sometimes
  • otherworlds — Plural form of otherworld.
  • otherworldy — With a quality unlike those normal to everyday life, or outside typical human experience.
  • otter shrew — a chiefly aquatic insectivore, Potamogale velox, of western Africa, that resembles an otter, having sleek, brown fur and a flattened tail.
  • overthrower — someone or somethng that overthrows another
  • overweather — to expose too long to harsh weather
  • overwrought — extremely or excessively excited or agitated: to become overwrought on hearing bad news; an overwrought personality.
  • prizeworthy — deserving or qualified for a prize: a prizeworthy performance.
  • quoteworthy — quotable.
  • 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.
  • riverworthy — (of a boat) able to cross or sail a river safely
  • roh tae woo — born 1932, president of South Korea 1988–93.
  • shameworthy — deserving shame; denoting something a person ought to be ashamed of
  • shortweight — to give less than the weight charged for: The firm is accused of shortweighting grain.
  • shower unit — fitted shower
  • showstopper — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
  • sightworthy — worth seeing
  • somersworth — a town in SE New Hampshire.
  • somewhither — to some unspecified place; somewhere.
  • southwardly — toward the south
  • southwester — a wind, gale, or storm from the southwest.
  • storm watch — watch (def 20).
  • sulphurwort — an umbelliferous perennial plant, Peucedanum officinale, of which the roots produce a smell like that of sulphur
  • supergrowth — exceptional growth; very rapid growth
  • switch over — If you switch over when you are watching television, you change to another channel.
  • switchboard — a structural unit on which are mounted switches and instruments necessary to complete telephone circuits manually.
  • sword fight — duel with long-bladed weapons
  • thankworthy — deserving gratitude.
  • the narrows — strait between Upper & Lower New York Bay, separating Staten Island & Long Island
  • the network — network, the
  • the wagoner — Auriga
  • third world — the underdeveloped nations of the world, especially those with widespread poverty.
  • thoroughwax — an umbelliferous plant with yellow flowers and perfoliate leaves, Bupleurum rotundifolium
  • through way — a way that traffic or vehicles can pass through
  • throw a fit — a sudden, acute attack or manifestation of a disease, especially one marked by convulsions or unconsciousness: a fit of epilepsy.
  • throw about — to spend (one's money) in a reckless and flaunting manner
  • 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
  • to the wire — If something goes to the wire, it continues until the last possible moment.
  • trophy wife — the young, often second, wife of a rich middle-aged man.
  • troy weight — a system of weights in use for precious metals and gems (formerly also for bread, grain, etc.): 24 grains = 1 pennyweight (1.555 grams); 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (31.103 grams); 12 ounces = 1 pound (0.373 kilogram). The grain, ounce, and pound are the same as in apothecaries' weight, the grain alone being the same as in avoirdupois weight. The troy pound is no longer a standard weight in Great Britain.
  • trustworthy — deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable: The treasurer was not entirely trustworthy.
  • two-wheeler — a vehicle, especially a bicycle, having two wheels: The boy changed his tricycle for a two-wheeler.
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