11-letter words containing t, o, w, a
- shameworthy — deserving shame; denoting something a person ought to be ashamed of
- shanty town — ghetto, slum
- slow-acting — working or acting slowly, not immediately
- smooth away — to remove (difficulties, obstacles, etc.)
- soft sawder — flattery; compliments
- software ag — (company) A German software engineering company that started with the ADABAS database. Natural is their 4GL development environment, EntireX is their DCOM for Unix and IBM. BOLERO, is an object-oriented development environment and application server specially made for Electronic Business applications. Mailing-list: <[email protected]>.
- south wales — an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. Includes the capital city, Cardiff, as well as Swansea and Newport. Welsh name: De Cymru
- southwardly — toward the south
- sparrowfart — the very early morning
- spatterwork — a method of decorating whereby ink or another fluid is spattered over a medium
- sportswoman — a woman who engages in sports.
- stanislawow — Polish name of Ivano-Frankovsk.
- state-owned — owned by the state; not privately owned
- stateswoman — a woman who is experienced in the art of government.
- stokes' law — the law that the force that retards a sphere moving through a viscous fluid is directly proportional to the velocity of the sphere, the radius of the sphere, and the viscosity of the fluid.
- stonewaller — to engage in stonewalling.
- stonewashed — to wash (cloth) with pebbles or stones so as to give the appearance of wear.
- storm watch — watch (def 20).
- storm water — standing water produced after a heavy rainfall or snowfall
- strand wolf — brown hyena.
- straw color — a pale yellow similar to the color of straw.
- strawflower — any of several everlasting flowers, especially an Australian composite plant, Helichrysum bracteatum, having heads of chaffy yellow, orange, red, or white flowers.
- stunt woman — a woman who substitutes for an actor in scenes requiring hazardous or acrobatic feats.
- swallowtail — the tail of a swallow or a deeply forked tail like that of a swallow.
- swallowwort — celandine (def 1).
- sweat blood — to perspire, especially freely or profusely.
- sweat lodge — (especially among North American Indians) a special building used for cleansing and purifying one's body by sweating, in which heated water is poured over heated stones to produce steam.
- sweatercoat — a coat knitted like a bulky sweater.
- switchboard — a structural unit on which are mounted switches and instruments necessary to complete telephone circuits manually.
- tae kwon do — a Korean martial art, a particularly aggressive form of karate, that utilizes punches, jabs, chops, blocking and choking moves, and especially powerful, leaping kicks.
- talent show — a theatrical show in which a series of usually amateur or aspiring singers, dancers, comedians, instrumentalists, etc., perform in the hope of gaining recognition.
- tallow tree — a small tree, Sapium sebiferum, of the spurge family, cultivated in China and the tropics, having popcorn-shaped seeds with a waxy coating that is used for soap, candles, and oil.
- tallow wood — a tall eucalyptus tree, Eucalyptus microcorys, of coastal regions, having soft fibrous bark and conical fruits and yielding a greasy timber
- tally-woman — a mistress
- texas tower — an offshore radar-equipped platform supported by foundations sunk into the floor of the ocean, formerly used as part of a system for warning against air attacks.
- thankworthy — deserving gratitude.
- the gallows — execution by hanging
- the narrows — strait between Upper & Lower New York Bay, separating Staten Island & Long Island
- the wagoner — Auriga
- 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
- tidal power — the use of the rise and fall of tides involving very large volumes of water at low heads to generate electric power
- to eat crow — If someone eats crow, they admit that they have been wrong and apologize, especially in situations where this is humiliating or embarrassing for them.
- to give way — If an object that is supporting something gives way, it breaks or collapses, so that it can no longer support that thing.
- to windward — toward the wind; toward the point from which the wind blows.
- tongues wag — If tongues are wagging, people are talking a lot about someone and their behaviour.