11-letter words containing t, o, w, a
- tonic water — drink: carbonated water
- torrens law — any of various statutes that provide for the registration of the title to land with the government, which issues a warranted title deed (Torrens certificate) to said land
- tower crane — a rotatable cantilever jib on top of a steelwork tower used on building sites where the operator needs to command a good view of the site
- tower wagon — a trailer carrying an extensible ladder for use in firefighting, photography, repairing overhead wires, trimming trees, etc. Compare cherry picker (def 2).
- townscaping — the act of designing a town
- toxic waste — waste material that can be harmful or deadly to living creatures and the environment
- tradeswoman — a woman engaged in trade.
- trans woman — an adult who was born male but whose gender identity is female.
- tree mallow — a malvaceous treelike plant, Lavatera arborea, of rocky coastal areas of Europe and N Africa, having a woody stem, rounded leaves, and red-purple flowers
- tribeswoman — a female member of a tribe.
- trombe wall — a glass-fronted exterior masonry wall that absorbs solar heat for radiation into a building.
- tweetcation — a short break from posting on the Twitter website
- two a penny — Things that are said to be two a penny or ten a penny are not valuable or interesting because they are very common and easy to find.
- two old cat — one old cat played with two batters.
- unseaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
- view factor — The view factor is the degree to which heat carried by radiation can be passed between two surfaces.
- wagon train — a train of wagons and horses, as one carrying military supplies or transporting settlers in the westward migration.
- wagon vault — barrel vault.
- wagonwright — a person who makes wagons
- wainscoting — wood, especially oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls.
- wainscotted — Having a wainscot.
- waistcloths — Plural form of waistcloth.
- waistcoated — Wearing a waistcoat.
- wait around — If you wait around or wait about, you stay in the same place, usually doing very little, because you cannot act before something happens or before someone arrives.
- wait for it — You say 'wait for it' to stop someone from doing something too soon because you have not yet given them the command to do it.
- walk out on — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
- walkthrough — an act or instance of walking or going on foot.
- wall rocket — any of several yellow-flowered European plants of the genus Diplotaxis, such as D. muralis, that grow on old walls and in waste places: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- wall socket — socket (def 2b).
- walthamstow — a former borough, now part of Waltham Forest, in SE England.
- war footing — the condition or status of a military force or other organization when operating under a state of war or as if a state of war existed.
- warm sector — the region of warmest air bounded by the cold and warm fronts of a cyclone.
- watchdogged — characteristic of a watchdog
- watchtowers — Plural form of watchtower.
- water clock — a device, as a clepsydra, for measuring time by the flow of water.
- water lemon — yellow granadilla.
- water louse — an aquatic isopod of the genus Asellus, common in weedy water
- water motor — any form of prime mover or motor that is operated by the kinetic energy, pressure, or weight of water, especially a small turbine or waterwheel fitted to a pipe supplying water.
- water ouzel — dipper (def 4).
- water poppy — a Brazilian, aquatic plant, Hydrocleys nymphoides, having yellow, poppylike flowers.
- water power — the power of water used, or capable of being used, to drive machinery, turbines, etc.
- water tower — a vertical pipe or tower into which water is pumped to a height sufficient to maintain a desired pressure for firefighting, distribution to customers, etc.
- water vapor — a dispersion, in air, of molecules of water, especially as produced by evaporation at ambient temperatures rather than by boiling. Compare steam (def 2).
- water wagon — a wagon used to transport water, as in military field operations or on a construction site.
- water-borne — A water-borne disease or infection is one that people can catch from infected water.
- watercolors — Plural form of watercolor.
- watercolour — A water-soluble pigment.
- watercooler — Alternative spelling of water cooler.
- watercourse — a stream of water, as a river or brook.
- waterfowler — a person who hunts waterfowl for sport or food.