12-letter words containing t, r, a, w
- giftwrapping — giftwrapping.
- go hard with — to cause pain or difficulty to (someone)
- grain growth — a tendency of certain grains to grow and absorb others when heated under certain conditions.
- gravity wave — Astronomy, Physics. gravitational wave.
- gravity wind — a light wind directed downslope, occurring at night because of the cooling and densification of the air near the ground.
- great-nephew — a son of one's nephew or niece; grandnephew.
- grey wagtail — a greyish species of wagtail, Motacilla cinerea, found in temperate regions
- ground water — the water beneath the surface of the ground, consisting largely of surface water that has seeped down: the source of water in springs and wells.
- hammer throw — a field event in which the hammer is thrown for distance.
- hand of writ — handwriting; penmanship.
- hand-written — to write (something) by hand.
- hangtown fry — a type of omelet to which fried oysters, bacon, and sometimes onions are added.
- harris tweed — a hand-woven tweed made only by residents in the Outer Hebrides from locally dyed and spun wool
- heartwarming — gratifying; rewarding; satisfying: a heartwarming response to his work.
- in hot water — If you are in hot water, you are in trouble.
- interweaving — Present participle of interweave.
- interwreathe — To weave into a wreath; to intertwine.
- inward light — Inner Light.
- jacket crown — a type of artificial, tooth-colored dental crown made of acrylic or porcelain
- kitchenwares — Plural form of kitchenware.
- law merchant — the principles and rules, drawn chiefly from custom, determining the rights and obligations of commercial transactions; commercial law.
- lean towards — If you lean towards or lean toward a particular idea, belief, or type of behaviour, you have a tendency to think or act in a particular way.
- leatherwoods — Plural form of leatherwood.
- lithia water — a mineral water, natural or artificial, containing lithium salts.
- macroweather — Longer term average weather, covering period of length between that of weather and climate.
- makeup water — Makeup water is water which is added to compensate for losses, especially losses caused by evaporation.
- man of straw — straw man.
- maritime law — the body of law relating to maritime commerce and navigation, and to maritime matters generally.
- marshalltown — a city in central Iowa.
- match-winner — a player who wins a sports match for his or her team, for example by scoring a goal
- matter waves — a hypothetical wave associated with the motion of a particle of atomic or subatomic size that describes effects such as the diffraction of beams of particles by crystals.
- metalworkers — Plural form of metalworker.
- metalworking — the act or technique of making metal objects.
- meteor swarm — any large number of meteoroids moving in parallel paths.
- military law — the body of laws relating to the government of the armed forces; rules and regulations for the conduct of military personnel.
- mountainward — Towards a mountain or mountains.
- multiwarhead — (of a missile) capable of carrying several independent warheads
- naughty word — a word that is considered to be rude
- network card — network interface controller
- newport east — a town in SE Rhode Island.
- news theatre — a cinema that specialized in showing news films
- newsgatherer — A person involved in newsgathering.
- nightcrawler — An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
- packed tower — A packed tower is a tall distillation vessel which uses packing.
- paper-weight — a small, heavy object of glass, metal, etc., placed on papers to keep them from scattering.
- part-writing — the aspect of composition concerned with the writing of parts, esp counterpoint
- pastures new — If someone leaves for greener pastures, or in British English pastures new, they leave their job, their home, or the situation they are in for something they think will be much better.
- patrol wagon — an enclosed truck or van used by the police to transport prisoners.
- pearly white — white and lustrous as a pearl.
- plastic wrap — a very thin, transparent sheet of plastic, usually packaged in rolls and often having the ability to cling to other substances, used especially to wrap and store food and for microwave cooking.