12-letter words containing t, w, a
- take up with — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- talk down to — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
- tapioca snow — snow pellets.
- team up with — join forces with
- telesoftware — the transmission of computer programs on a teletext system
- that will do — If you say that will do to a child, you are telling them to stop behaving in the way that they are.
- the cold war — the period (1945-91) of cold war between the Soviet Union and its Communist allies and the U.S. and its non-Communist allies
- the far west — the area of the United States west of the Great Plains
- the lowlands — a low generally flat region of central Scotland, around the Forth and Clyde valleys, separating the Southern Uplands from the Highlands
- the new wave — a movement in the French cinema of the 1960s, led by such directors as Godard, Truffaut, and Resnais, characterized by a fluid use of the camera and an abandonment of traditional editing techniques
- the shallows — a shallow place in a body of water
- thitherwards — in that direction
- throw around — ideas, etc.: exchange, brainstorm
- throw mud at — to slander; vilify
- time-wasting — causing someone to spend time doing something that is unnecessary or does not produce any benefit
- to draw lots — If people draw lots to decide who will do something, they each take a piece of paper from a container. One or more pieces of paper is marked, and the people who take marked pieces are chosen.
- to hold sway — If someone or something holds sway, they have great power or influence over a particular place or activity.
- to lay waste — If something or someone lays waste an area or town or lays waste to it, they completely destroy it.
- to mean well — If you say that someone means well, you mean they are trying to be kind and helpful, even though they might be causing someone problems or upsetting them.
- to take vows — to enter a religious order and commit oneself to its rule of life by the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, which may be taken for a limited period as simple vows or as a perpetual and still more solemn commitment as solemn vows
- to walk tall — If you say that someone walks tall, you mean that they behave in a way that shows that they have pride in themselves and in what they are doing.
- toilet water — a scented liquid used as a light perfume; cologne.
- torts lawyer — a lawyer who specializes in tort cases
- towaway zone — See example at towaway.
- town manager — an official appointed to direct the administration of a town government.
- travel-weary — tired or exhausted as a result of travelling
- tree sparrow — a Eurasian bird, Passer montanus, related to but smaller than the house sparrow.
- tree swallow — a bluish-green and white swallow, Iridoprocne bicolor, of North America, that nests in tree cavities.
- trial lawyer — a lawyer who specializes in appearing before trial courts.
- trojan women — a tragedy (415 b.c.) by Euripides.
- tube railway — subway (def 1).
- twin paradox — a phenomenon predicted by relativity. One of a pair of identical twins is supposed to live normally in an inertial system whilst the other is accelerated to a high speed in a spaceship, travels for a long time, and finally returns to rest beside his twin. The travelled twin will be found to be younger than his brother
- twisted pair — A twisted pair is a pair of wires that are twisted together to reduce interference.
- twitch grass — couch grass.
- twitterpated — excited or overcome by romantic feelings; smitten.
- two-base hit — a base hit that enables a batter to reach second base safely.
- unroadworthy — not mechanically sound or suitable for use on the road
- unwatchfully — in an unwatchful manner
- up the wazoo — the anus.
- utility wear — casual clothing that was originally intended for a particular activity, such as snowboarding or skiing
- variety show — vaudeville performance
- vintage wine — a wine, usually of superior quality, made from selected grapes of a certain type, region, and year, then dated and usually stored for aging.
- waffle cloth — honeycomb (def 5a).
- wagon master — wagon boss.
- wainscotings — Plural form of wainscoting.
- wainscotting — paneling or woodwork with which rooms, hallways, etc., are wainscoted.
- waistcoateer — a prostitute
- waistcoating — a fabric for making waistcoats.
- wait and see — If you tell someone to wait and see, you tell them that they must be patient or that they must not worry about what is going to happen in the future because they have no control over it.
- waitangi day — the national day of New Zealand (Feb 6), commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi (1840) by Māori chiefs and a representative of the British Government. The treaty provided the basis for the British annexation of New Zealand