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10-letter words containing t, w, e, d

  • quiet down — stop talking so loudly
  • rapidwrite — (language, tool)   A method for translating set of abbreviations into the much more verbose COBOL code.
  • rift-sawed — (of lumber) sawed radially so that the broader sides of the boards or timbers are approximately perpendicular to the annual rings.
  • sheet down — (of rain) to fall heavily in sheets
  • soda water — an effervescent beverage consisting of water charged with carbon dioxide.
  • spiderwort — any plant of the genus Tradescantia, having blue, purple, or rose-colored flowers.
  • stare down — to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.
  • state-wide — extending throughout all parts of a state in the U.S.: a statewide search.
  • steepdowne — very steep or precipitous
  • stemwinder — a stemwinding watch.
  • sternwards — towards the stern; astern
  • stewardess — a woman flight attendant.
  • stewarding — a person who manages another's property or financial affairs; one who administers anything as the agent of another or others.
  • streamwood — a city in NE Illinois.
  • streetward — towards or in the direction of the street
  • sweetbread — Also called stomach sweetbread. the pancreas of an animal, especially a calf or a lamb, used for food.
  • sword belt — a military belt from which a sword may be hung.
  • tandemwise — in the manner of a tandem
  • tanglewood — a town in W Massachusetts, in the Berkshire Hills: a former estate (Tanglewood) in the area is the site of annual summer music festivals.
  • tawdriness — (of finery, trappings, etc.) gaudy; showy and cheap.
  • threadworm — any of various nematode worms, especially a pinworm.
  • tidal wave — (not in technical use) a large, destructive ocean wave, produced by a seaquake, hurricane, or strong wind. Compare tsunami.
  • tidewaiter — a customs officer who checks goods upon a vessel's landing, to secure the payment of duties.
  • top drawer — the highest level in rank, excellence, or importance: a musician strictly out of the top drawer.
  • top-drawer — the highest level in rank, excellence, or importance: a musician strictly out of the top drawer.
  • tow-haired — having blond and sometimes tousled hair
  • trade down — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
  • trade show — show (def 22).
  • trade wind — Also, trade winds. Also called trades. any of the nearly constant easterly winds that dominate most of the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, blowing mainly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere, and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere.
  • trowbridge — a market town in SW England, administrative centre of Wiltshire: woollen manufacturing. Pop: 34 401 (2001)
  • tumbledown — dilapidated; ruined; rundown: He lived in a tumble-down shack.
  • tumbleweed — any of various plants, as Amaranthus albus, A. graecizans, or the Russian thistle, Salsola kali, whose branching upper parts become detached from the roots and are driven about by the wind.
  • tweedledee — to play an instrument or sing in a high pitch
  • tweedsmuir — Baron, Buchan, John.
  • tweetcited — excited about the Twitter website
  • twelvefold — having twelve sections, aspects, divisions, kinds, etc.
  • twentyfold — having twenty sections, aspects, divisions, kinds, etc.
  • twice-laid — made from strands of used rope.
  • twice-told — having been told before; related two times.
  • two-fisted — ready for or inclined to physical combat.
  • two-handed — having two hands.
  • two-hander — a play for two actors
  • two-legged — having two legs
  • two-tailed — (of a significance test) concerned with the hypothesis that an observed value of a sampling statistic differs significantly from a given value, where an error in either direction is relevant: for instance, in testing the fairness of scales, an inspector will seek to exclude both overweight and underweight goods
  • unbestowed — to present as a gift; give; confer (usually followed by on or upon): The trophy was bestowed upon the winner.
  • underthrow — to throw a ball or other object short of (the intended receiver or target)
  • underwaist — a blouse worn under another.
  • underwater — existing or occurring under water.
  • underwrite — to write under or at the foot of, especially under other written matter.
  • underwrote — simple past tense of underwrite.
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