12-letter words containing t, w, e, n, c
- saskatchewan — a province in W Canada. 251,700 sq. mi. (651,900 sq. km). Capital: Regina.
- screenwriter — a person who writes screenplays, especially as an occupation or profession.
- semantic web — an extension of the World Wide Web in which data is structured and XML-tagged on the basis of its meaning or content, so that computers can process and integrate the information without human intervention: the semantic Web acting as a global database or huge brain.
- snow scooter — a small open powered vehicle mounted on skis for travelling on snow
- snowshoe cat — a breed of cat with soft short hair, blue eyes, an inverted V-shaped marking on the face, and white feet
- st. lawrence — D(avid) H(erbert) 1885–1930, English novelist.
- stone curlew — thick-knee.
- tack welding — to join (pieces of metal) with a number of small welds spaced some distance apart.
- the in-crowd — fashionable people; top people
- trickle-down — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- triple crown — an unofficial title held by a horse that wins the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes in a single season.
- two-cylinder — (of an engine) having two cylinders
- walnut creek — a town in W California.
- watchfulness — vigilant or alert; closely observant: The sentry remained watchful throughout the night.
- watchstander — (US) A person who is on watch on a ship.
- water cannon — a truck-mounted hose or pipe that shoots a jet of water through a nozzle at extremely high pressure, used especially in dispersing rioters or demonstrators.
- water coning — Water coning is when flow in a well changes as the oil-water interface forms into a bell shape.
- watering can — a container for water, typically of metal or plastic and having a spout with a perforated nozzle, for watering or sprinkling plants, flowers, etc.
- wattenscheid — an industrial town in NW Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia east of Essen
- wavefunction — (physics) A mathematical function that describes the propagation of the quantum mechanical wave associated with a particle (or system of particles), related to the probability of finding the particle in a particular region of space.
- waxed cotton — cotton that is treated with wax to make it waterproof
- well-content — fully contented; satisfied.
- west african — of or relating to West Africa
- western cape — a province of W South Africa, created in 1994 from the SW part of Cape Province: agriculture (esp fruit), wine making, fishing, various industries in Cape Town. Capital: Cape Town. Pop: 5 822 734 (2011 est). Area: 129 370 sq km (49 950 sq miles)
- will contest — legal proceedings to contest the authenticity or validity of a will.
- windcheaters — Plural form of windcheater.
- winter cress — any cress belonging to the genus Barbarea, of the mustard family, having lyrate leaves and yellow flowers.
- wisconsinite — a state in the N central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,154 sq. mi. (145,440 sq. km). Capital: Madison. Abbreviation: WI (for use with zip code), Wis., Wisc.
- with menaces — If someone commits the crime of demanding money with menaces, they threaten to cause harm unless they are given the money.
- within reach — close enough to be reached
- wonderstruck — (of a person) experiencing a sudden feeling of awed delight or wonder.
- wretchedness — very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; miserable; pitiable.
- writing case — a portable folder with compartments for holding writing materials
- zwitterionic — an ion with both a positive and a negative charge.