13-letter words containing t, w, e, n, r
- train-workers — people who work on trains
- trawler owner — someone who owns a vessel used for trawling or fishing with a trawl net or trawl line
- turangawaewae — the area that is a person's home
- twenty-fourmo — a book size of about 3 5/8 × 5 1/8 inches (9 × 13 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 24 leaves or 48 pages.
- twenty-fourth — next after the twenty-third; being the ordinal number for 24.
- twin-cylinder — (of an engine) having twin cylinders
- two penn'orth — During a discussion about something, if you have your two penn'orth or put in your two penn'orth, you add your own opinion.
- twopenceworth — an unwanted or unsolicited idea or opinion
- tyne and wear — a metropolitan county in N England.
- ultrawideband — a transmission technique using a very wide spectrum of frequencies that enables high-speed transfer of data
- und so weiter — and so forth; et cetera. Abbreviation: usw, u.s.w.
- underwithhold — to withhold too little.
- underwritings — acts or instances of underwriting
- unwarrantable — capable of being warranted.
- unwarrantedly — in an unwarranted manner
- unwritten law — a law that rests for its authority on custom, judicial decision, etc., as distinguished from law originating in written command, statute, or decree.
- venereal wart — a soft warty nodule of viral origin that occurs on the mucosal surfaces of the genitalia or around the anus, often in a cluster; condyloma acuminatum.
- w.k. roentgen — Wilhelm Konrad [wil-helm kon-rad;; German vil-helm kawn-raht] /ˈwɪl hɛlm ˈkɒn ræd;; German ˈvɪl hɛlm ˈkɔn rɑt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1923, German physicist: discoverer of x-rays 1895; Nobel prize 1901.
- walter piston — Walter, 1894–1976, U.S. composer.
- warranty deed — a deed containing a covenant of warranty.
- wasatch range — a mountain range in N Utah and SE Idaho. Highest peak, Mt. Timpanogos, 12,008 feet (3660 meters).
- wasterfulness — the state of being wasteful
- water boatman — any of numerous aquatic insects of the family Corixidae, having paddlelike hind legs.
- water curtain — a sheet of water from a series of sprinklers for protecting the walls and roof of a building from fires outside the building.
- water diviner — a person able to locate the presence of water, esp underground, with a divining rod
- water leguaan — a large amphibious monitor lizard, Varanus niloticus, which can grow up to 2 or 3 m
- water parsnip — a perennial aquatic plant; Berula erecta
- water parting — a watershed or divide.
- water spaniel — either of two breeds of spaniels, used for retrieving waterfowl.
- water turbine — a turbine driven by the momentum or reactive force of water.
- water-soaking — to soak or saturate with water.
- waterboarding — a harsh interrogation technique in which water is poured onto the face and head of the immobilized victim so as to induce a fear of drowning.
- waterflooding — (in oil, gas, or petroleum production) the practice of injecting water to maintain pressure in a reservoir and to drive the oil, etc towards the production wells
- watering hole — a bar, nightclub, or other social gathering place where alcoholic drinks are sold.
- watering spot — watering hole
- waterlessness — Absence of water.
- waterproofing — Chiefly British. a raincoat or other outer coat impervious to water.
- waterscorpion — any of several predaceous aquatic bugs of the family Nepidae, having clasping front legs and a long respiratory tube at the rear of the abdomen: capable of biting if handled.
- wear and tear — damage or deterioration resulting from ordinary use; normal depreciation.
- weather joint — a mortar joint having a downward and outward slope.
- weather-bound — delayed or shut in by bad weather.
- weatherbeaten — Alternative spelling of weather-beaten.
- weatherliness — (nautical) The quality of being weatherly.
- weatherperson — a meteorologist or weathercaster.
- welding torch — tool used to fuse metals
- well-nurtured — to feed and protect: to nurture one's offspring.
- well-oriented — the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- west berliner — a native or inhabitant of the part of Berlin formerly under US, British, and French control
- west by north — a point on the compass 11°15prime; north of west. Abbreviation: WbN.
- west flanders — a province in W Belgium. 1249 sq. mi. (3235 sq. km). Capital: Bruges.