12-letter words containing t, w, e, o, h

off the wind — away from the direction from which the wind is blowing
off-the-wall — markedly unconventional; bizarre; oddball: an unpredictable, off-the-wall personality.
on the prowl — to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
on the wagon — any of various kinds of four-wheeled vehicles designed to be pulled or having its own motor and ranging from a child's toy to a commercial vehicle for the transport of heavy loads, delivery, etc.
on the watch — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
on the whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
orthodox jew — a Jew who adheres faithfully to the principles and practices of traditional Judaism as evidenced chiefly by a devotion to and study of the Torah, daily synagogue attendance if possible, and strict observance of the Sabbath, religious festivals, holy days, and the dietary laws.
otherworldly — of, relating to, or devoted to another world, as the world of imagination or the world to come.
overweighted — weighing too much or more than is considered normal, proper, etc.: overweight luggage; an overweight patient; two letters that may be overweight.
overwithhold — to withhold too much.
oyster white — a slightly grayish white; off-white.
pelton wheel — a high-pressure impulse water turbine in which one or more free jets of water are directed against the buckets of the rotor.
phonetic law — a statement of some regular pattern of sound change in a specific language, as Grimm's law or Verner's law.
picture show — motion picture.
polish wheat — a wheat, Triticum polonicum, grown chiefly in S Europe, N Africa, and Turkestan.
poll watcher — a representative of a political party or of an organization running a candidate who is assigned to the polls on an election day to watch for violations of the laws that regulate voting, campaigning, etc.
powder chest — a small wooden box containing a charge of powder, old nails, scrap iron, etc., formerly secured over the side of a ship and exploded on the attempt of an enemy to board.
praiseworthy — deserving of praise; laudable: a praiseworthy motive.
ratchet down — If something ratchets down or is ratcheted down, it decreases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to increase again.
reality show — A reality show is a type of television program that aims to show how ordinary people behave in everyday life, or in situations, often created by the program makers, which are intended to represent everyday life.
run the show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
saw-whet owl — a very small North American owl, Aegolius acadicus, having streaked, brown plumage and lacking ear tufts.
say the word — If someone says the word, they give their approval as a sign that something should start to happen.
self-wrought — Archaic except in some senses. a simple past tense and past participle of work.
shawl tongue — kiltie (def 3).
shift worker — a person who does shiftwork
shop steward — commerce: union rep
short-winded — short of breath; liable to difficulty in breathing.
show stopper — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
show the way — guide
show-stopper — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
shower stall — an individual compartment or self-contained unit, having a single shower and accommodating one person.
snow thrower — snow blower.
snowshoe cat — a breed of cat with soft short hair, blue eyes, an inverted V-shaped marking on the face, and white feet
southernwood — a woody-stemmed wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of southern Europe, having aromatic, finely dissected leaves.
southwestern — the point or direction midway between south and west. Abbreviation: SW.
stone-washed — Stone-washed jeans are jeans which have been specially washed with small pieces of stone so that when you buy them they are fairly pale and soft.
the brownies — (in the US) the junior division of the Girl Scouts, usually for girls six to eight years old
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 in-crowd — fashionable people; top people
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 look — a fashion in women's clothes introduced in 1947, characterized by long full skirts
the shallows — a shallow place in a body of water
the wop-wops — the backblocks; the back of beyond
throw weight — the lifting power, or payload maximum, of a ballistic missile exclusive of the weight of the rocket itself, and including the weight of the warhead or warheads and of guidance and penetration systems; ballistic delivery power: larger Soviet missiles with a throw weight of up to 20 megatons.
throw-weight — the lifting power, or payload maximum, of a ballistic missile exclusive of the weight of the rocket itself, and including the weight of the warhead or warheads and of guidance and penetration systems; ballistic delivery power: larger Soviet missiles with a throw weight of up to 20 megatons.
to hell with — the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.
tone in with — to harmonize with
tooth powder — a dentifrice in the form of a powder.
two-base hit — a base hit that enables a batter to reach second base safely.

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