12-letter words containing t, w, e, r
- winterweight — (of clothes) suitable in weight for wear in the winter; relatively heavy
- wire cutters — tool: pliers
- wire netting — netting made of interwoven wire, coarser than wire gauze.
- withdrawable — to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
- withdrawment — The act of withdrawing; withdrawal; recall.
- witheredness — The state of being withered.
- withersoever — To wherever, to anywhere.
- within reach — close enough to be reached
- wonderstruck — (of a person) experiencing a sudden feeling of awed delight or wonder.
- woodburytype — a process using gelatine film exposed to the negative, which is then pressed into lead and processed, or a print of this type
- wool stapler — a dealer in wool.
- woolgatherer — One who engages in woolgathering.
- word picture — a description in words, especially one that is unusually vivid: She drew a word picture of a South Pacific sunset.
- word-perfect — correct in every detail
- wordsmithery — the craft or skill of a wordsmith
- work to rule — If workers work to rule, they protest by working according to the rules of their job without doing any extra work or taking any new decisions.
- workmistress — a woman who oversees or controls work
- world beater — If you describe a person or thing as a world beater, you mean that they are better than most other people or things of their kind.
- world-beater — a person or thing that surpasses all others of like kind, as in quality, ability, or endurance.
- would rather — in a measure; to a certain extent; somewhat: rather good.
- wrathfulness — The quality of being wrathful; wrath.
- wretchedness — very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; miserable; pitiable.
- wringing wet — soaking; drenched
- wristwatches — Plural form of wristwatch.
- writeacourse — (language) A CAI language for IBM 360.
- writing case — a portable folder with compartments for holding writing materials
- writing desk — a piece of furniture with a surface for writing, with drawers and pigeonholes for writing materials.
- written word — You use the written word to refer to language expressed in writing, especially when contrasted with speech or with other forms of expression such as painting or film.
- yellow alert — (in military or civilian defense) the first alert given when enemy aircraft are discovered approaching a military installation, city, coastline, etc. Compare blue alert, red alert, white alert.
- yellowthroat — any of several American warblers of the genus Geothlypis, having a throat that is yellow, especially the common yellowthroat, G. trichas.
- youth worker — A youth worker is a person whose job involves providing support and social activities for young people, especially young people from poor backgrounds.
- zwitterionic — an ion with both a positive and a negative charge.