12-letter words containing t, w, e, r
- private view — a preview, esp of an art exhibition, for specially invited guests
- property law — the branch of law dealing with issues relating to land and houses
- prose writer — a person who writes prose
- provincetown — a town at the tip of Cape Cod, in SE Massachusetts: resort.
- putty powder — an abrasive consisting chiefly of stannic oxide, used for polishing hard surfaces.
- ratchet down — If something ratchets down or is ratcheted down, it decreases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to increase again.
- rate of flow — the rate at which a liquid or other substance flows through a particular channel, pipe etc
- raw material — material before being processed or manufactured into a final form.
- ready-witted — having a quick wit or intelligence.
- 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.
- redwood city — a city in W California.
- reisterstown — a city in N Maryland.
- renewability — able to be renewed: a library book that is not renewable.
- renewal date — The renewal date of an existing insurance contract is the date on which it must be renewed.
- right-winger — If you think someone has views which are more right-wing than most other members of their party, you can say they are a right-winger.
- ring network — (networking, topology) A network topology in which all nodes are connected to a single wire in a ring or point-to-point. There are no endpoints. This topology is used by token ring networks. Compare: bus network, star network.
- roller towel — a long towel sewed together at the ends and hung on a roller.
- roots blower — a machine for compressing or evacuating air or gas by the rotation of a meshing pair of lobed wheels in a closely fitting case.
- rostenkowski — Dan(iel) 1928–2010, U.S. politician: congressman 1959–94.
- run the show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- satin-flower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- satsuma ware — a Japanese pottery from Kyushu, first produced in the early 17th century and after 1800 having a crackle glaze and overglaze polychrome enameling and gilding.
- say the word — If someone says the word, they give their approval as a sign that something should start to happen.
- screenwriter — a person who writes screenplays, especially as an occupation or profession.
- screw thread — Also called worm. the helical ridge of a screw.
- scriptwriter — a person who writes scripts, as for movies, radio, or television.
- sea lungwort — a plant, Mertensia maritima, of the borage family, growing on northern seacoasts and having leaves with an oysterlike flavor.
- sea milkwort — a maritime plant, Glaux maritima, having small, pinkish-white flowers.
- self-wrought — Archaic except in some senses. a simple past tense and past participle of work.
- sepak takraw — a game originating in South Asia in which two teams kick a ball back and forth over a net
- sergei witte — Sergei Yulievich [sur-gey yool-yuh-vich;; Russian syir-gyey yoo-lyi-vyich] /sɜrˈgeɪ ˈyul yə vɪtʃ;; Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ˈyu lyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1849–1915, Russian statesman.
- sharp-witted — having or showing mental acuity; intellectually discerning; acute.
- shift worker — a person who does shiftwork
- shirtwaister — a tailored blouse or shirt worn by women.
- 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-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.
- signal tower — a tower from which railway signals are controlled or displayed
- sinisterwise — in a leftwards direction
- skeeter hawk — mosquito hawk.
- slow neutron — a neutron with low kinetic energy, especially one slowed by the moderator in a nuclear reactor.
- snow scooter — a small open powered vehicle mounted on skis for travelling on snow
- snow thrower — snow blower.
- software bus — A support environment for heterogeneous distributed processing, such as the ANSA Testbench.
- 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.
- space writer — a journalist or copywriter paid according to a space rate. Also called space man. Compare stringer (def 6).
- speechwriter — a person who writes speeches for others, usually for pay.