13-letter words containing t, w, i, r, l
- pearly whites — white and lustrous as a pearl.
- playwrighting — the writing of plays
- raw materials — Raw materials are materials that are in their natural state, before they are processed or used in manufacturing.
- relative wind — the velocity or direction of airflow with respect to the body it surrounds, especially an airfoil.
- sawdust trail — the road to conversion or rehabilitation, as for a sinner or criminal.
- serial writer — someone who writes novels, dramas, etc, presented in separate instalments at regular intervals
- silkworm moth — any of several moths of the families Bombycidae and Saturniidae, the larvae of which are silkworms.
- silver wattle — a tree, Acacia dealbata, of the legume family, native to Australia and Tasmania, having feathery, silver-gray foliage and fragrant yellow flowers.
- sister-in-law — the sister of one's husband or wife.
- solitary wasp — any of numerous wasps, as the sand wasps or mud wasps, that do not live in a community.
- solitary wave — a localized disturbance that propagates like a wave but resembles a particle in that it does not disperse, even if it collides with other such waves.
- strong-willed — having a powerful will; resolute.
- tactical wire — wire entanglements used to break up attacking enemy formations or to keep them within the field of defensive fire.
- thankworthily — in a thankworthy way or manner
- the civil war — the war between the North (the Union) and the South (the Confederacy) in the U.S. (1861-65)
- third worlder — a citizen of a Third World country.
- toilet powder — a fine powder sprinkled or rubbed over the skin, especially after bathing.
- training wall — an artificial embankment or wall for directing the course of a stream.
- turkish towel — a thick cotton towel with a long nap usually composed of uncut loops.
- twin-cylinder — (of an engine) having twin cylinders
- ultrawideband — a transmission technique using a very wide spectrum of frequencies that enables high-speed transfer of data
- underwithhold — to withhold too little.
- unworkability — the quality or state of being unworkable
- 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.
- walter piston — Walter, 1894–1976, U.S. composer.
- warning light — a light that indicates danger
- water bailiff — an official responsible for enforcing laws on river management and fishing
- water blister — a blister that contains a clear, serous fluid, as distinguished from a blood blister, in which the fluid contains blood.
- water lobelia — Lobelia dortmanna
- water milfoil — any of various aquatic plants, chiefly of the genus Myriophyllum, the submerged leaves of which are very finely divided.
- water quality — Water quality is the degree to which water is clean, and whether it is suitable for drinking, for making plants grow, or for fish to live in, etc.
- water soldier — an aquatic plant, Stratiotes aloides, of Europe and NW Asia, having rosettes of large leaves and large three-petalled white flowers: family Hydrocharitaceae
- water spaniel — either of two breeds of spaniels, used for retrieving waterfowl.
- watercolorist — a pigment for which water and not oil is used as the vehicle.
- 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.
- weatherliness — (nautical) The quality of being weatherly.
- weightlifters — Plural form of weightlifter.
- welding torch — tool used to fuse metals
- well-directed — guided, regulated, or managed: a carefully directed program.
- well-oriented — the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- welsh terrier — one of a Welsh breed of terriers having a wiry, black-and-tan coat, resembling an Airedale but smaller.
- welterweights — Plural form of welterweight.
- west berliner — a native or inhabitant of the part of Berlin formerly under US, British, and French control
- western isles — an island authority in W Scotland, consisting of the Outer Hebrides; created in 1975. Administrative centre: Stornoway. Pop: 26 100 (2003 est). Area: 2900 sq km (1120 sq miles)
- whistleblower — a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
- white admiral — any color having components of both red and blue, such as lavender, especially one deep in tone.
- white leather — leather treated with chemicals, as alum or salt; tawed leather.
- white settler — a well-off incomer to a district who takes advantage of what it has to offer without regard to the local inhabitants
- white slavery — the condition of or traffic in white slaves.