11-letter words containing t, w, i, r
- trade winds — Also, trade winds. Also called trades. any of the nearly constant easterly winds that dominate most of the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, blowing mainly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere, and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere.
- tragic flaw — the character defect that causes the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy; hamartia.
- train wreck — an accident in which a train or trains are severely damaged.
- trelliswork — latticework.
- tribeswoman — a female member of a tribe.
- trickledown — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- trifle with — treat frivolously
- trip switch — an electric switch arranged to interrupt a circuit suddenly and disconnect power from a running machine so that the machine is stopped
- trophy wife — the young, often second, wife of a rich middle-aged man.
- troy weight — a system of weights in use for precious metals and gems (formerly also for bread, grain, etc.): 24 grains = 1 pennyweight (1.555 grams); 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (31.103 grams); 12 ounces = 1 pound (0.373 kilogram). The grain, ounce, and pound are the same as in apothecaries' weight, the grain alone being the same as in avoirdupois weight. The troy pound is no longer a standard weight in Great Britain.
- twi-nighter — a twi-night doubleheader.
- twist drill — a drill with one or more deep helical grooves in the body.
- two-pointer — a shot from inside or on the three point line, worth two points if it is made
- typewriting — the act or skill of using a typewriter.
- typewritten — A typewritten document has been typed on a typewriter or word processor.
- underweight — weighing less than is usual, required, or proper.
- underwriter — a person or company that underwrites policies of insurance or carries on insurance as a business.
- unwithering — to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
- vichy water — a natural mineral water from springs at Vichy, containing sodium bicarbonate, other alkaline salts, etc., used in the treatment of digestive disturbances, gout, etc.
- vietnam war — a conflict, starting in 1954 and ending in 1975, between South Vietnam (later aided by the U.S., South Korea, Australia, the Philippines, Thailand, and New Zealand) and the Vietcong and North Vietnam.
- view factor — The view factor is the degree to which heat carried by radiation can be passed between two surfaces.
- vote-winner — a popular action that could secure votes for a person or party
- wagon train — a train of wagons and horses, as one carrying military supplies or transporting settlers in the westward migration.
- wagonwright — a person who makes wagons
- wainwrights — Plural form of wainwright.
- wait around — If you wait around or wait about, you stay in the same place, usually doing very little, because you cannot act before something happens or before someone arrives.
- wait for it — You say 'wait for it' to stop someone from doing something too soon because you have not yet given them the command to do it.
- waitressing — a woman who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.
- waldmeister — An herb used for flavouring wines and liqueurs.
- war cabinet — government wartime committee
- war footing — the condition or status of a military force or other organization when operating under a state of war or as if a state of war existed.
- ward sister — a senior nurse in charge of a ward
- warfighters — Plural form of warfighter.
- warfighting — (military) The fighting of a war.
- warrantying — an act or an instance of warranting; assurance; authorization; warrant.
- wasserstein — Wendy, 1950–2006, U.S. playwright.
- watchspring — the main spring inside a watch
- water inlet — opening designed to let water in
- water paint — a pigment, as watercolor, in which water is used as the vehicle.
- water pipit — a common, sparrow-sized pipit, Anthus spinoletta, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- water right — the right to make use of the water from a particular stream, lake, or irrigation canal.
- water slide — flume
- water snail — Archimedes' screw.
- water tiger — the larva of a predaceous diving beetle, of the genus Dytiscus.
- water wings — an inflatable contrivance shaped like a pair of wings, usually worn under the arms to keep the body afloat while one swims or learns to swim.
- water witch — a person who claims the ability to detect water underground by means of a divining rod
- water-witch — to practice water witching; work as a water witch.
- waterfinder — a dowser; water witch.
- waterskiing — Alternative spelling of water skiing.
- waterslides — Plural form of waterslide.