13-letter words containing t, w, i, r
- microswitches — Plural form of microswitch.
- midwesterners — Plural form of midwesterner, an alternative capitalization of 'Midwesterner'.
- mineral water — water containing dissolved mineral salts or gases, especially such water considered healthful to drink.
- minstrel show — a once popular type of stage show featuring comic dialogue, song, and dance in highly conventionalized patterns, performed by a troupe of actors traditionally comprising two end men, a chorus in blackface, and an interlocutor. Developed in the U.S. in the 19th century, this entertainment portrayed negative racial stereotypes and declined in popularity in the 20th century.
- mooring tower — a mast or tower to which a balloon or airship may be moored
- morning watch — the watch from 4 a.m. until 8 a.m.
- mother-in-law — the mother of one's husband or wife.
- mouthwatering — very appetizing in appearance, aroma, or description: a mouth-watering dessert.
- mud wrestling — sport: physical combat in mud
- mud-wrestling — wrestling in an enclosure with a floor or base of wet mud, staged as a public display and competitive event.
- narrow-fisted — tight-fisted.
- narrowcasting — Present participle of narrowcast.
- new australia — the colony on socialist principles founded by William Lane in Paraguay in 1893
- new criticism — (often initial capital letters) an approach to the critical study of literature that concentrates on textual explication and rejects historical and biographical study as irrelevant to an understanding of the total formal organization of a work.
- new jerseyite — of New Jersey
- new york city — Also called New York State. a state in the NE United States. 49,576 sq. mi. (128,400 sq. km). Capital: Albany. Abbreviation: NY (for use with zip code), N.Y.
- newsgathering — of or relating to the process of collecting and reporting the news.
- night crawler — an earthworm.
- nightcrawlers — Plural form of nightcrawler.
- niklaus wirth — (person) The designer of the Modula-2, Modula-3, and, in around 1970, Pascal programming languages.
- on a par with — If you say that two people or things are on a par with each other, you mean that they are equally good or bad, or equally important.
- once or twice — If you have done something once or twice, you have done it a few times, but not very often.
- optical crown — an optical glass of low dispersion and relatively low refractive index. It is used in the construction of lenses
- organ whistle — a steam or air whistle in which the jet is forced up against the thin edge of a pipe closed at the top.
- otherworldish — characterized by otherworldliness
- outlaw regime — a dangerously unpredictable political regime, as of a country, state, etc, which disregards international law or diplomacy
- outlaw strike — wildcat strike.
- overwintering — to pass, spend, or survive the winter: to overwinter on the Riviera.
- pair trawling — the act or practice of using two boats to trawl for fish
- parent-in-law — the father or mother of one's wife or husband.
- pearly whites — white and lustrous as a pearl.
- perrier water — a sparkling mineral water from the south of France
- playwrighting — the writing of plays
- power station — a generating station.
- pre-interview — a formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person: a job interview.
- quinine water — carbonated water containing lemon, lime, sweetener, and quinine, often used as a mixer.
- rabbit warren — warren.
- rainbow trout — a trout, Salmo gairdnerii, native in the coastal waters and streams from Baja California to Alaska, used as a food and game fish.
- 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.
- rewriteperson — rewriteman.
- ride the wave — to enjoy a period of success and good fortune
- right-to-know — of or relating to laws or policies that make certain government or company data and records available to any individual who has a right or need to know their contents.
- right-to-work — of or relating to the right of workers to gain or keep employment whether or not they belong to a labor union.
- run away with — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- saint andrews — a seaport in the Fife region, in E Scotland: resort; golf courses.
- sandwich tern — a European tern, Sterna sandvicensis, that has a yellow-tipped bill, whitish plumage, and white forked tail, and nests in colonies on beaches, etc
- sanitary ware — plumbing fixtures, as sinks or toilet bowls, made of ceramic material or enameled metal.
- sawdust trail — the road to conversion or rehabilitation, as for a sinner or criminal.
- screenwriting — writing film scripts