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13-letter words containing t, w, i, s, h, e

  • switch-hitter — to be able to bat from either side of the plate, or both as a left-handed and as a right-handed batter.
  • switched-star — denoting or relating to a cable television system in which only one or two programme channels are fed to each subscriber, who can select other channels by remote control of a central switching point
  • this day week — a week (counting backward or forward) from today (or yesterday, etc.)
  • toggle switch — a switch in which a projecting knob or arm, moving through a small arc, causes the contacts to open or close an electric circuit suddenly, as commonly used in most homes.
  • township line — Surveying. one of two parallel lines running east and west that define the north and south borders of a township. Compare range line, township (def 2).
  • turkish towel — a thick cotton towel with a long nap usually composed of uncut loops.
  • unwhistleable — incapable of being whistled
  • weather strip — a thin strip of compressible material, such as spring metal, felt, etc, that is fitted between the frame of a door or window and the opening part to exclude wind and rain
  • weather-strip — to apply weather stripping to (something).
  • weatherliness — (nautical) The quality of being weatherly.
  • weatherstrips — Plural form of weatherstrip.
  • wedding chest — an ornamented chest for a trousseau.
  • weightlifters — Plural form of weightlifter.
  • weights bench — a piece of equipment for use by someone who is weight-training
  • 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 bromwich — a city in West Midlands, in central England, near Birmingham.
  • western hindi — the vernacular of the western half of the Hindi-speaking area in India: the basis of Hindustani and of literary Hindi and Urdu.
  • what it takes — the true nature or identity of something, or the sum of its characteristics: a lecture on the whats and hows of crop rotation.
  • where it's at — (used to indicate a point or place occupied in space); in, on, or near: to stand at the door; at the bottom of the barrel.
  • whistle dixie — Also called Dixieland, Dixie Land. the southern states of the United States, especially those that were formerly part of the Confederacy.
  • whistle-dixie — Also called Dixieland, Dixie Land. the southern states of the United States, especially those that were formerly part of the Confederacy.
  • whistleblower — a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
  • white arsenic — arsenous acid
  • white mustard — a pungent powder or paste prepared from the seed of the mustard plant, used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc.
  • white russian — Byelorussian (def 2).
  • 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.
  • white stilton — a rich white cheese made from whole milk, very strong in flavour
  • white-slaving — traffic in white slaves.
  • whitefish bay — a city in SE Wisconsin, N of Milwaukee.
  • whitesmithing — The trade of a whitesmith.
  • whithersoever — Wherever.
  • whoremistress — a female owner or keeper of a brothel
  • winding sheet — shroud (def 1).
  • winter squash — any of several varieties of Cucurbita maxima or C. moschata that mature in late autumn and are used, when ripe, as a vegetable.
  • witches' brew — a potent magical concoction supposedly prepared by witches.
  • with bells on — a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like.
  • with interest — plus money owed
  • with pleasure — gladly, willingly
  • with the best — as ably as the most able
  • withdrawnness — The state or condition of being withdrawn or isolated.
  • within reason — a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
  • without cease — without stopping; incessantly
  • without tears — presented so as to be easily assimilated
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