12-letter words containing t, w, i, s, o
- shooting war — open conflict between hostile nations involving direct military engagements.
- short-winded — short of breath; liable to difficulty in breathing.
- showstopping — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
- signal tower — a tower from which railway signals are controlled or displayed
- snow bunting — a bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis, of the northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere having white plumage.
- snowmobilist — a person who drives a snowmobile, a snowmobiler
- solway firth — an arm of the Irish Sea between SW Scotland and NW England. 38 miles (61 km) long.
- sportswriter — a journalist who reports on sports and sporting events.
- spot welding — fusing metal
- spotted wilt — a viral disease of plants, characterized by wilting and by brown, sunken spots and streaks on the stems and leaves.
- stonewalling — the act of stalling, evading, or filibustering, especially to avoid revealing politically embarrassing information.
- storm window — a supplementary window sash for protecting a window against drafts, driving rain, etc.
- story writer — author of prose fiction
- sweat it out — wait tensely
- sweet violet — a plant, Viola odorata, of the violet family, native to the Old World, having fragrant, usually purple flowers that are the source of an oil used in perfumery.
- swift-footed — swift in running.
- tapioca snow — snow pellets.
- tennis elbow — irritation of the synovial membrane, or joint rotary area, of the elbow, caused by immoderate motions while playing tennis or other sports; epicondylitis.
- the brownies — (in the US) the junior division of the Girl Scouts, usually for girls six to eight years old
- this-worldly — distinguished by or relating to material or earthly concerns; not spiritual or concerned with life in a future or imaginary world
- two sicilies — Two Sicilies.
- two-base hit — a base hit that enables a batter to reach second base safely.
- unworthiness — not worthy; lacking worth or excellence.
- variety show — vaudeville performance
- wainscotings — Plural form of wainscoting.
- wainscotting — paneling or woodwork with which rooms, hallways, etc., are wainscoted.
- waistcoateer — a prostitute
- waistcoating — a fabric for making waistcoats.
- warning shot — gunshot fired into the air
- washfountain — a large, usually circular wash basin, as in an industrial plant, in which a spray of water activated by foot pedal allows several workers to wash simultaneously.
- washingtonia — either of two fan palm species from the genus Washingtonia
- water pistol — a toy gun that shoots a stream of liquid.
- west chicago — a town in NE Illinois.
- west lothian — a historic county in S Scotland.
- west pointer — a graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point
- westinghouse — George, 1846–1914, U.S. inventor and manufacturer.
- what is more — moreover, in addition
- whistle-stop — to campaign for political office by traveling around the country, originally by train, stopping at small communities to address voters.
- white salmon — the yellowtail, Seriola lalandei.
- white sapote — a tropical American tree, Casimiroa edulis, of the rue family, having greenish, inconspicuous flowers and tomatolike fleshy fruit that is yellow on the inside and gray or yellowish-green on the outside.
- whitethroats — Plural form of whitethroat.
- whole sister — a sister whose parents are the same as one's own.
- widow's mite — a small contribution given cheerfully by one who can ill afford it. Mark 12:41–44.
- wigglesworth — Michael, 1631–1705, U.S. theologian and author, born in England.
- wigtownshire — a historic county in SW Scotland.
- will contest — legal proceedings to contest the authenticity or validity of a will.
- williamsport — a city in central Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River.
- willow south — a city in S Alaska, about 113 km (70 miles) northwest of Anchorage: chosen as the site of the projected new state capital in 1976
- wilton house — a mansion in Wilton in Wiltshire: built for the 1st Earl of Pembroke in the 16th century; rebuilt after a fire in 1647 by Inigo Jones and John Webb; altered in the 19th century by James Wyatt; landscaped grounds include a famous Palladian bridge
- windows nt 4 — (operating system) A version of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system, originally code named "Cairo". It was supposed to ship in the first half of 1995. Details are scarce, but it is intended to provide an object-oriented version of Windows.