13-letter words containing t, w, o, b
- meadow beauty — any of several North American plants of the genus Rhexia, especially R. mariana or R. virginica, having showy rose-pink flowers with eight prominent bright yellow stamens.
- newport beach — a city in SW California, SE of Los Angeles.
- news blackout — a situation in which a government or other authority imposes a ban on the publication of news on a particular subject
- north by west — a point on the compass 11°15′ west of north. Abbreviation: NbW.
- outward bound — (in Britain) a scheme to provide adventure training for young people
- outward-bound — headed in an outward direction, as toward foreign ports: We passed an outward-bound ship as we came into the harbor.
- owl butterfly — any of several South American nymphalid butterflies of the genus Caligo, especially C. eurylochus, having a spot like an owl's eye on each hind wing.
- play hob with — to make trouble for; interfere with and make disordered
- potbelly wood — a load of firewood, approximately half a cord, cut in lengths of 16 inches (40 cm) or less for use in a potbelly stove.
- 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.
- snowball tree — any of several caprifoliaceous shrubs of the genus Viburnum, esp V. opulus var. roseum, a sterile cultivated variety with spherical clusters of white or pinkish flowers
- south by west — a point on the compass 11°15′ west of south. Abbreviation: SbW.
- sword bayonet — a short sword that may be attached to the muzzle of a gun and used as a bayonet.
- the dust bowl — the area of the south central US that became denuded of topsoil by wind erosion during the droughts of the mid-1930s
- to begin with — You use to begin with when you are talking about the first stage of a situation, event, or process.
- to break wind — If someone breaks wind, they release gas from their intestines through their anus.
- two-word verb — a phrasal verb.
- unputdownable — (especially of a book or periodical) so interesting or suspenseful as to compel reading.
- unworkability — the quality or state of being unworkable
- wacky tobacky — marijuana.
- water boatman — any of numerous aquatic insects of the family Corixidae, having paddlelike hind legs.
- water buffalo — a buffalo, Bubalus bubalis, of the Old World tropics, having large, flattened, curved horns: wild populations are near extinction.
- water lobelia — Lobelia dortmanna
- water-soluble — capable of dissolving in water.
- waterboarding — a harsh interrogation technique in which water is poured onto the face and head of the immobilized victim so as to induce a fear of drowning.
- weather-bound — delayed or shut in by bad weather.
- weatherboards — Plural form of weatherboard.
- web directory — a database of selected websites, ordered in such a way as to facilitate browsing
- webfoot state — Oregon (used as a nickname).
- west bromwich — a city in West Midlands, in central England, near Birmingham.
- west by north — a point on the compass 11°15prime; north of west. Abbreviation: WbN.
- west by south — a point on the compass 11°15prime; south of west. Abbreviation: WbS.
- west columbia — a town in central South Carolina.
- what about/of — You use what about or what of when you introduce a new topic or a point which seems relevant to a previous remark.
- whistleblower — a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
- whole brother — a brother whose parents are the same as one's own.
- wild bergamot — a plant, Monarda fistulosa, of the mint family, native to eastern North America, having a rounded cluster of lilac-colored or purple flowers, growing in dry places.
- wine-bottling — the process of transferring wine from a large container to individual bottles
- 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 knobs on — in an extreme or more emphatic way
- within bounds — not beyond limits
- without doubt — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
- won't be long — If you say that someone won't be long, you mean that you think they will arrive or be back soon. If you say that it won't be long before something happens, you mean that you think it will happen soon.
- woulfe bottle — a bottle with more than one neck, used for passing gases through liquids