13-letter words containing t, w, o, h
- outreach work — work (done by welfare workers, volunteers, etc) designed to help and encourage disadvantaged members of the community
- outwash plain — Geology. a broad, sloping landform built of coalesced deposits of outwash.
- palm off with — If you say that you are palmed off with a lie or an excuse, you are annoyed because you are told something in order to stop you asking any more questions.
- pass the word — If you pass the word, you tell someone something that another person has told you.
- play hob with — to make trouble for; interfere with and make disordered
- poulard wheat — a Mediterranean wheat, Triticum turgidum, grown as a forage crop in the U.S.
- powder method — a method of x-ray determination of crystal structure using a powdered sample.
- 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.
- rotary harrow — a harrow with a number of turning wheels rimmed with spikes, used for various soil treatments.
- sachet-powder — a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- sawtooth roof — a roof composed of a series of small parallel roofs of triangular cross section, usually asymmetrical with the shorter slope glazed.
- scotch whisky — whiskey distilled in Scotland, especially from malted barley in a pot still.
- second growth — the plant growth that follows the destruction of virgin forest.
- shadowcasting — the enhancement of images by the casting of shadows
- shetland wool — the fine wool undercoat pulled by hand from Shetland sheep.
- shooting-down — fatal shooting
- short-waisted — of less than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a high waistline.
- show and tell — an activity for young children, especially in school, in which each participant produces an object of unusual interest and tells something about it.
- show me state — Missouri (used as a nickname).
- show the flag — to assert a claim, as to a territory or stretch of water, by military presence
- show-and-tell — an activity for young children, especially in school, in which each participant produces an object of unusual interest and tells something about it.
- show-me state — Missouri2
- show-stopping — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
- silkworm moth — any of several moths of the families Bombycidae and Saturniidae, the larvae of which are silkworms.
- socket wrench — a box wrench with a socket that is an extension of the shank.
- south by west — a point on the compass 11°15′ west of south. Abbreviation: SbW.
- south windsor — a town in N Connecticut.
- south-western — South-western means in or from the south-west of a region or country.
- southeastward — Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast.
- southwesterly — coming from the south west
- southwestward — Also, southwestwards. toward the southwest.
- spear-thrower — a flexible device for launching a spear, usually a short cord wound around the spear so that when thrown the weapon will rotate in the air.
- step out with — to be a boyfriend or girlfriend of (someone), esp publicly
- stone's throw — a short distance: The railroad station is only a stone's throw from our house.
- stop the show — (of a stage act, etc) to receive so much applause as to interrupt the performance
- sweet sorghum — sorgo.
- sweet-toothed — having a strong liking for sweet foods
- tell you what — You say 'Tell you what' to introduce a suggestion or offer.
- thankworthily — in a thankworthy way or manner
- 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
- the following — the one or ones to be mentioned immediately
- the last word — final retort
- the mayflower — the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from Plymouth to Massachusetts in 1620
- the new world — the Americas; the western hemisphere
- the northwest — any area lying in or towards this direction
- the southwest — the southwestern part of Britain, esp Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset
- the whole kit — everything or everybody
- the worst off — those people who are in the worst situation
- thenceforward — from that time or place onward.