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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.
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