12-letter words containing t, w, o, s, r
- 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
- to draw lots — If people draw lots to decide who will do something, they each take a piece of paper from a container. One or more pieces of paper is marked, and the people who take marked pieces are chosen.
- torts lawyer — a lawyer who specializes in tort cases
- tree sparrow — a Eurasian bird, Passer montanus, related to but smaller than the house sparrow.
- tree swallow — a bluish-green and white swallow, Iridoprocne bicolor, of North America, that nests in tree cavities.
- unnewsworthy — (of a story or incident) not important or significant enough to be considered news
- unworthiness — not worthy; lacking worth or excellence.
- variety show — vaudeville performance
- wagon master — wagon boss.
- waistcoateer — a prostitute
- walkthroughs — Plural form of walkthrough.
- warning shot — gunshot fired into the air
- waste ground — an empty piece of land
- water closet — an enclosed room or compartment containing a toilet bowl fitted with a mechanism for flushing.
- water locust — a spiny tree, Gleditsia aquatica, of the legume family, native to the southeastern coastal U.S., having pinnate leaves, greenish-yellow, bell-shaped flowers, and long-stalked, thin pods.
- water pistol — a toy gun that shoots a stream of liquid.
- water sports — a sport played or practiced on or in water, as swimming, water polo, or surfing.
- water sprout — a nonflowering shoot arising from a branch or axil of a tree or shrub.
- watercolours — Plural form of watercolour.
- watercourses — Plural form of watercourse.
- weathercocks — Plural form of weathercock.
- weavers-knot — sheet bend.
- west pointer — a graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point
- western blot — a highly sensitive procedure for identifying and measuring the amount of a specific protein in a mixed extract, as in testing for AIDS virus protein in a blood sample: proteins are separated by gel electrophoresis and transferred to a special filter paper, on which the protein under investigation can be detected by a probe, as the binding of a labeled antibody.
- western roll — a technique in high-jumping in which the jumper executes a half-turn of the body to clear the bar
- westmoreland — William Childs [chahyldz] /tʃaɪldz/ (Show IPA), 1914–2005, U.S. army officer: commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam and Thailand 1964–68.
- what is more — moreover, in addition
- whitethroats — Plural form of whitethroat.
- whole sister — a sister whose parents are the same as one's own.
- wigglesworth — Michael, 1631–1705, U.S. theologian and author, born in England.
- wigtownshire — a historic county in SW Scotland.
- williamsport — a city in central Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River.
- windsor knot — a wide, triangular knot for tying a four-in-hand necktie.
- with-profits — A with-profits savings scheme or financial plan is one in which the people who put money into the scheme receive extra money each year based on how successful the investment has been.
- withersoever — To wherever, to anywhere.
- withoutdoors — out of doors.
- wonderstruck — (of a person) experiencing a sudden feeling of awed delight or wonder.
- wool stapler — a dealer in wool.
- wordsmithery — the craft or skill of a wordsmith
- wordsmithing — Present participle of wordsmith.
- work station — a work or office area assigned to one person, often one accommodating a computer terminal or other electronic equipment.
- workmistress — a woman who oversees or controls work
- workstations — a work or office area assigned to one person, often one accommodating a computer terminal or other electronic equipment.
- world spirit — (often initial capital letters) God.
- worlds apart — in different environments
- worst of all — You say worst of all to indicate that what you are about to mention is the most unpleasant or has the most disadvantages out of all the things you are mentioning.
- writeacourse — (language) A CAI language for IBM 360.