12-letter words containing u, w, i, s
- anuszkiewicz — Richard Joseph, born 1930, U.S. op-art painter.
- autorickshaw — (in India) a light three-wheeled vehicle driven by a motorcycle engine
- biscuit ware — unglazed earthenware
- blue swimmer — an edible bluish Australian swimming crab, Portunus pelagicus
- braunschweig — Brunswick
- bushwhacking — to make one's way through woods by cutting at undergrowth, branches, etc.
- cauliflowers — Plural form of cauliflower.
- circular saw — A circular saw is a round metal disk with a sharp edge which is used for cutting wood and other materials.
- house wizard — (Probably from ad-agency tradetalk, "house freak") A hacker occupying a technical-specialist, R&D, or systems position at a commercial shop. A really effective house wizard can have influence out of all proportion to his/her ostensible rank and still not have to wear a suit. Used especially of Unix wizards. The term "house guru" is equivalent.
- housewarming — a party to celebrate a person's or family's move to a new home.
- industrywide — from, covering, or affecting an entire industry: industrywide profits.
- ludwigshafen — a city in SW Germany, on the Rhine opposite Mannheim.
- medium-sweet — (esp of wines) fairly sweet
- mwambutsa iv — 1912–77, king of Burundi 1962–66.
- new business — New business is the number of new policies that are written by an insurance company in a particular period.
- new urbanism — an international movement concerned with tackling the problems associated with urban sprawl and car dependency
- outside work — work done off the premises of a business
- picture show — motion picture.
- public works — government-funded construction
- pussy willow — a small willow, Salix discolor, of eastern North America, having silky catkins.
- pussy-willow — a small willow, Salix discolor, of eastern North America, having silky catkins.
- satin walnut — the brown heartwood of the sweet gum tree, used for furniture, fittings, and panelling
- series-wound — noting a commutator motor in which the field circuit and armature circuit are connected in series.
- show jumping — sport: horseriding event
- shut-in well — confined to one's home, a hospital, etc., as from illness.
- slow-burning — (of combustible material) burning relatively slowly
- snow bunting — a bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis, of the northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere having white plumage.
- snow pudding — a pudding, prepared by folding egg whites into a lemon gelatin mixture.
- stud welding — the semiautomatic welding of a stud or similar piece of metal to a flat part, usually by means of an electric arc
- subsoil plow — a plow for stirring the subsoil, usually without disturbing the surface.
- subway train — a train that runs on an underground railway
- summerweight — (of clothes) suitable in weight for wear in the summer; relatively light
- sunshine law — a law requiring a government agency to open its official meetings and records to the general public.
- superhighway — a highway designed for travel at high speeds, having more than one lane for each direction of traffic, a safety strip dividing the two directions, and cloverleaves to route the traffic on and off the highway. Compare expressway.
- sweat equity — unreimbursed labor that results in the increased value of property or that is invested to establish or expand an enterprise.
- sweat it out — wait tensely
- swine plague — hemorrhagic septicemia of hogs, caused by the bacterium Pasteurella suiseptica, characterized by an accompanying infection of pneumonia.
- swiss guards — a corps of Swiss mercenary soldiers, esp. those hired as Vatican bodyguards to the pope
- swiss muslin — a crisp, sheer muslin that is constructed in plain weave, bleached white or dyed, and often ornamented with raised dots or figures (dotted swiss) used chiefly in the manufacture of curtains and women's summer clothes.
- unswervingly — to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course.
- unwished-for — undesired; unwelcome: an unwished-for occurrence.
- unworshipful — not worshipful; not showing reverence or admiration
- unworshipped — not worshipped; not admired or revered
- unworthiness — not worthy; lacking worth or excellence.
- waking hours — Your waking hours are the times when you are awake rather than asleep.
- 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.
- well-studied — marked by or suggestive of conscious effort; not spontaneous or natural; affected: studied simplicity.
- west prussia — a former province of Prussia: since 1945 part of Poland.
- westinghouse — George, 1846–1914, U.S. inventor and manufacturer.
- whiskey sour — a cocktail made with whiskey, lemon juice, and sugar.
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