13-letter words containing w, a, f, t
- the mayflower — the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from Plymouth to Massachusetts in 1620
- thenceforward — from that time or place onward.
- tight forward — one of a number of forwards who are bound wholly into the scrum
- twelfth grade — (in the US) the final year of secondary school after which students usually graduate at age 17 or 18
- twin camshaft — A twin camshaft is an arrangement of two parallel camshafts for each set of cylinders in an engine. Usually one operates the intake valve and the other the exhaust valve.
- twist of fate — unexpected chance occurrence
- two of a kind — two similar people or things
- ultrapowerful — extremely powerful
- wafflestomper — a shoe with a thick sole resembling a waffle
- walk off with — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
- wall of death — (at a fairground) a giant cylinder round the inside walls of which a motorcyclist rides
- walnut family — the plant family Juglandaceae, characterized by deciduous trees having alternate, pinnately compound leaves, male flowers in tassellike catkins and female flowers in clusters, and edible nuts enclosed in a thick-walled or leathery husk, and including the butternut, hickory, pecan, and walnut.
- ward of court — a person, esp a minor or one legally incapable of managing his own affairs, placed under the control or protection of a guardian or of a court
- wasterfulness — the state of being wasteful
- watch oneself — to be careful, cautious, or discreet
- watch out for — remain vigilant for, beware of
- water bailiff — an official responsible for enforcing laws on river management and fishing
- water buffalo — a buffalo, Bubalus bubalis, of the Old World tropics, having large, flattened, curved horns: wild populations are near extinction.
- water feather — a water milfoil, Myriophyllum aquaticum.
- water feature — A water feature is something such as an artificial pond or waterfall, usually in a garden.
- water milfoil — any of various aquatic plants, chiefly of the genus Myriophyllum, the submerged leaves of which are very finely divided.
- water-proofed — impervious to water.
- waterflooding — (in oil, gas, or petroleum production) the practice of injecting water to maintain pressure in a reservoir and to drive the oil, etc towards the production wells
- waterproofing — Chiefly British. a raincoat or other outer coat impervious to water.
- wave function — a solution of a wave equation.
- weatherproofs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weatherproof.
- webfoot state — Oregon (used as a nickname).
- wedding feast — a meal served to celebrate a wedding
- welfare hotel — a hotel in which people receiving welfare assistance are temporarily housed until permanent quarters become available.
- welfare state — a state in which the welfare of the people in such matters as social security, health and education, housing, and working conditions is the responsibility of the government.
- well-affected — favourably disposed (towards); steadfast or loyal
- west flanders — a province in W Belgium. 1249 sq. mi. (3235 sq. km). Capital: Bruges.
- west frisians — See under Frisian Islands.
- west hartford — a town in central Connecticut.
- 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.
- white feather — a symbol of cowardice.
- whitefish bay — a city in SE Wisconsin, N of Milwaukee.
- wichita falls — a city in N Texas.
- wife batterer — a man who hits his wife
- wire transfer — bank-to-bank money transfer
- wire-transfer — to transmit (money or credit) by wire transfer.
- wolffian duct — a duct, draining the mesonephros of the embryo, that becomes the vas deferens in males and vestigial in females.
- woodcraftsman — a person who is skilled in woodcraft.