12-letter words containing w, a, n, t, d
- twin paradox — a phenomenon predicted by relativity. One of a pair of identical twins is supposed to live normally in an inertial system whilst the other is accelerated to a high speed in a spaceship, travels for a long time, and finally returns to rest beside his twin. The travelled twin will be found to be younger than his brother
- unroadworthy — not mechanically sound or suitable for use on the road
- wait and see — If you tell someone to wait and see, you tell them that they must be patient or that they must not worry about what is going to happen in the future because they have no control over it.
- waitangi day — the national day of New Zealand (Feb 6), commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi (1840) by Māori chiefs and a representative of the British Government. The treaty provided the basis for the British annexation of New Zealand
- wall-mounted — hung on a wall
- warp-knitted — designating a fabric made by warp knitting.
- warrant card — a police officer's proof of identity
- waste ground — an empty piece of land
- watchdogging — a dog kept to guard property.
- watchstander — (US) A person who is on watch on a ship.
- water-harden — to quench (steel) in water.
- watered-down — made weaker or less effective from or as from dilution with water: a watered-down cocktail; Spectators saw a watered-down version of the famous opera.
- wattenscheid — an industrial town in NW Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia east of Essen
- watts-dunton — (Walter) Theodore (Walter Theodore Watts) 1832–1914, English poet, novelist, and critic.
- waxed cotton — cotton that is treated with wax to make it waterproof
- weatherbound — (often nautical) Delayed or prevented by bad weather from doing something, such as travelling.
- well-trained — Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- westmoreland — William Childs [chahyldz] /tʃaɪldz/ (Show IPA), 1914–2005, U.S. army officer: commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam and Thailand 1964–68.
- wideband atm — (networking) An enhanced form of ATM networking that transfers digital data over local area networks, originally at 0.96 Gbps, now (Aug 1996) at 1.0 Gbps.
- wildcat bank — a bank that issued notes without adequate security in the period before the establishment of the national banking system in 1864.
- windcheaters — Plural form of windcheater.
- windfall tax — a tax levied on an organization considered to have made excessive profits, esp a privatized utility company that has exploited a monopoly
- windlestraws — Plural form of windlestraw.
- wine steward — a waiter in a restaurant or club who is in charge of wine; sommelier.
- winter-hardy — able to survive the effects of cold weather.
- withdrawment — The act of withdrawing; withdrawal; recall.
- within-named — that is named herein.
- withstanding — to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.
- woman doctor — a female doctor