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12-letter words containing w, a, r, i, e

  • general will — (in the philosophy of Rousseau) the source of legitimate authority residing in the collective will as contrasted with individual interests
  • genital wart — one of a cluster of warts occurring in the genital and anal areas and spread mainly by sexual contact, sometimes affecting the cervix in women and associated with an increased risk of cervical cancer.
  • giant powder — dynamite composed of nitroglycerin and kieselguhr.
  • gift-wrapped — A gift-wrapped present is wrapped in pretty paper.
  • gravity wave — Astronomy, Physics. gravitational wave.
  • greenwashing — Present participle of greenwash.
  • grey wagtail — a greyish species of wagtail, Motacilla cinerea, found in temperate regions
  • grosswardein — German name of Oradea.
  • hand-written — to write (something) by hand.
  • hard-wearing — resistant to extensive wear; durable: a pair of hardwearing jeans.
  • harris tweed — a hand-woven tweed made only by residents in the Outer Hebrides from locally dyed and spun wool
  • heartwarming — gratifying; rewarding; satisfying: a heartwarming response to his work.
  • 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.
  • in hot water — If you are in hot water, you are in trouble.
  • interweaving — Present participle of interweave.
  • interwreathe — To weave into a wreath; to intertwine.
  • jaw-breaking — Informal. a word that is hard to pronounce.
  • killer whale — any of several predatory dolphins, especially the black-and-white Orcinus orca, found in all seas.
  • kirschwasser — a fragrant, colorless, unaged brandy distilled from a fermented mash of cherries, produced especially in Germany, Switzerland, and Alsace, France.
  • kitchenwares — Plural form of kitchenware.
  • law-breaking — Law-breaking is any kind of illegal activity.
  • lawbreakings — Plural form of lawbreaking.
  • lawyer's wig — the shaggy ink-cap
  • lawyerliness — Quality of being lawyerly.
  • life drawing — drawing objects or people from life
  • line drawing — a drawing done exclusively in line, providing gradations in tone entirely through variations in width and density.
  • lithia water — a mineral water, natural or artificial, containing lithium salts.
  • long-wearing — Something that is long-wearing is strong and well made so that it lasts for a long time and stays in good condition even though it is used a lot.
  • machine word — word (def 10).
  • machine-word — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
  • majolicaware — goods made from majolica
  • māori warden — a person appointed to exercise advisory and minor disciplinary powers in Māori communities
  • maritime law — the body of law relating to maritime commerce and navigation, and to maritime matters generally.
  • match-winner — a player who wins a sports match for his or her team, for example by scoring a goal
  • medal-winner — a person who has won a medal or medals
  • medical ward — a hospital ward in which patients are being treated by drugs rather than surgery
  • mermaid weed — any of several North American, aquatic plants of the genus Proserpinaca, having pinnately dissected leaves either above or below the water.
  • metalworking — the act or technique of making metal objects.
  • microwavable — Of food, that is suitable for cooking in a microwave oven.
  • mineral wool — a woollike material for heat and sound insulation, made by blowing steam or air through molten slag or rock.
  • multiwarhead — (of a missile) capable of carrying several independent warheads
  • narrowminded — Alternative spelling of narrow-minded.
  • new learning — the humanist revival of classical Greek and Latin studies and the development of Biblical scholarship in the 15th and 16th centuries in Europe.
  • new paradigm — a set of beliefs that replaces another set which is believed no longer to apply
  • new urbanism — an international movement concerned with tackling the problems associated with urban sprawl and car dependency
  • newspapering — Present participle of newspaper.
  • newspaperism — anything characteristic of newspapers, esp a word or phrase used only by journalists
  • nightcrawler — An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
  • opera window — a narrow, fixed window on each side of the rear passenger compartment of an automobile.
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