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

  • hand of writ — handwriting; penmanship.
  • hand-written — to write (something) by hand.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • inward light — Inner Light.
  • kitchenwares — Plural form of kitchenware.
  • lithia water — a mineral water, natural or artificial, containing lithium salts.
  • 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
  • metalworking — the act or technique of making metal objects.
  • military law — the body of laws relating to the government of the armed forces; rules and regulations for the conduct of military personnel.
  • mountainward — Towards a mountain or mountains.
  • multiwarhead — (of a missile) capable of carrying several independent warheads
  • nightcrawler — An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
  • paper-weight — a small, heavy object of glass, metal, etc., placed on papers to keep them from scattering.
  • part-writing — the aspect of composition concerned with the writing of parts, esp counterpoint
  • pearly white — white and lustrous as a pearl.
  • plastic wrap — a very thin, transparent sheet of plastic, usually packaged in rolls and often having the ability to cling to other substances, used especially to wrap and store food and for microwave cooking.
  • power assist — a procedure for supplementing or replacing the manual effort needed to operate a device or system, often by hydraulic, electrical, or mechanical means.
  • powerboating — a boat propelled by mechanical power.
  • praiseworthy — deserving of praise; laudable: a praiseworthy motive.
  • private view — a preview, esp of an art exhibition, for specially invited guests
  • raw material — material before being processed or manufactured into a final form.
  • ready-witted — having a quick wit or intelligence.
  • reality show — A reality show is a type of television program that aims to show how ordinary people behave in everyday life, or in situations, often created by the program makers, which are intended to represent everyday life.
  • renewability — able to be renewed: a library book that is not renewable.
  • right of way — a common law or statutory right granted to a vehicle, as an airplane or boat, to proceed ahead of another.
  • satin-flower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
  • scram switch — (jargon)   (From the nuclear power industry) An emergency power-off switch (see Big Red Switch), especially one positioned to be easily hit by evacuating personnel. In general, this is *not* something you frob lightly; these often initiate expensive events (such as Halon dumps) and are installed in a dinosaur pen for use in case of electrical fire or in case some luckless field servoid should put 120 volts across himself while Easter egging. SCRAM stands for Safety Control Rod Ax Man. In the early days of nuclear power, boron moderator rods were raised and lowered on ropes. In the event of a runaway chain reaction, a man with an axe would chop the rope and drop the rods into the nuclear pile to stop the reaction. See also molly-guard, TMRC.
  • sea milkwort — a maritime plant, Glaux maritima, having small, pinkish-white flowers.
  • sharp-witted — having or showing mental acuity; intellectually discerning; acute.
  • shirtwaister — a tailored blouse or shirt worn by women.
  • shooting war — open conflict between hostile nations involving direct military engagements.
  • signal tower — a tower from which railway signals are controlled or displayed
  • solway firth — an arm of the Irish Sea between SW Scotland and NW England. 38 miles (61 km) long.
  • space writer — a journalist or copywriter paid according to a space rate. Also called space man. Compare stringer (def 6).
  • spring water — water from natural underground source
  • static water — water collected and stored in reservoirs, tanks, etc., as for urban use.
  • stellar wind — the radial outflow of ionized gas from a star.
  • straightaway — straight onward, without turn or curve, as a racecourse.
  • straightways — in a direct course
  • subway train — a train that runs on an underground railway
  • swamp rabbit — any of several southern cottontails, especially Sylvilagus aquaticus, of swamps and lowlands.
  • swap trading — a contract in which the parties to it exchange liabilities on outstanding debts in trading
  • sweater girl — a young woman with a shapely bosom, especially one who wears tight sweaters.
  • switch grass — a North American grass, Panicum virgatum, having an open, branching inflorescence.
  • thitherwards — in that direction
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