12-letter words containing w, a, r
- fort william — a port in W Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Superior: created in 1970 by the merger of twin cities (Fort William and Port Arthur) and two adjoining townships.
- forward bias — a voltage applied to a circuit or device, esp a semiconductor device, in the direction that produces the larger current
- forward dive — a dive from a position facing the water in which the diver jumps up from the springboard, rotating the body forward, and enters the water either headfirst or feetfirst.
- forward gear — a gear in a vehicle that is used when the vehicle is moving forward
- forward line — the soldiers at the forward most position in an army force
- forward pass — a pass in which the ball is thrown in the direction of advance toward the opponent's goal.
- forward post — the position held by a soldier on the forward line
- forward push — A forward push is a feature of distillation columns (= tall vessels for distillation) in which zones that allow higher contact between substances are near the top of the column.
- forward rate — the agreed price for something that is to be bought or sold at a later date
- forward roll — a gymnastic movement in which the body is turned heels over head with the back of the neck resting on the ground
- forward sale — the sale of something that is to be delivered and paid for at a later date
- four-walling — a form of distribution and exhibition, esp. of films, in which a distributor or producer rents a theater for a fixed amount, pays all advertising and operating costs, and collects all box-office receipts
- fowl cholera — a specific, acute, diarrheal disease of fowls, especially chickens, caused by a bacterium, Pasteurella multocida.
- fox software — (company) Developers of FoxBASE+ and FoxPRO. Fox Software merged with Microsoft around 1992. Addresss: Perrysburg, OH, USA.
- fribble away — to use wastefully
- friction saw — a high-speed circular saw, usually toothless, that is used for cutting metals by using frictional heat to melt the material adjacent to it.
- fritter away — to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usually followed by away): to fritter away one's money; to fritter away an afternoon.
- full forward — an attacking player who plays in the centre of the forward line
- gale warning — U.S. Meteorology. a National Weather Service warning of sustained winds at sea having speeds in the range 34–47 knots (39–54 mph, 17–24 m/sec). Compare warning (def 3).
- gallery wire — perforated wire or metal stripping used to support or enhance a stone mounted in a ring.
- gallows bird — a person who deserves to be hanged.
- gallows tree — a gallows.
- galusha grow — Galusha Aaron [guh-loo-shuh] /gəˈlu ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1822–1907, U.S. political leader: Speaker of the House 1861–63.
- gang warfare — violent fighting or conflict between street gangs
- gateway drug — any mood-altering drug, as a stimulant or tranquilizer, that does not cause physical dependence but may lead to the use of addictive drugs, as heroin.
- 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.
- germ warfare — biological warfare.
- get anywhere — to be successful
- giant powder — dynamite composed of nitroglycerin and kieselguhr.
- gift-wrapped — A gift-wrapped present is wrapped in pretty paper.
- giftwrapping — giftwrapping.
- go hard with — to cause pain or difficulty to (someone)
- go-away bird — a common name for a grey-plumaged lourie of the genus Corythaixoides
- gordian worm — nematomorph.
- graham wafer — a cracker intended to aid digestion.
- graham's law — the principle that the rates of diffusion and effusion of a gas are inversely proportional to the square root of its density, proposed by Thomas Graham (1805-69) in 1831
- grain growth — a tendency of certain grains to grow and absorb others when heated under certain conditions.
- grandnephews — Plural form of grandnephew.
- granny woman — midwife (def 1).
- gravity wave — Astronomy, Physics. gravitational wave.
- gravity wind — a light wind directed downslope, occurring at night because of the cooling and densification of the air near the ground.
- great-nephew — a son of one's nephew or niece; grandnephew.
- greenwashing — Present participle of greenwash.
- grey wagtail — a greyish species of wagtail, Motacilla cinerea, found in temperate regions
- grey warbler — a small bush bird that hatches the eggs of the shining cuckoo
- grooving saw — a circular saw used for making grooves
- grosswardein — German name of Oradea.
- ground water — the water beneath the surface of the ground, consisting largely of surface water that has seeped down: the source of water in springs and wells.
- gully-washer — a usually short, heavy rainstorm.