13-letter words containing w, a, s, t, e, r
- secret weapon — Someone's secret weapon is a thing or person which they believe will help them achieve something and which other people do not know about.
- semiwater gas — a mixed gas formed by passing steam and air over a carbon source
- serial writer — someone who writes novels, dramas, etc, presented in separate instalments at regular intervals
- shark watcher — a business consultant who assists companies in identifying and preventing unwelcome takeover bids
- short-waisted — of less than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a high waistline.
- silver wattle — a tree, Acacia dealbata, of the legume family, native to Australia and Tasmania, having feathery, silver-gray foliage and fragrant yellow flowers.
- sister-in-law — the sister of one's husband or wife.
- snowball tree — any of several caprifoliaceous shrubs of the genus Viburnum, esp V. opulus var. roseum, a sterile cultivated variety with spherical clusters of white or pinkish flowers
- solitary wave — a localized disturbance that propagates like a wave but resembles a particle in that it does not disperse, even if it collides with other such waves.
- southeastward — Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast.
- southwestward — Also, southwestwards. toward the southwest.
- spear-thrower — a flexible device for launching a spear, usually a short cord wound around the spear so that when thrown the weapon will rotate in the air.
- stage whisper — a loud whisper on a stage, meant to be heard by the audience.
- staying power — ability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina.
- street-walker — a prostitute who solicits on the streets.
- strong waters — an archaic name for alcoholic drink
- sunrise watch — dogwatch (def 2).
- super-wealthy — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
- surface water — water found on the surface of the earth (not underground or in the atmosphere), for example in rivers, seas, lakes, reservoirs, etc
- swagger stick — a short, batonlike stick, usually leather-covered, sometimes carried by army officers, soldiers, etc.
- swash letters — italic capital letters formed with long tails and flourishes
- sweater dress — a dress made of knitted or crocheted material, esp a heavy one worn for warmth
- sweet-natured — having a pleasant temperament and a gentle nature
- sweethearting — the granting of unauthorized discounts or the abetting of shoplifting by staff in a shop
- switched-star — denoting or relating to a cable television system in which only one or two programme channels are fed to each subscriber, who can select other channels by remote control of a central switching point
- sword bayonet — a short sword that may be attached to the muzzle of a gun and used as a bayonet.
- tassel flower — love-lies-bleeding.
- the last word — final retort
- tower hamlets — a borough of Greater London, England.
- train-workers — people who work on trains
- wafflestomper — a shoe with a thick sole resembling a waffle
- wall streeter — a person who is employed on Wall Street or in the financial district.
- walter piston — Walter, 1894–1976, U.S. composer.
- wasatch range — a mountain range in N Utah and SE Idaho. Highest peak, Mt. Timpanogos, 12,008 feet (3660 meters).
- waste product — material discarded as useless in the process of producing something.
- wasterfulness — the state of being wasteful
- water biscuit — a crackerlike biscuit prepared from flour and water.
- water blister — a blister that contains a clear, serous fluid, as distinguished from a blood blister, in which the fluid contains blood.
- water opossum — yapok.
- water parsnip — a perennial aquatic plant; Berula erecta
- water soldier — an aquatic plant, Stratiotes aloides, of Europe and NW Asia, having rosettes of large leaves and large three-petalled white flowers: family Hydrocharitaceae
- water spaniel — either of two breeds of spaniels, used for retrieving waterfowl.
- water strider — any of several aquatic bugs of the family Gerridae, having long, slender legs fringed with hairs, enabling the insects to dart about on the surface of the water.
- water-soaking — to soak or saturate with water.
- water-soluble — capable of dissolving in water.
- watercolorist — a pigment for which water and not oil is used as the vehicle.
- watering spot — watering hole
- waterlessness — Absence of water.
- waterscorpion — any of several predaceous aquatic bugs of the family Nepidae, having clasping front legs and a long respiratory tube at the rear of the abdomen: capable of biting if handled.
- waterthrushes — Plural form of waterthrush.