10-letter words containing w, a, t, e
- switchgear — switching equipment used in an electric power station.
- table wine — a wine that contains not more than 14 percent alcohol and is usually served as an accompaniment to food.
- take a bow — to bend the knee or body or incline the head, as in reverence, submission, salutation, recognition, or acknowledgment.
- tandemwise — in the manner of a tandem
- tanglewood — a town in W Massachusetts, in the Berkshire Hills: a former estate (Tanglewood) in the area is the site of annual summer music festivals.
- tawdriness — (of finery, trappings, etc.) gaudy; showy and cheap.
- tawheowheo — a broadleaved evergreen, Quintinia serrata, of New Zealand's North Island
- tegakwitha — Tekakwitha
- tekakwitha — Kateri [kah-tuh-ree] /ˈkɑ tə ri/ (Show IPA), or Catherine, 1656–80, North American Indian ascetic; convert to Roman Catholicism.
- tepe gawra — an archaeological site in N Iraq, near Mosul: excavations have revealed that numerous settlements have occupied this site since c5000 b.c.
- the wirral — a peninsula in NW England between the estuaries of the Rivers Mersey and Dee
- theta wave — any of the brain waves constituting theta rhythm.
- threadworm — any of various nematode worms, especially a pinworm.
- tidal wave — (not in technical use) a large, destructive ocean wave, produced by a seaquake, hurricane, or strong wind. Compare tsunami.
- tidewaiter — a customs officer who checks goods upon a vessel's landing, to secure the payment of duties.
- tom sawyer — (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer)a novel (1876) by Mark Twain.
- top drawer — the highest level in rank, excellence, or importance: a musician strictly out of the top drawer.
- top-drawer — the highest level in rank, excellence, or importance: a musician strictly out of the top drawer.
- tow-haired — having blond and sometimes tousled hair
- towel rack — a rack consisting of one or more bars on which towels or washcloths are hung.
- towel rail — a rail or frame in a bathroom, etc, for hanging towels on
- trade down — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
- trade show — show (def 22).
- trade wind — Also, trade winds. Also called trades. any of the nearly constant easterly winds that dominate most of the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, blowing mainly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere, and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere.
- trawlerman — a person working on a fishing trawler at sea
- tupperware — Tupperware is a range of plastic containers with tight-fitting lids that are used for storing food.
- tweetheart — a sweetheart on the Twitter website
- twice-laid — made from strands of used rope.
- twickenham — a former borough, now part of Richmond upon Thames, in SE England.
- twin peaks — a mountain in central Idaho: highest peak in the Salmon River Mountains. 10,340 feet (3154 meters).
- twitterati — users of the social networking site Twitter
- two oceans — an annual road marathon run in Cape Town, South Africa
- two shakes — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- two-bagger — two-base hit.
- two-handed — having two hands.
- two-hander — a play for two actors
- two-master — a vessel rigged with two masts.
- two-seater — a vehicle accommodating two persons.
- two-tailed — (of a significance test) concerned with the hypothesis that an observed value of a sampling statistic differs significantly from a given value, where an error in either direction is relevant: for instance, in testing the fairness of scales, an inspector will seek to exclude both overweight and underweight goods
- underwaist — a blouse worn under another.
- underwater — existing or occurring under water.
- united way — a nationwide civic organization (United Way of America) or any of its affiliated local groups that raise funds through individual contributions and allocate them to benefit civic and charitable programs and organizations, as the YMCA and Red Cross. Formerly Community Chests and Councils of America, United Community Funds and Councils of America.
- w particle — either of two types of charged intermediate vector bosons, one having a positive charge and the other a negative charge. Symbols: W + , W −.
- wacked-out — whacked-out.
- wafer-thin — very thin: a wafer-thin slice.
- wage drift — the change in the amount by which actual earnings exceed negotiated earnings
- wage rates — rates of pay based on per unit of production or per period of worktime on the job
- wagner act — National Labor Relations Act.
- wagon seat — a plain, unupholstered settee, usually with a slat back, for use either indoors or in a wagon.
- wagonettes — Plural form of wagonette.