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13-letter words containing w, a, t, e

  • butcher's saw — a type of hacksaw used especially by butchers for cutting through meat and bones.
  • cabbage white — any large white butterfly of the genus Pieris, esp the Eurasian species P. brassicae, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of cabbages and related vegetables: family Pieridae
  • cable tramway — tramway (def 4).
  • carpenterworm — the larva of the carpenterworm moth.
  • carpet-weaver — a person who weaves carpets
  • casting wheel — a wheel having on its circumference molds for receiving molten metal.
  • castle howard — a mansion near York in Yorkshire: designed in 1700 by Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor; the grounds include the Temple of the Four Winds and a mausoleum
  • cat's whisker — a pointed wire used to make contact with the crystal in a crystal radio receiver
  • caulifloweret — an individual floret from a cauliflower
  • cayenne-whist — a seaport in and the capital of French Guiana.
  • cd-read-write — Compact Disc Rewritable
  • cd-rewritable — Compact Disc Rewritable
  • charles swart — Charles Robberts [rob-erts] /ˈrɒb ərts/ (Show IPA), 1894–1982, South African statesman: president 1961–67.
  • charlottetown — a port in SE Canada, capital of the province of Prince Edward Island. Pop: 34 562 (2011)
  • clock watcher — an employee who demonstrates lack of interest in a job by watching the time closely to be sure to stop work as soon as the workday or shift is over.
  • clock-watcher — an employee who checks the time in anticipation of a break or of the end of the working day
  • coast redwood — the redwood, Sequoia sempervirens.
  • cobalt yellow — aureolin.
  • coconut water — the watery, drinkable liquid inside an immature coconut.
  • come what may — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
  • commonwealths — Plural form of commonwealth.
  • connate water — Connate water is water which is trapped in rock pores.
  • constablewick — the area of land under the charge of a constable
  • corporate law — law that relates to corporations and to business activities in general
  • cracked wheat — whole wheat cracked between rollers so that it will cook more quickly
  • crow-pheasant — a large coucal, Centropus sinensis, of Asia, having black and brown plumage and a long tail.
  • death warrant — A death warrant is an official document which orders that someone is to be executed as a punishment for a crime.
  • down the road — a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
  • down to earth — practical and realistic: a down-to-earth person.
  • down-to-earth — practical and realistic: a down-to-earth person.
  • downheartedly — In a downhearted manner.
  • downregulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downregulate.
  • draw the line — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
  • draw the shot — to deliver the bowl in such a way that it approaches the jack
  • drawing table — a table having a surface consisting of a drawing board adjustable to various heights and angles.
  • dropped waist — the waistline of a dress, gown, or the like when it is placed at the hips rather than at the natural waist.
  • east rockaway — a town in SE New York.
  • easterly wave — a westward-moving, wavelike disturbance of low atmospheric pressure embedded in tropical easterly winds.
  • fast follower — a company that is quick to pick up good new ideas from other companies
  • father-in-law — the father of one's husband or wife.
  • featherweight — a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a bantamweight and a lightweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 126 pounds (57 kg).
  • fellow inmate — sb in same prison
  • final whistle — sport: whistle indicating end of match
  • fire watching — the job of watching for fires, especially those caused by aerial bombardment
  • flame-thrower — an implement that kills weeds by scorching them with a directed flow of flaming gas.
  • flamethrowers — Plural form of flamethrower.
  • forward delta — The delta which, when combined with a version, creates a child version. See change management
  • fowler's toad — an eastern U.S. toad, Bufo woodhousii fowleri, having an almost patternless white belly.
  • foxtail wedge — a wedge in the split end of a tenon, bolt, or the like, for spreading and securing it when driven into a blind mortise or hole.
  • frank whittle — Sir Frank, 1907–96, English engineer and inventor.
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