12-letter words containing w, a, t, e
- take to wife — to marry (a woman)
- take up with — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- team up with — join forces with
- telesoftware — the transmission of computer programs on a teletext system
- the cold war — the period (1945-91) of cold war between the Soviet Union and its Communist allies and the U.S. and its non-Communist allies
- the far west — the area of the United States west of the Great Plains
- the lowlands — a low generally flat region of central Scotland, around the Forth and Clyde valleys, separating the Southern Uplands from the Highlands
- the new wave — a movement in the French cinema of the 1960s, led by such directors as Godard, Truffaut, and Resnais, characterized by a fluid use of the camera and an abandonment of traditional editing techniques
- the shallows — a shallow place in a body of water
- thitherwards — in that direction
- time-wasting — causing someone to spend time doing something that is unnecessary or does not produce any benefit
- to lay waste — If something or someone lays waste an area or town or lays waste to it, they completely destroy it.
- to mean well — If you say that someone means well, you mean they are trying to be kind and helpful, even though they might be causing someone problems or upsetting them.
- to take vows — to enter a religious order and commit oneself to its rule of life by the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, which may be taken for a limited period as simple vows or as a perpetual and still more solemn commitment as solemn vows
- toilet water — a scented liquid used as a light perfume; cologne.
- torts lawyer — a lawyer who specializes in tort cases
- towaway zone — See example at towaway.
- town manager — an official appointed to direct the administration of a town government.
- travel-weary — tired or exhausted as a result of travelling
- tree sparrow — a Eurasian bird, Passer montanus, related to but smaller than the house sparrow.
- tree swallow — a bluish-green and white swallow, Iridoprocne bicolor, of North America, that nests in tree cavities.
- trial lawyer — a lawyer who specializes in appearing before trial courts.
- trojan women — a tragedy (415 b.c.) by Euripides.
- tube railway — subway (def 1).
- twisted pair — A twisted pair is a pair of wires that are twisted together to reduce interference.
- twitterpated — excited or overcome by romantic feelings; smitten.
- two-base hit — a base hit that enables a batter to reach second base safely.
- up the wazoo — the anus.
- utility wear — casual clothing that was originally intended for a particular activity, such as snowboarding or skiing
- variety show — vaudeville performance
- vintage wine — a wine, usually of superior quality, made from selected grapes of a certain type, region, and year, then dated and usually stored for aging.
- waffle cloth — honeycomb (def 5a).
- wagon master — wagon boss.
- waistcoateer — a prostitute
- wait and see — If you tell someone to wait and see, you tell them that they must be patient or that they must not worry about what is going to happen in the future because they have no control over it.
- waiting game — a stratagem in which action on a matter is reserved for or postponed to a later time, allowing one to wait for a more advantageous time to act or to see what develops in the meantime.
- walk-up rate — The walk-up rate at a hotel is the price charged to a customer who arrives without a reservation.
- wall-mounted — hung on a wall
- walnut creek — a town in W California.
- walter mitty — an ordinary, timid person who is given to adventurous and self-aggrandizing daydreams or secret plans as a way of glamorizing a humdrum life.
- walter pater — Walter Horatio, 1839–94, English critic, essayist, and novelist.
- waltz-length — having the hemline at mid calf: a waltz-length nightgown.
- warm-hearted — having or showing sympathy, affection, kindness, cordiality, etc.: a warm-hearted welcome.
- warp-knitted — designating a fabric made by warp knitting.
- warrant sale — a sale of someone's personal belongings or household effects that have been seized to meet unpaid debts
- wash leather — a soft leather, usually made of sheepskin
- wash-leather — a soft leather, usually sheepskin, dressed in imitation of chamois.
- wastage rate — the drop-out rate from a company, college, or other organization, especially before they have completed their education or training
- waste ground — an empty piece of land
- wastebaskets — Plural form of wastebasket.