13-letter words containing w, a, t
- playwrighting — the writing of plays
- poulard wheat — a Mediterranean wheat, Triticum turgidum, grown as a forage crop in the U.S.
- power station — a generating station.
- power takeoff — an accessory unit or apparatus attached to an engine-powered machine and powered by the engine. Abbreviation: PTO.
- proxy gateway — proxy server
- quinine water — carbonated water containing lemon, lime, sweetener, and quinine, often used as a mixer.
- rabbit warren — warren.
- rainbow trout — a trout, Salmo gairdnerii, native in the coastal waters and streams from Baja California to Alaska, used as a food and game fish.
- rat claw foot — an elongated foot having the form of a thin claw grasping a ball.
- ratchet wheel — a wheel, with teeth on the edge, into which a pawl drops or catches, as to prevent reversal of motion or convert reciprocating motion into rotatory motion.
- raw materials — Raw materials are materials that are in their natural state, before they are processed or used in manufacturing.
- ready-to-wear — clothing made in standard sizes; ready-made clothing.
- relative wind — the velocity or direction of airflow with respect to the body it surrounds, especially an airfoil.
- ride the wave — to enjoy a period of success and good fortune
- rotary harrow — a harrow with a number of turning wheels rimmed with spikes, used for various soil treatments.
- royal warrant — an authorization to a tradesman to supply goods to a royal household
- run away with — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- sachet-powder — a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- saint andrews — a seaport in the Fife region, in E Scotland: resort; golf courses.
- saint matthew — a tax collector of Capernaum called by Christ to be one of the 12 apostles (Matthew 9:9–13; 10:3). Feast day: Sept 21 or Nov 16
- sandwich tern — a European tern, Sterna sandvicensis, that has a yellow-tipped bill, whitish plumage, and white forked tail, and nests in colonies on beaches, etc
- sanitary ware — plumbing fixtures, as sinks or toilet bowls, made of ceramic material or enameled metal.
- sawbuck table — a table that has X -shaped legs.
- sawdust trail — the road to conversion or rehabilitation, as for a sinner or criminal.
- sawtooth roof — a roof composed of a series of small parallel roofs of triangular cross section, usually asymmetrical with the shorter slope glazed.
- scarlet woman — a sexually promiscuous woman, especially a prostitute or a woman who commits adultery.
- 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
- sewing basket — box for sewing accessories
- shadowcasting — the enhancement of images by the casting of shadows
- shark watcher — a business consultant who assists companies in identifying and preventing unwelcome takeover bids
- shetland wool — the fine wool undercoat pulled by hand from Shetland sheep.
- short-waisted — of less than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a high waistline.
- show and tell — an activity for young children, especially in school, in which each participant produces an object of unusual interest and tells something about it.
- show me state — Missouri (used as a nickname).
- show the flag — to assert a claim, as to a territory or stretch of water, by military presence
- show-and-tell — an activity for young children, especially in school, in which each participant produces an object of unusual interest and tells something about it.
- show-me state — Missouri2
- siamese twins — (not in technical use) conjoined twin.
- 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.
- snap the whip — crack the whip (def 2).
- 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 wasp — any of numerous wasps, as the sand wasps or mud wasps, that do not live in a community.
- 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.
- sow wild oats — any uncultivated species of Avena, especially a common weedy grass, A. fatua, resembling the cultivated oat.
- 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.