13-letter words containing w, a, t
- stage whisper — a loud whisper on a stage, meant to be heard by the audience.
- stand up with — to act as a wedding attendant to
- standing wave — a wave in a medium in which each point on the axis of the wave has an associated constant amplitude ranging from zero at the nodes to a maximum at the antinodes.
- station wagon — an automobile with one or more rows of folding or removable seats behind the driver and no luggage compartment but an area behind the seats into which suitcases, parcels, etc., can be loaded through a tailgate.
- statutory law — the written law established by enactments expressing the will of the legislature, as distinguished from the unwritten law or common law.
- staying power — ability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina.
- steam whistle — a type of whistle sounded by a blast of steam, as used formerly in factories, on locomotives, etc
- steve wozniak — (person) Co-founder of Apple Computer with Steve Jobs on 01 April 1976 and the inventor of the Apple II personal computer.
- stewing steak — Stewing steak is beef which is suitable for cooking slowly in a stew.
- stock warrant — A stock warrant is the right to buy stock at a particular price on a particular date directly from the issuing company.
- storm warning — a showing of storm signals.
- straight away — immediately
- street-walker — a prostitute who solicits on the streets.
- strong waters — an archaic name for alcoholic drink
- suicide watch — a system of regular checking on prisoners who seem likely to attempt suicide.
- sumptuary law — a law regulating personal habits that offend the moral or religious beliefs of the community.
- 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
- sweat bullets — to perspire, especially freely or profusely.
- sweat-stained — (of clothes or fabric) bearing the marks left by a person's sweat
- sweated goods — goods that are made by exploited labour
- sweater dress — a dress made of knitted or crocheted material, esp a heavy one worn for warmth
- sweep account — Finance. a checking account from which money in excess of a specified amount is automatically transferred to another account or to an investment that earns a higher rate of return.
- sweet alyssum — a garden plant, Lobularia maritima, of the mustard family, having narrow leaves and small, white or violet flowers.
- sweet calamus — a plant, Acorus calamus, of the arum family, having long, sword-shaped leaves and a pungent, aromatic rootstock.
- sweet cassava — any of several tropical American plants belonging to the genus Manihot, of the spurge family, as M. esculenta (bitter cassava) and M. dulcis (sweet cassava) cultivated for their tuberous roots, which yield important food products.
- sweet william — a pink, Dianthus barbatus, having clusters of small, variously colored flowers.
- 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
- swimming bath — swimming pool.
- 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.
- tactical wire — wire entanglements used to break up attacking enemy formations or to keep them within the field of defensive fire.
- taffeta weave — plain weave.
- taiwan strait — strait between Taiwan & Fujian province, China, joining the East & South China seas: c. 100 mi (161 km) wide
- take a powder — British Dialect. to rush.
- takeaway food — food which is ordered and made in a restaurant and is then taken away to be eaten at home or elsewhere
- takeaway meal — a meal which is ordered and made in a restaurant and is then taken away to be eaten at home or elsewhere
- talcum powder — a powder made of purified, usually perfumed talc, for toilet purposes.
- tallow candle — a candle made from tallow
- tansy ragwort — a European composite plant, Senecio jacobaea, naturalized in North America, having numerous yellow flowers.
- taranaki wind — natural gas from Taranaki
- tassel flower — love-lies-bleeding.
- tax allowance — amount of income left untaxed
- te waipounamu — a Māori name for New Zealand's South Island
- tell you what — You say 'Tell you what' to introduce a suggestion or offer.
- thankworthily — in a thankworthy way or manner