13-letter words containing w, d, a
- the last word — final retort
- the whip hand — If you have the whip hand, you have power over someone else in a particular situation.
- thenceforward — from that time or place onward.
- this day week — a week (counting backward or forward) from today (or yesterday, etc.)
- tight forward — one of a number of forwards who are bound wholly into the scrum
- to break wind — If someone breaks wind, they release gas from their intestines through their anus.
- toothed whale — any whale of the suborder Odontoceti, having conical teeth in one or both jaws and feeding on fish, squid, etc.
- townsend plan — a pension plan, proposed in the U.S. in 1934 but never passed by Congress, that would have awarded $200 monthly to persons over 60 who were no longer gainfully employed, provided that such allowance was spent in the U.S. within 30 days.
- twelfth grade — (in the US) the final year of secondary school after which students usually graduate at age 17 or 18
- two of a kind — two similar people or things
- tyne and wear — a metropolitan county in N England.
- ultrawideband — a transmission technique using a very wide spectrum of frequencies that enables high-speed transfer of data
- unputdownable — (especially of a book or periodical) so interesting or suspenseful as to compel reading.
- unwarrantedly — in an unwarranted manner
- unwithdrawing — not withdrawing; not pulling back, retreating, or giving up
- ups and downs — good and bad experiences
- urban dweller — a person who lives in an urban area
- van der merwe — a stereotypical figure humorously representing Boer stupidity and prejudice
- van der waals — Johannes Diderik (joːˈhɑnəs ˈdiːdərik). 1837–1923, Dutch physicist, noted for his research on the equations of state of gases and liquids: Nobel prize for physics in 1910
- vandyke brown — a medium brown color.
- wagon soldier — a field-artillery soldier.
- wah-wah pedal — a foot pedal attached to an electronic musical instrument, used to create a sound that simulates the sound made by a trumpet, cornet, etc, when the bell is alternately covered and uncovered
- waldorf salad — a salad of celery, diced apples, nuts, and mayonnaise.
- walk with god — to lead a godly, morally upright life
- wall cupboard — a cupboard that is fixed to a wall
- wall of death — (at a fairground) a giant cylinder round the inside walls of which a motorcyclist rides
- walleyed pike — walleye (def 1).
- waltz matilda — to travel the road carrying one's swag
- wandering jew — a legendary character condemned to roam without rest because he struck Christ on the day of the Crucifixion.
- wanted notice — a public announcement by the police that they want to question someone in connection with a crime that has been committed
- war and peace — a novel (1862–69) by Leo Tolstoy.
- ward of court — a person, esp a minor or one legally incapable of managing his own affairs, placed under the control or protection of a guardian or of a court
- warmheartedly — Alternative form of warm-heartedly.
- warping board — a rectangular board containing evenly spaced pegs at each end on which the warp is wound in preparation for weaving.
- warranty deed — a deed containing a covenant of warranty.
- warts and all — despite flaws
- wash-and-wear — noting or pertaining to a garment that can be washed, that dries quickly, and that requires little or no ironing; drip-dry.
- waste product — material discarded as useless in the process of producing something.
- water diviner — a person able to locate the presence of water, esp underground, with a divining rod
- water soldier — an aquatic plant, Stratiotes aloides, of Europe and NW Asia, having rosettes of large leaves and large three-petalled white flowers: family Hydrocharitaceae
- water strider — any of several aquatic bugs of the family Gerridae, having long, slender legs fringed with hairs, enabling the insects to dart about on the surface of the water.
- water-proofed — impervious to water.
- waterboarding — a harsh interrogation technique in which water is poured onto the face and head of the immobilized victim so as to induce a fear of drowning.
- waterflooding — (in oil, gas, or petroleum production) the practice of injecting water to maintain pressure in a reservoir and to drive the oil, etc towards the production wells
- weapons-grade — Weapons-grade substances such as uranium or plutonium are of a quality which makes them suitable for use in the manufacture of nuclear weapons.
- wear and tear — damage or deterioration resulting from ordinary use; normal depreciation.
- weather radar — radar designed or suitable for use in detecting clouds and precipitation.
- weather-bound — delayed or shut in by bad weather.
- weatherboards — Plural form of weatherboard.
- weathercocked — Simple past tense and past participle of weathercock.