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11-letter words containing w, e, a, r, t

  • privet hawk — a hawk moth, Sphinx ligustri, with a mauve-and-brown striped body: frequents privets
  • reason with — If you try to reason with someone, you try to persuade them to do or accept something by using sensible arguments.
  • right whale — any of several large whalebone whales of the genus Balaena, of circumpolar seas: the species B. glacialis is greatly reduced in numbers.
  • roh tae woo — born 1932, president of South Korea 1988–93.
  • sacred writ — Scripture.
  • saltirewise — in the direction or manner of a saltire.
  • satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
  • screw plate — a metal plate having threaded holes, used for cutting screw threads by hand.
  • set forward — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
  • shameworthy — deserving shame; denoting something a person ought to be ashamed of
  • silver thaw — glaze (def 17).
  • slack water — a period when a body of water is between tides.
  • soft sawder — flattery; compliments
  • software ag — (company)   A German software engineering company that started with the ADABAS database. Natural is their 4GL development environment, EntireX is their DCOM for Unix and IBM. BOLERO, is an object-oriented development environment and application server specially made for Electronic Business applications. Mailing-list: <[email protected]>.
  • spatterwork — a method of decorating whereby ink or another fluid is spattered over a medium
  • springwater — water from a spring
  • square with — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
  • st. andrews — a seaport in the Fife region, in E Scotland: resort; golf courses.
  • stage screw — a large, tapered screw fitted with a handle, used to secure braces for scenery to the floor of a stage.
  • steerageway — sufficient speed to permit a vessel to be maneuvered.
  • stewardship — the position and duties of a steward, a person who acts as the surrogate of another or others, especially by managing property, financial affairs, an estate, etc.
  • still water — a part of a stream that is level or where the level of inclination is so slight that no current is visible.
  • stonewaller — to engage in stonewalling.
  • storm water — standing water produced after a heavy rainfall or snowfall
  • strawflower — any of several everlasting flowers, especially an Australian composite plant, Helichrysum bracteatum, having heads of chaffy yellow, orange, red, or white flowers.
  • strawweight — a boxer of the lightest competitive class, especially a boxer weighing up to 104 pounds (47.2 kg).
  • streetwards — towards or facing the street
  • swarthiness — (of skin color, complexion, etc.) dark.
  • sweat shirt — a heavy, loose, usually long-sleeved pullover made of cotton jersey, worn as by athletes to absorb sweat during or after exercise, sometimes with loose trousers (sweat pants) of the same material, forming an ensemble (sweat suit)
  • sweatercoat — a coat knitted like a bulky sweater.
  • sweet grass — any of several fragrant plants, as manna grass or the sweet flag.
  • switzerland — a republic in central Europe. 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). Capital: Bern.
  • tallow tree — a small tree, Sapium sebiferum, of the spurge family, cultivated in China and the tropics, having popcorn-shaped seeds with a waxy coating that is used for soap, candles, and oil.
  • tamper with — to meddle, especially for the purpose of altering, damaging, or misusing (usually followed by with): Someone has been tampering with the lock.
  • texas tower — an offshore radar-equipped platform supported by foundations sunk into the floor of the ocean, formerly used as part of a system for warning against air attacks.
  • the narrows — strait between Upper & Lower New York Bay, separating Staten Island & Long Island
  • the wagoner — Auriga
  • the welfare — the public agencies involved with giving such assistance
  • the wharves — the working area of a dock
  • therewithal — together with that; in addition to that.
  • thitherward — Also, thitherward [thith -er-werd, th ith -] /ˈθɪð ər wərd, ˈðɪð-/ (Show IPA), thitherwards. to or toward that place or point; there.
  • throw aside — If you throw aside a way of life, a principle, or an idea, you abandon it or reject it.
  • throw shade — to make a public show of contempt
  • tidal power — the use of the rise and fall of tides involving very large volumes of water at low heads to generate electric power
  • tiger prawn — a large edible prawn of the genus Penaeus with dark bands across the body, fished commercially in the Indian and Pacific oceans
  • time waster — If you say that someone or something is a time waster, you mean that they cause you to spend a lot of time doing something that is unnecessary or does not produce any benefit.
  • to eat crow — If someone eats crow, they admit that they have been wrong and apologize, especially in situations where this is humiliating or embarrassing for them.
  • tonic water — drink: carbonated water
  • torrens law — any of various statutes that provide for the registration of the title to land with the government, which issues a warranted title deed (Torrens certificate) to said land
  • tower crane — a rotatable cantilever jib on top of a steelwork tower used on building sites where the operator needs to command a good view of the site
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