12-letter words containing w, e, d, r
- snowed under — If you say that you are snowed under, you are emphasizing that you have a lot of work or other things to deal with.
- southernwood — a woody-stemmed wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of southern Europe, having aromatic, finely dissected leaves.
- speedwriting — a system of shorthand that is based on the sound of words and utilizes letters of the alphabet rather than symbols.
- spider's web — a mesh of fine tough scleroprotein threads built by a spider from a liquid secreted from its spinnerets and used to trap insects
- sponged ware — spongeware.
- square-jawed — having a regular, approximately rectangular jaw
- squared away — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- stellar wind — the radial outflow of ionized gas from a star.
- sweaterdress — a knitted, woollen dress
- sweet dreams — sleep well
- swim bladder — air bladder (def 2).
- swing bridge — a bridge that can open by pivoting on a central pier to let vessels pass.
- sword-bearer — an official who carries the sword of state on ceremonial occasions, as before the sovereign, a magistrate, or the like.
- 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 in-crowd — fashionable people; top people
- thitherwards — in that direction
- tooth powder — a dentifrice in the form of a powder.
- tow-coloured — pale yellow; flaxen
- town dweller — a person who resides in a town
- trickle-down — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- trigger word — a word that initiates a process or course of action
- twenty-third — next after the twenty-second; being the ordinal number for 23.
- twig girdler — a person or thing that girdles.
- 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-cylinder — (of an engine) having two cylinders
- underdrawers — an undergarment for the lower part of the body, typically covering at least part of the legs. Compare drawer (def 2).
- underdrawing — the act of sketching a subject before painting it on the same surface
- underendowed — (of a school, hospital, or other institution) lacking sufficient income from an endowment.
- underpowered — (of a machine, vehicle, etc.) having a specified fuel or prime mover: a gasoline-powered engine; an engine-powered pump.
- underwetting — Underwetting is a condition which affects the packing surface in a distillation vessel, and makes the liquid film on the surface break up.
- underwhelmed — to fail to interest or astonish: After all the ballyhoo, most critics were underwhelmed by the movie.
- underwriting — the act of undertaking to purchase at an agreed price any unsold portion of a public issue of shares etc
- underwritten — past participle of underwrite.
- underwrought — to do less work on than is necessary or required: to underwork an idea.
- unforewarned — not forewarned
- unrewardedly — in an unrewarding manner
- unwished-for — undesired; unwelcome: an unwished-for occurrence.
- unworshipped — not worshipped; not admired or revered
- wakeboarding — (sports) A water sport where a rider on a small board is towed by a motor boat, and attached by a cable.
- waking dream — an experience you have while you are awake that feels similar to dreaming
- walker hound — an American foxhound having a black, tan, and white, or, sometimes, a tan and white coat.
- wardian case — a type of terrarium having a top and sides of glass.
- warm-blooded — Also, endothermic. designating or pertaining to animals, as mammals and birds, whose blood ranges in temperatures from about 98° to 112°F (37° to 44°C) and remains relatively constant, irrespective of the temperature of the surrounding medium; homoiothermal.
- warm-hearted — having or showing sympathy, affection, kindness, cordiality, etc.: a warm-hearted welcome.
- warp-knitted — designating a fabric made by warp knitting.
- washer-dryer — a washing machine and a clothes dryer combined in one unit.
- waste ground — an empty piece of land
- watchstander — (US) A person who is on watch on a ship.
- water meadow — a meadow kept fertile by flooding.