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12-letter words containing w, e, d

  • snow leopard — a long-haired, leopardlike feline, Panthera (Uncia) uncia, of mountain ranges of central Asia, having a relatively small head and a thick, creamy-gray coat with rosette spots: an endangered species.
  • snow-covered — Snow-covered places and things are covered over with snow.
  • 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.
  • spot welding — fusing metal
  • spotted wilt — a viral disease of plants, characterized by wilting and by brown, sunken spots and streaks on the stems and leaves.
  • 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.
  • stem-winding — wound by turning a knob at the stem.
  • stone-washed — Stone-washed jeans are jeans which have been specially washed with small pieces of stone so that when you buy them they are fairly pale and soft.
  • stud welding — the semiautomatic welding of a stud or similar piece of metal to a flat part, usually by means of an electric arc
  • swallow dive — swan dive.
  • sweat glands — one of the minute, coiled, tubular glands of the skin that secrete sweat.
  • sweaterdress — a knitted, woollen dress
  • swedish mile — a unit of length used in Sweden, equal to 10 kilometres
  • sweep-second — (on a timepiece) a second hand that is a sweep hand.
  • sweet almond — the nutlike kernel of the fruit of either of two trees, Prunus dulcis (sweet almond) or P. dulcis amara (bitter almond) which grow in warm temperate regions.
  • sweet dreams — sleep well
  • swell-headed — a vain or arrogant person.
  • swelled head — an inordinately grand opinion of oneself; conceit.
  • swift-footed — swift in running.
  • 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.
  • tack welding — to join (pieces of metal) with a number of small welds spaced some distance apart.
  • 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
  • the lowlands — a low generally flat region of central Scotland, around the Forth and Clyde valleys, separating the Southern Uplands from the Highlands
  • the west end — a part of W central London containing the main shopping and entertainment areas
  • thick-witted — lacking intelligence; thickheaded; dull; stupid.
  • 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.
  • twin-engined — (of an aircraft) having two engines
  • 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.
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