12-letter words containing w, e, i, h
- machine-word — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
- malt whiskey — Malt whiskey or malt is whiskey that is made from malt.
- match-winner — a player who wins a sports match for his or her team, for example by scoring a goal
- meet up with — see socially
- middle watch — the watch from midnight until 4 a.m.
- middle white — a breed of medium-sized white pig commonly kept for pork and bacon, and for fattening
- middleweight — a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a welterweight and a light heavyweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 160 pounds (72.5 kg).
- multiwarhead — (of a missile) capable of carrying several independent warheads
- new brighton — a town in E Minnesota.
- new hebrides — former name of Vanuatu.
- newfashioned — Alternative form of new-fashioned.
- night sweats — heavy sweating during sleep, especially as a symptom of certain diseases, as tuberculosis.
- nightcrawler — An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
- noahide laws — the seven laws given to Noah after the Flood, which decree the establishment of a fair system of justice in society, and prohibit idolatry, blasphemy, murder, adultery and incest, robbery, and the eating of flesh taken from a living animal
- noteworthily — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
- off the wind — away from the direction from which the wind is blowing
- overweighted — weighing too much or more than is considered normal, proper, etc.: overweight luggage; an overweight patient; two letters that may be overweight.
- overwhelming — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
- overwithhold — to withhold too much.
- oyster white — a slightly grayish white; off-white.
- paper-weight — a small, heavy object of glass, metal, etc., placed on papers to keep them from scattering.
- pearly white — white and lustrous as a pearl.
- pennywhistle — a cheap toy whistle orig. sold for a penny
- phonetic law — a statement of some regular pattern of sound change in a specific language, as Grimm's law or Verner's law.
- picture show — motion picture.
- pleased with — satisfied or content with
- polish wheat — a wheat, Triticum polonicum, grown chiefly in S Europe, N Africa, and Turkestan.
- praiseworthy — deserving of praise; laudable: a praiseworthy motive.
- reality show — A reality show is a type of television program that aims to show how ordinary people behave in everyday life, or in situations, often created by the program makers, which are intended to represent everyday life.
- renfrewshire — a historic county in SW Scotland.
- right-winger — If you think someone has views which are more right-wing than most other members of their party, you can say they are a right-winger.
- sea crawfish — spiny lobster
- self-worship — reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.
- shadow price — the calculated price of a good or service for which no market price exists
- sharp-witted — having or showing mental acuity; intellectually discerning; acute.
- shift worker — a person who does shiftwork
- shirtwaister — a tailored blouse or shirt worn by women.
- short-winded — short of breath; liable to difficulty in breathing.
- shut-in well — confined to one's home, a hospital, etc., as from illness.
- side-wheeler — having a paddle wheel on each side, as a steamboat.
- smyth sewing — a method of sewing together folded, gathered, and collated signatures with a single thread sewn through the folds of individual signatures.
- speechwriter — a person who writes speeches for others, usually for pay.
- stitch wheel — a notched wheel used by a harness maker to mark out the spacing for stitching
- summerweight — (of clothes) suitable in weight for wear in the summer; relatively light
- sunshine law — a law requiring a government agency to open its official meetings and records to the general public.
- superhighway — a highway designed for travel at high speeds, having more than one lane for each direction of traffic, a safety strip dividing the two directions, and cloverleaves to route the traffic on and off the highway. Compare expressway.
- swainishness — loutishness
- swedish mile — a unit of length used in Sweden, equal to 10 kilometres
- sweetishness — the quality of being sweetish
- swiss cheese — a firm, pale-yellow cheese made originally in Switzerland, typically made from cow's milk and having many holes.