12-letter words containing w, e, i

malt whiskey — Malt whiskey or malt is whiskey that is made from malt.
māori warden — a person appointed to exercise advisory and minor disciplinary powers in Māori communities
maritime law — the body of law relating to maritime commerce and navigation, and to maritime matters generally.
match-winner — a player who wins a sports match for his or her team, for example by scoring a goal
meadow pipit — a common European songbird, Anthus pratensis, with a pale brown speckled plumage: family Motacillidae (pipits and wagtails)
medal-winner — a person who has won a medal or medals
medical ward — a hospital ward in which patients are being treated by drugs rather than surgery
medium-sweet — (esp of wines) fairly sweet
meet up with — see socially
mermaid weed — any of several North American, aquatic plants of the genus Proserpinaca, having pinnately dissected leaves either above or below the water.
metalworking — the act or technique of making metal objects.
mexican wave — If a crowd of people do a Mexican wave, each person in the crowd stands up and puts their arms in the air after the person to one side of them, creating a continuous wave-like motion through the crowd.
microbrewery — a brewery producing less than 15,000 barrels per year and usually concentrating on exotic or high quality beer.
microbrewing — Small-scale commercial brewing, as carried out in a microbrewery.
microwavable — Of food, that is suitable for cooking in a microwave oven.
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
middlebrowed — midway between highbrow and lowbrow
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).
midwest city — a city in central Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City.
midwesterner — Middle West.
midwife toad — a European toad, Alytes obstetricans (family Discoglossidae), noted for its unusual breeding habits, in which mating occurs on land and the male broods the egg strings by wrapping them around his legs.
militiawomen — Plural form of militiawoman.
milkweed bug — any of several red and black lygaeid bugs, as Oncopeltus fasciatus, that feed on the juice of the milkweed.
mine-sweeper — a specially equipped ship used for dragging a body of water in order to remove or destroy enemy mines.
mineral wool — a woollike material for heat and sound insulation, made by blowing steam or air through molten slag or rock.
minesweepers — Plural form of minesweeper.
minesweeping — (nautical) The detection and safe disposal of mines.
minimum wage — lowest hourly earnings permitted by law
minimum-wage — of or relating to a minimum wage: minimum-wage demands.
misknowledge — a misunderstanding or misconception
money cowrie — the highly polished, usually brightly colored shell of a marine gastropod of the genus Cypraea, as that of C. moneta (money cowrie) used as money in certain parts of Asia and Africa, or that of C. tigris, used for ornament.
motive power — any power used to impart motion; any source of mechanical energy.
mountain dew — moonshine; whisky that has been illegally distilled
multitowered — comprising several towers
multiwarhead — (of a missile) capable of carrying several independent warheads
narrowminded — Alternative spelling of narrow-minded.
new atlantis — a political allegory by Francis Bacon, published in 1627.
new brighton — a town in E Minnesota.
new business — New business is the number of new policies that are written by an insurance company in a particular period.
new canadian — a recent immigrant to Canada
new egyptian — the Egyptian language, c. 1600-700 b.c.
new frontier — the principles and policies of the liberal wing of the Democratic Party under the leadership of President John F. Kennedy.
new hebrides — former name of Vanuatu.
new learning — the humanist revival of classical Greek and Latin studies and the development of Biblical scholarship in the 15th and 16th centuries in Europe.
new paradigm — a set of beliefs that replaces another set which is believed no longer to apply
new politics — politics concerned more with grass-roots participation in the political process than with party loyalty or affiliation: identified especially with the candidacies of Senators Eugene McCarthy and George McGovern.
new urbanism — an international movement concerned with tackling the problems associated with urban sprawl and car dependency
new-laid egg — an egg that has been freshly laid by a chicken
newfashioned — Alternative form of new-fashioned.

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