12-letter words containing w, e, n, o

norman wells — a settlement in the W Northwest Territories, in NW Canada, on the Mackenzie River: oil wells.
northwestern — Of or pertaining to the northwest; from or to in such a direction.
northwesters — Plural form of northwester.
northwestnet — (NWNET) Kochmer, J., and NorthWestNet, "The Internet Passport: NorthWestNets Guide to Our World Online", NorthWestNet, Bellevue, WA, 1992.
norway maple — a European maple, Acer platanoides, having bright-green leaves, grown as a shade tree in the U.S.
noteworthily — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
now and then — occasionally
nowhere near — in or at no place; not anywhere: The missing pen was nowhere to be found.
nurserywoman — a woman who owns or operates a plant nursery.
nurserywomen — Plural form of nurserywoman.
of one's own — If you say that someone has a particular thing of their own, you mean that that thing belongs or relates to them, rather than to other people.
off the wind — away from the direction from which the wind is blowing
on a bowline — beating close to the wind
on one's own — of, relating to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive): He spent only his own money.
on the prowl — to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
on the wagon — any of various kinds of four-wheeled vehicles designed to be pulled or having its own motor and ranging from a child's toy to a commercial vehicle for the transport of heavy loads, delivery, etc.
on the watch — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
on the whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
one-man show — a show with only one performer
opera window — a narrow, fixed window on each side of the rear passenger compartment of an automobile.
oriel window — a bay window, esp one that is supported by one or more brackets or corbels
overcrowding — Fill (accommodations or a space) beyond what is usual or comfortable.
overpowering — that overpowers; overwhelming: an overpowering conviction of the truth.
overwhelming — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
owen stanley — a mountain range on New Guinea in SE Papua New Guinea. Highest peak, Mt. Victoria, 13,240 feet (4036 meters).
owner-driver — a person who owns the vehicle he drives
passion week — the week preceding Easter; Holy Week.
pelton wheel — a high-pressure impulse water turbine in which one or more free jets of water are directed against the buckets of the rotor.
phonetic law — a statement of some regular pattern of sound change in a specific language, as Grimm's law or Verner's law.
pioneer work — pioneer work does something that has not been done before, for example by developing or using new methods or techniques
polar wander — the movement of the earth's magnetic poles with respect to the geographic poles
post-weaning — to accustom (a child or young animal) to food other than its mother's milk; cause to lose the need to suckle or turn to the mother for food.
power kiting — an activity in which a person, sitting in a small buggy or wearing skis, etc, is propelled by the wind power generated by a large kite to which he or she is attached by ropes
power window — Power windows are windows in a vehicle which are raised or lowered by an electric motor operated by a button or switch.
power-driven — powered by an electric motor
powerboating — a boat propelled by mechanical power.
powerfulness — having or exerting great power or force.
powerlifting — a competition or sport involving three tests of strength: the bench press, squat, and two-handed dead lift.
powerwalking — a form of exercise that involves rapid walking with arms bent and swinging naturally.
printed word — The printed word is the same as written word.
provincetown — a town at the tip of Cape Cod, in SE Massachusetts: resort.
provincewide — covering or available to the whole of a province
quieten down — If someone or something quietens down or if you quieten them down, they become less noisy or less active.
ratchet down — If something ratchets down or is ratcheted down, it decreases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to increase again.
reisterstown — a city in N Maryland.
renownedness — celebrated; famous.
rice growing — the cultivation of rice as a food crop
ring network — (networking, topology) A network topology in which all nodes are connected to a single wire in a ring or point-to-point. There are no endpoints. This topology is used by token ring networks. Compare: bus network, star network.
rolling news — current affairs: continuous
rostenkowski — Dan(iel) 1928–2010, U.S. politician: congressman 1959–94.

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