13-letter words containing w, e, n, o
- re-forwarding — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
- reach-me-down — a garment that is cheaply ready-made or second-hand
- real soon now — (jargon, humour) (RSN) A phrase used ironically when you believe an event will take a long or unknown time to occur. The term originated in SF's fanzine community, popularised by Jerry Pournelle's column in BYTE. The phrase can be used, for example, when a manager asks how long it will take you to debug some software and you have no idea. "I'll have it working Real Soon Now."
- rewriteperson — rewriteman.
- scarlet woman — a sexually promiscuous woman, especially a prostitute or a woman who commits adultery.
- scribble down — If you scribble down something, you write it quickly or roughly.
- second growth — the plant growth that follows the destruction of virgin forest.
- secret weapon — Someone's secret weapon is a thing or person which they believe will help them achieve something and which other people do not know about.
- see one's way — to find it possible and be willing (to do something)
- seminole wars — a series of conflicts in 1818–19 between American forces under Andrew Jackson and the Seminole Indians in Spanish-controlled eastern Florida.
- send away for — order by post
- sewing cotton — cotton thread used for sewing, embroidery, etc.
- shetland wool — the fine wool undercoat pulled by hand from Shetland sheep.
- shivering owl — screech owl.
- shock and awe — US military: use of extreme force
- show and tell — an activity for young children, especially in school, in which each participant produces an object of unusual interest and tells something about it.
- show business — the entertainment industry, as theater, motion pictures, television, radio, carnival, and circus.
- show-and-tell — an activity for young children, especially in school, in which each participant produces an object of unusual interest and tells something about it.
- shower screen — a shower panel
- slow puncture — a small hole in a tyre, from which the air escapes very slowly, so that at first it is not obvious that there is any problem with the tyre
- slow-speaking — tending to speak slowly
- snowball tree — any of several caprifoliaceous shrubs of the genus Viburnum, esp V. opulus var. roseum, a sterile cultivated variety with spherical clusters of white or pinkish flowers
- snowshoe hare — a large-footed North American hare, Lepus americanus, that is white in winter and dark brown in summer.
- socket wrench — a box wrench with a socket that is an extension of the shank.
- south-western — South-western means in or from the south-west of a region or country.
- staying power — ability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina.
- steve wozniak — (person) Co-founder of Apple Computer with Steve Jobs on 01 April 1976 and the inventor of the Apple II personal computer.
- stone's throw — a short distance: The railroad station is only a stone's throw from our house.
- stripped down — having only essential features; lacking any special appointments or accessories.
- stripped-down — having only essential features; lacking any special appointments or accessories.
- strong waters — an archaic name for alcoholic drink
- strong-willed — having a powerful will; resolute.
- sunflower oil — oil obtained from sunflower seeds
- swedenborgian — of or relating to Emanuel Swedenborg, his religious doctrines, or the body of followers adhering to these doctrines and constituting the Church of the New Jerusalem, or New Church.
- sweep account — Finance. a checking account from which money in excess of a specified amount is automatically transferred to another account or to an investment that earns a higher rate of return.
- swimming hole — a place, as in a stream or creek, where there is water deep enough to use for swimming.
- sword bayonet — a short sword that may be attached to the muzzle of a gun and used as a bayonet.
- tallow candle — a candle made from tallow
- tax allowance — amount of income left untaxed
- te waipounamu — a Māori name for New Zealand's South Island
- the following — the one or ones to be mentioned immediately
- the new world — the Americas; the western hemisphere
- the northwest — any area lying in or towards this direction
- thenceforward — from that time or place onward.
- throw someone — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- thundershower — a shower accompanied by thunder and lightning.
- to begin with — You use to begin with when you are talking about the first stage of a situation, event, or process.
- to break wind — If someone breaks wind, they release gas from their intestines through their anus.
- torque wrench — a wrench having a dial or other indicator showing the amount of torque being applied.
- townsend plan — a pension plan, proposed in the U.S. in 1934 but never passed by Congress, that would have awarded $200 monthly to persons over 60 who were no longer gainfully employed, provided that such allowance was spent in the U.S. within 30 days.