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13-letter words containing w, e, n

  • strong waters — an archaic name for alcoholic drink
  • strong-willed — having a powerful will; resolute.
  • sunflower oil — oil obtained from sunflower seeds
  • sunrise watch — dogwatch (def 2).
  • sweat-stained — (of clothes or fabric) bearing the marks left by a person's sweat
  • 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.
  • sweet-natured — having a pleasant temperament and a gentle nature
  • sweet-scented — having a pleasant and sweet smell; fragrant.
  • sweethearting — the granting of unauthorized discounts or the abetting of shoplifting by staff in a shop
  • swift current — a city in SW Saskatchewan, in S Canada.
  • swimming hole — a place, as in a stream or creek, where there is water deep enough to use for swimming.
  • swindle sheet — an expense account.
  • switch engine — a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a yard.
  • 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
  • teenie-weenie — tiny; small.
  • teensy-weensy — tiny; small.
  • the following — the one or ones to be mentioned immediately
  • the new black — If you say that a particular colour is the new black, you mean that it has become fashionable.
  • the new world — the Americas; the western hemisphere
  • the northwest — any area lying in or towards this direction
  • the west bank — a semi-autonomous Palestinian region in the Middle East on the W bank of the River Jordan, comprising the hills of Judaea and Samaria and part of Jerusalem: formerly part of Palestine (the entity created by the League of Nations in 1922 and operating until 1948): became part of Jordan after the ceasefire of 1949: occupied by Israel since the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. In 1993 a peace treaty between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization provided for the West Bank to become a self-governing Palestinian area; a new Palestinian National Authority assumed control of parts of the territory in 1994–95, but subsequent talks broke down and Israel reoccupied much of this in 2001–02 and continues to maintain most existing Israeli settlements. Pop: 2 676 740 (2013 est). Area: 5879 sq km (2270 sq miles)
  • the whip hand — If you have the whip hand, you have power over someone else in a particular situation.
  • the-swan-lake — a ballet (1876) by Tchaikovsky.
  • 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.
  • tinker's weed — any weedy North American plant of the genus Triosteum, of the honeysuckle family, especially T. perfoliatum, having stalkless leaves and purplish-brown flowers and bearing orange fruits.
  • 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.
  • township line — Surveying. one of two parallel lines running east and west that define the north and south borders of a township. Compare range line, township (def 2).
  • train-workers — people who work on trains
  • trawler owner — someone who owns a vessel used for trawling or fishing with a trawl net or trawl line
  • turangawaewae — the area that is a person's home
  • twelfth night — the evening before Twelfth Day, formerly observed with various festivities.
  • twenty-eighth — next after the twenty-seventh; being the ordinal number for 28.
  • twenty-fourmo — a book size of about 3 5/8 × 5 1/8 inches (9 × 13 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 24 leaves or 48 pages.
  • twenty-fourth — next after the twenty-third; being the ordinal number for 24.
  • twenty-second — next after the twenty-first; being the ordinal number for 22.
  • twenty-twenty — Ophthalmology. having normal visual acuity.
  • twilight zone — the lowest level of the ocean that light can reach.
  • twin-cylinder — (of an engine) having twin cylinders
  • two penn'orth — During a discussion about something, if you have your two penn'orth or put in your two penn'orth, you add your own opinion.
  • twopenceworth — an unwanted or unsolicited idea or opinion
  • tyne and wear — a metropolitan county in N England.
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