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13-letter words containing w, e, r, a, t

  • magnetic wire — a fine wire made from a magnetizable metal and used for wire recording.
  • marbled white — any butterfly of the satyrid genus Melanargia, with panelled black-and-white wings, but technically a brown butterfly; found in grassland
  • master switch — a switch that can be used to turn on or off the supply of electricity to a building or to certain equipment
  • matter of law — an issue or matter to be determined according to the relevant principles of law.
  • matthew paris — Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
  • megawatt hour — a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of a million watts in one hour
  • mineral water — water containing dissolved mineral salts or gases, especially such water considered healthful to drink.
  • mother-in-law — the mother of one's husband or wife.
  • mouthwatering — very appetizing in appearance, aroma, or description: a mouth-watering dessert.
  • narrow-fisted — tight-fisted.
  • network layer — (networking)   (communications subnet layer) The third lowest layer in the OSI seven layer model. The network layer determines routing of packets of data from sender to receiver via the data link layer and is used by the transport layer. The most common network layer protocol is IP.
  • new amsterdam — a Dutch colony in North America (1613–64), comprising the area along the Hudson River and the lower Delaware River. By 1669 all of the land comprising this colony was taken over by England. Capital: New Amsterdam.
  • new australia — the colony on socialist principles founded by William Lane in Paraguay in 1893
  • newport beach — a city in SW California, SE of Los Angeles.
  • newsgathering — of or relating to the process of collecting and reporting the news.
  • night crawler — an earthworm.
  • nightcrawlers — Plural form of nightcrawler.
  • no fewer than — You use no fewer than to emphasize that a number is surprisingly large.
  • non-warranted — authorization, sanction, or justification.
  • northeastward — the northeast.
  • northwestward — the northwest.
  • nuclear waste — the radioactive by-products from the operation of a nuclear reactor or from the reprocessing of depleted nuclear fuel.
  • organ whistle — a steam or air whistle in which the jet is forced up against the thin edge of a pipe closed at the top.
  • outlaw regime — a dangerously unpredictable political regime, as of a country, state, etc, which disregards international law or diplomacy
  • outlaw strike — wildcat strike.
  • outreach work — work (done by welfare workers, volunteers, etc) designed to help and encourage disadvantaged members of the community
  • parent-in-law — the father or mother of one's wife or husband.
  • pass the word — If you pass the word, you tell someone something that another person has told you.
  • pearly whites — white and lustrous as a pearl.
  • permanent way — the roadbed and track of a railroad.
  • perrier water — a sparkling mineral water from the south of France
  • poulard wheat — a Mediterranean wheat, Triticum turgidum, grown as a forage crop in the U.S.
  • power station — a generating station.
  • power takeoff — an accessory unit or apparatus attached to an engine-powered machine and powered by the engine. Abbreviation: PTO.
  • proxy gateway — proxy server
  • quinine water — carbonated water containing lemon, lime, sweetener, and quinine, often used as a mixer.
  • rabbit warren — warren.
  • ratchet wheel — a wheel, with teeth on the edge, into which a pawl drops or catches, as to prevent reversal of motion or convert reciprocating motion into rotatory motion.
  • raw materials — Raw materials are materials that are in their natural state, before they are processed or used in manufacturing.
  • ready-to-wear — clothing made in standard sizes; ready-made clothing.
  • relative wind — the velocity or direction of airflow with respect to the body it surrounds, especially an airfoil.
  • ride the wave — to enjoy a period of success and good fortune
  • sachet-powder — a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
  • saint andrews — a seaport in the Fife region, in E Scotland: resort; golf courses.
  • sandwich tern — a European tern, Sterna sandvicensis, that has a yellow-tipped bill, whitish plumage, and white forked tail, and nests in colonies on beaches, etc
  • sanitary ware — plumbing fixtures, as sinks or toilet bowls, made of ceramic material or enameled metal.
  • scarlet woman — a sexually promiscuous woman, especially a prostitute or a woman who commits adultery.
  • 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.
  • semiwater gas — a mixed gas formed by passing steam and air over a carbon source
  • serial writer — someone who writes novels, dramas, etc, presented in separate instalments at regular intervals
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