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

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
meteor shower — the profusion of meteors observed when the earth passes through a meteor swarm.
microswitches — Plural form of microswitch.
midwesterners — Plural form of midwesterner, an alternative capitalization of 'Midwesterner'.
mineral water — water containing dissolved mineral salts or gases, especially such water considered healthful to drink.
minstrel show — a once popular type of stage show featuring comic dialogue, song, and dance in highly conventionalized patterns, performed by a troupe of actors traditionally comprising two end men, a chorus in blackface, and an interlocutor. Developed in the U.S. in the 19th century, this entertainment portrayed negative racial stereotypes and declined in popularity in the 20th century.
mooring tower — a mast or tower to which a balloon or airship may be moored
mother-in-law — the mother of one's husband or wife.
mouthwatering — very appetizing in appearance, aroma, or description: a mouth-watering dessert.
mud wrestling — sport: physical combat in mud
mud-wrestling — wrestling in an enclosure with a floor or base of wet mud, staged as a public display and competitive event.
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.
network storm — broadcast storm
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
new criticism — (often initial capital letters) an approach to the critical study of literature that concentrates on textual explication and rejects historical and biographical study as irrelevant to an understanding of the total formal organization of a work.
new jerseyite — of New Jersey
new york city — Also called New York State. a state in the NE United States. 49,576 sq. mi. (128,400 sq. km). Capital: Albany. Abbreviation: NY (for use with zip code), N.Y.
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.
north by west — a point on the compass 11°15′ west of north. Abbreviation: NbW.
north-western — North-western means in or from the north-west of a region or country.
northeastward — the northeast.
northwesterly — Situated in, or pointing to, the northwest.
northwestward — the northwest.
nuclear waste — the radioactive by-products from the operation of a nuclear reactor or from the reprocessing of depleted nuclear fuel.
old northwest — a territory of Canada lying N of 60 degrees N and extending E from the Yukon Territory to Nunavut. 519,732 sq. mi. (1,346,106 sq. km) Capital: Yellowknife.
once or twice — If you have done something once or twice, you have done it a few times, but not very often.
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.
otherworldish — characterized by otherworldliness
out-of-towner — a visitor from another town or city: The World's Fair brought many out-of-towners to New Orleans.
outdoorswomen — Plural form of outdoorswoman.
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
oversweetness — the state of being too sweet
overwintering — to pass, spend, or survive the winter: to overwinter on the Riviera.
owl butterfly — any of several South American nymphalid butterflies of the genus Caligo, especially C. eurylochus, having a spot like an owl's eye on each hind wing.
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.

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