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12-letter words containing w, e, t, s

  • sweet dreams — sleep well
  • sweet marten — the European pine marten, Martes martes : trapped for its fur and now greatly reduced in number.
  • sweet orange — a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
  • sweet pepper — a variety of pepper, Capsicum annuum grossum, having a mild-flavored, bell-shaped or somewhat oblong fruit.
  • sweet potato — a plant, Ipomoea batatas, of the morning glory family, grown for its sweet, edible, tuberous roots.
  • sweet violet — a plant, Viola odorata, of the violet family, native to the Old World, having fragrant, usually purple flowers that are the source of an oil used in perfumery.
  • sweetishness — the quality of being sweetish
  • swift-footed — swift in running.
  • switch plate — a plate, usually of metal, ceramic, or plastic, covering a switch so that the knob or toggle protrudes.
  • telesoftware — the transmission of computer programs on a teletext system
  • tennis elbow — irritation of the synovial membrane, or joint rotary area, of the elbow, caused by immoderate motions while playing tennis or other sports; epicondylitis.
  • the brownies — (in the US) the junior division of the Girl Scouts, usually for girls six to eight years old
  • the far west — the area of the United States west of the Great Plains
  • the lowlands — a low generally flat region of central Scotland, around the Forth and Clyde valleys, separating the Southern Uplands from the Highlands
  • the shallows — a shallow place in a body of water
  • the twenties — the years numbered 20–29 in a particular century, esp the 20th century
  • the west end — a part of W central London containing the main shopping and entertainment areas
  • the whirlies — illness induced by excessive use of alcohol or drugs
  • the wop-wops — the backblocks; the back of beyond
  • thitherwards — in that direction
  • time-wasting — causing someone to spend time doing something that is unnecessary or does not produce any benefit
  • to know best — If you say that a particular person knows best, you mean that they have a lot of experience and should therefore be trusted to make decisions for other people.
  • to lay waste — If something or someone lays waste an area or town or lays waste to it, they completely destroy it.
  • to take vows — to enter a religious order and commit oneself to its rule of life by the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, which may be taken for a limited period as simple vows or as a perpetual and still more solemn commitment as solemn vows
  • torts lawyer — a lawyer who specializes in tort cases
  • tree sparrow — a Eurasian bird, Passer montanus, related to but smaller than the house sparrow.
  • tree swallow — a bluish-green and white swallow, Iridoprocne bicolor, of North America, that nests in tree cavities.
  • twenty-first — next after the twentieth; being the ordinal number for 21.
  • twenty-seven — a cardinal number, 20 plus 7.
  • twenty-sixer — a liquor bottle of around 26 ounces (0.750 litre) capacity
  • twenty-sixth — next after the twenty-fifth; being the ordinal number for 26.
  • twisted pair — A twisted pair is a pair of wires that are twisted together to reduce interference.
  • twitterverse — the social networking site Twitter and its users
  • two sicilies — Two Sicilies.
  • two-base hit — a base hit that enables a batter to reach second base safely.
  • unnewsworthy — (of a story or incident) not important or significant enough to be considered news
  • unworthiness — not worthy; lacking worth or excellence.
  • variety show — vaudeville performance
  • vowel system — the vowel sounds of a language, especially when considered as forming an interrelated and interacting group.
  • wagon master — wagon boss.
  • waistcoateer — a prostitute
  • wait and see — If you tell someone to wait and see, you tell them that they must be patient or that they must not worry about what is going to happen in the future because they have no control over it.
  • warrant sale — a sale of someone's personal belongings or household effects that have been seized to meet unpaid debts
  • wash leather — a soft leather, usually made of sheepskin
  • wash-leather — a soft leather, usually sheepskin, dressed in imitation of chamois.
  • wastage rate — the drop-out rate from a company, college, or other organization, especially before they have completed their education or training
  • waste ground — an empty piece of land
  • wastebaskets — Plural form of wastebasket.
  • wastefulness — given to or characterized by useless consumption or expenditure: wasteful methods; a wasteful way of life.
  • watchfulness — vigilant or alert; closely observant: The sentry remained watchful throughout the night.
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