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

  • western cape — a province of W South Africa, created in 1994 from the SW part of Cape Province: agriculture (esp fruit), wine making, fishing, various industries in Cape Town. Capital: Cape Town. Pop: 5 822 734 (2011 est). Area: 129 370 sq km (49 950 sq miles)
  • western roll — a technique in high-jumping in which the jumper executes a half-turn of the body to clear the bar
  • western wall — a wall in Jerusalem, the last extant part of the Temple of Herod, held sacred by Jews as a place of prayer and pilgrimage
  • westernizing — Present participle of westernize.
  • westinghouse — George, 1846–1914, U.S. inventor and manufacturer.
  • westmoreland — William Childs [chahyldz] /tʃaɪldz/ (Show IPA), 1914–2005, U.S. army officer: commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam and Thailand 1964–68.
  • wet strength — the relative resistance of paper to tearing when wet, resulting from the addition of resins during manufacture.
  • wethersfield — a town in central Connecticut.
  • what is more — moreover, in addition
  • whatshername — A female person or entity, whose name one does not remember but that is known to the person to which one is speaking.
  • whatshisname — Used to refer to a person whose name one cannot recall, does not know, or does not wish to specify.
  • wheel static — noise in an automobile radio induced by wheel rotation.
  • wheeltappers — Plural form of wheeltapper.
  • wheelwrights — Plural form of wheelwright.
  • whereagainst — against which
  • wherewithals — Plural form of wherewithal.
  • whippletrees — Plural form of whippletree.
  • whipstitched — Simple past tense and past participle of whipstitch.
  • whipstitches — Plural form of whipstitch.
  • whistle-stop — to campaign for political office by traveling around the country, originally by train, stopping at small communities to address voters.
  • white ensign — the British naval ensign, consisting of the red cross of St. George on a white field, with the British union occupying the upper quarter along the hoist.
  • white plains — a city in SE New York, near New York City: battle 1776.
  • white raisin — a raisin dried from a white grape
  • white russia — Belorussia
  • white salmon — the yellowtail, Seriola lalandei.
  • white sapote — a tropical American tree, Casimiroa edulis, of the rue family, having greenish, inconspicuous flowers and tomatolike fleshy fruit that is yellow on the inside and gray or yellowish-green on the outside.
  • white slaver — a person engaged in white-slave traffic or business.
  • white spirit — White spirit is a colourless liquid that is made from petrol and is used, for example, to make paint thinner or to clean surfaces.
  • white spruce — a spruce, Picea glauca, of northern North America, having bluish-green needles and silvery-brown bark.
  • white squall — a whirlwind at sea or a violent disturbance of small radius not accompanied by clouds but indicated merely by whitecaps and turbulent water.
  • white-slaver — a person engaged in white-slave traffic or business.
  • white-washed — a composition, as of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for whitening walls, woodwork, etc.
  • whitethroats — Plural form of whitethroat.
  • whitewashing — Present participle of whitewash.
  • whitherwards — toward what or which place
  • whitmanesque — of or like Walt Whitman, his style, or his outlook; often, specif., democratic, expansive, exuberant, etc.
  • whole sister — a sister whose parents are the same as one's own.
  • widow's mite — a small contribution given cheerfully by one who can ill afford it. Mark 12:41–44.
  • wigglesworth — Michael, 1631–1705, U.S. theologian and author, born in England.
  • wigtownshire — a historic county in SW Scotland.
  • will contest — legal proceedings to contest the authenticity or validity of a will.
  • wilton house — a mansion in Wilton in Wiltshire: built for the 1st Earl of Pembroke in the 16th century; rebuilt after a fire in 1647 by Inigo Jones and John Webb; altered in the 19th century by James Wyatt; landscaped grounds include a famous Palladian bridge
  • windcheaters — Plural form of windcheater.
  • windlestraws — Plural form of windlestraw.
  • wine steward — a waiter in a restaurant or club who is in charge of wine; sommelier.
  • wine tasting — a gathering of critics, buyers, friends, etc., to taste a group of wines for comparative purposes.
  • winetastings — Plural form of winetasting.
  • winter blues — a feeling of depression or deep unhappiness associated with experiencing the cold and darkness of winter
  • winter cress — any cress belonging to the genus Barbarea, of the mustard family, having lyrate leaves and yellow flowers.
  • wintergreens — Plural form of wintergreen.
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