13-letter words containing w, h, a, r, t
- laurel wreath — a wreath of interlocking laurel leaves and branches, which can be worn on the head to represent victory
- light railway — a transport system using small trains or trams, often serving parts of a large metropolitan area
- 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
- 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
- morning watch — the watch from 4 a.m. until 8 a.m.
- mother-in-law — the mother of one's husband or wife.
- mouthwatering — very appetizing in appearance, aroma, or description: a mouth-watering dessert.
- 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.
- niklaus wirth — (person) The designer of the Modula-2, Modula-3, and, in around 1970, Pascal programming languages.
- no fewer than — You use no fewer than to emphasize that a number is surprisingly large.
- northeastward — the northeast.
- northwestward — the northwest.
- on a par with — If you say that two people or things are on a par with each other, you mean that they are equally good or bad, or equally important.
- 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.
- outreach work — work (done by welfare workers, volunteers, etc) designed to help and encourage disadvantaged members of the community
- 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.
- playwrighting — the writing of plays
- poulard wheat — a Mediterranean wheat, Triticum turgidum, grown as a forage crop in the U.S.
- 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.
- ride the wave — to enjoy a period of success and good fortune
- rotary harrow — a harrow with a number of turning wheels rimmed with spikes, used for various soil treatments.
- run away with — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- sachet-powder — a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- 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
- sawtooth roof — a roof composed of a series of small parallel roofs of triangular cross section, usually asymmetrical with the shorter slope glazed.
- shark watcher — a business consultant who assists companies in identifying and preventing unwelcome takeover bids
- short-waisted — of less than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a high waistline.
- southeastward — Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast.
- southwestward — Also, southwestwards. toward the southwest.
- spear-thrower — a flexible device for launching a spear, usually a short cord wound around the spear so that when thrown the weapon will rotate in the air.
- stage whisper — a loud whisper on a stage, meant to be heard by the audience.
- straight away — immediately
- sunrise watch — dogwatch (def 2).
- super-wealthy — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
- swash letters — italic capital letters formed with long tails and flourishes
- sweethearting — the granting of unauthorized discounts or the abetting of shoplifting by staff in a shop
- switched-star — denoting or relating to a cable television system in which only one or two programme channels are fed to each subscriber, who can select other channels by remote control of a central switching point
- thankworthily — in a thankworthy way or manner
- the civil war — the war between the North (the Union) and the South (the Confederacy) in the U.S. (1861-65)
- the last word — final retort
- the mayflower — the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from Plymouth to Massachusetts in 1620
- thenceforward — from that time or place onward.
- thermal power — power produced by converting heat into electricity
- throw a curve — a continuously bending line, without angles.