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12-letter words containing w, h, a, t, e

  • 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 new wave — a movement in the French cinema of the 1960s, led by such directors as Godard, Truffaut, and Resnais, characterized by a fluid use of the camera and an abandonment of traditional editing techniques
  • the shallows — a shallow place in a body of water
  • thitherwards — in that direction
  • two-base hit — a base hit that enables a batter to reach second base safely.
  • up the wazoo — the anus.
  • variety show — vaudeville performance
  • waffle cloth — honeycomb (def 5a).
  • waltz-length — having the hemline at mid calf: a waltz-length nightgown.
  • warm-hearted — having or showing sympathy, affection, kindness, cordiality, etc.: a warm-hearted welcome.
  • wash leather — a soft leather, usually made of sheepskin
  • wash-leather — a soft leather, usually sheepskin, dressed in imitation of chamois.
  • watch pocket — a small pocket in a garment, as in a vest or trousers, for holding a pocket watch, change, etc. Compare fob1 (def 1).
  • watchfulness — vigilant or alert; closely observant: The sentry remained watchful throughout the night.
  • watchstander — (US) A person who is on watch on a ship.
  • water hammer — the concussion and accompanying noise that result when a volume of water moving in a pipe suddenly stops or loses momentum.
  • water heater — a household appliance consisting of a gas or electric heating unit under a tank in which water is heated and stored.
  • water shield — Also called water target. an aquatic plant, Brasenia schreberi, of the water lily family, having purple flowers, floating, elliptic leaves, and a jellylike coating on the underwater stems and roots.
  • water splash — a place where a stream runs over a road
  • water thrush — either of two North American warblers, Seirus noveboracensis or S. motacilla, usually living near streams.
  • water-harden — to quench (steel) in water.
  • waterishness — the state of being waterish
  • watermanship — the skill, duties, business, etc., of a waterman.
  • wattenscheid — an industrial town in NW Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia east of Essen
  • weak-hearted — without courage or fortitude; fainthearted.
  • wearing thin — If someone's patience, for example, is wearing thin, they are beginning to become impatient or angry with someone.
  • weather bomb — a type of extratropical cyclone characterized by a low pressure system in which the central barometric pressure drops at least 24 millibars in 24 hours, which can produce hurricane-force winds with very heavy rainfall or snow.
  • weather deck — (on a ship) the uppermost continuous deck exposed to the weather.
  • weather girl — A weather girl is a young woman who presents weather forecasts at regular times on television or radio.
  • weather ship — a ship equipped for meteorological observation.
  • weather tide — a tide moving against the direction of the wind.
  • weather vane — a device, as a rod to which a freely rotating pointer is attached, for indicating the direction of the wind.
  • weather-vane — a device, as a rod to which a freely rotating pointer is attached, for indicating the direction of the wind.
  • weather-wise — skillful in predicting weather.
  • weatherboard — an early type of board used as a siding for a building.
  • weatherbound — (often nautical) Delayed or prevented by bad weather from doing something, such as travelling.
  • weathercasts — Plural form of weathercast.
  • weathercloth — a canvas cover for sheltering crew or protecting boat parts from the weather
  • weathercocks — Plural form of weathercock.
  • weatherglass — any of various instruments, as a barometer or a hygroscope, designed to indicate the state of the atmosphere.
  • weatherproof — able to withstand exposure to all kinds of weather.
  • weatherstrip — A strip of rubber, metal, or other material used to seal the edges of a door or window against the cold.
  • weathertight — secure against wind, rain, etc.
  • weatherwoman — a woman who works as a weathercaster.
  • weatherwomen — Plural form of weatherwoman.
  • weight-train — to use weights to improve muscle performance
  • well-matched — a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
  • welsh rabbit — a dish of melted cheese, usually mixed with ale or beer, milk, and spices, served over toast.
  • welwitschias — Plural form of welwitschia.
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