12-letter words containing w, h, a, t, n
- 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
- throw around — ideas, etc.: exchange, brainstorm
- unroadworthy — not mechanically sound or suitable for use on the road
- unwatchfully — in an unwatchful manner
- waltz-length — having the hemline at mid calf: a waltz-length nightgown.
- warning shot — gunshot fired into the air
- washfountain — a large, usually circular wash basin, as in an industrial plant, in which a spray of water activated by foot pedal allows several workers to wash simultaneously.
- washingtonia — either of two fan palm species from the genus Washingtonia
- watchdogging — a dog kept to guard property.
- 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-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
- wearing thin — If someone's patience, for example, is wearing thin, they are beginning to become impatient or angry with someone.
- 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.
- weatherbound — (often nautical) Delayed or prevented by bad weather from doing something, such as travelling.
- weatherwoman — a woman who works as a weathercaster.
- weatherwomen — Plural form of weatherwoman.
- weight-train — to use weights to improve muscle performance
- west lothian — a historic county in S Scotland.
- whaling port — a home port for whaling vessels.
- 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.
- whereagainst — against which
- white marlin — a small marlin, Tetrapterus albidus, inhabiting the western Atlantic Ocean, pale blue above and silvery below.
- white plains — a city in SE New York, near New York City: battle 1776.
- white raisin — a raisin dried from a white grape
- white salmon — the yellowtail, Seriola lalandei.
- white walnut — butternut (def 1).
- whitewashing — Present participle of whitewash.
- whitmanesque — of or like Walt Whitman, his style, or his outlook; often, specif., democratic, expansive, exuberant, etc.
- windcheaters — Plural form of windcheater.
- winter haven — a city in central Florida.
- winter wheat — wheat that is planted in the autumn to be harvested in the spring or early summer.
- winter-hardy — able to survive the effects of cold weather.
- with menaces — If someone commits the crime of demanding money with menaces, they threaten to cause harm unless they are given the money.
- withdrawment — The act of withdrawing; withdrawal; recall.
- within reach — close enough to be reached
- within-named — that is named herein.
- withstanding — to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.
- wrathfulness — The quality of being wrathful; wrath.