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11-letter words containing w, h, e, t, r

  • shower unit — fitted shower
  • showstopper — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
  • silver thaw — glaze (def 17).
  • somersworth — a town in SE New Hampshire.
  • somewhither — to some unspecified place; somewhere.
  • southwester — a wind, gale, or storm from the southwest.
  • square with — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
  • stern-wheel — propelled by a paddle wheel at the stern.
  • stewardship — the position and duties of a steward, a person who acts as the surrogate of another or others, especially by managing property, financial affairs, an estate, etc.
  • strawweight — a boxer of the lightest competitive class, especially a boxer weighing up to 104 pounds (47.2 kg).
  • supergrowth — exceptional growth; very rapid growth
  • swarthiness — (of skin color, complexion, etc.) dark.
  • sweat shirt — a heavy, loose, usually long-sleeved pullover made of cotton jersey, worn as by athletes to absorb sweat during or after exercise, sometimes with loose trousers (sweat pants) of the same material, forming an ensemble (sweat suit)
  • sweet birch — a North American tree, Betula lenta, having smooth, blackish bark and twigs that are a source of methyl salicylate.
  • sweet herbs — sweet-smelling herbs that are grown specifically for cooking
  • sweet shrub — Carolina allspice.
  • swipe right — to move a finger from left to right across a touchscreen in order to approve an image
  • switch over — If you switch over when you are watching television, you change to another channel.
  • tamper with — to meddle, especially for the purpose of altering, damaging, or misusing (usually followed by with): Someone has been tampering with the lock.
  • ten-wheeler — a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, six driving wheels, and no rear truck.
  • the narrows — strait between Upper & Lower New York Bay, separating Staten Island & Long Island
  • the network — network, the
  • the wagoner — Auriga
  • the welfare — the public agencies involved with giving such assistance
  • the wharves — the working area of a dock
  • therewithal — together with that; in addition to that.
  • therewithin — in or within that
  • third wheel — odd person out among three people
  • thitherward — Also, thitherward [thith -er-werd, th ith -] /ˈθɪð ər wərd, ˈðɪð-/ (Show IPA), thitherwards. to or toward that place or point; there.
  • throw aside — If you throw aside a way of life, a principle, or an idea, you abandon it or reject it.
  • throw shade — to make a public show of contempt
  • to the wire — If something goes to the wire, it continues until the last possible moment.
  • trifle with — treat frivolously
  • trophy wife — the young, often second, wife of a rich middle-aged man.
  • troy weight — a system of weights in use for precious metals and gems (formerly also for bread, grain, etc.): 24 grains = 1 pennyweight (1.555 grams); 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (31.103 grams); 12 ounces = 1 pound (0.373 kilogram). The grain, ounce, and pound are the same as in apothecaries' weight, the grain alone being the same as in avoirdupois weight. The troy pound is no longer a standard weight in Great Britain.
  • twi-nighter — a twi-night doubleheader.
  • two-wheeler — a vehicle, especially a bicycle, having two wheels: The boy changed his tricycle for a two-wheeler.
  • under watch — If someone is being kept under watch, they are being guarded or observed all the time.
  • undergrowth — low-lying vegetation or small trees growing beneath larger trees; underbrush.
  • underweight — weighing less than is usual, required, or proper.
  • unseaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
  • unweathered — not weathered; not changed by exposure to the weather
  • unwithering — to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
  • vichy water — a natural mineral water from springs at Vichy, containing sodium bicarbonate, other alkaline salts, etc., used in the treatment of digestive disturbances, gout, etc.
  • warfighters — Plural form of warfighter.
  • warmhearted — having or showing sympathy, affection, kindness, cordiality, etc.: a warm-hearted welcome.
  • watchmakers — Plural form of watchmaker.
  • watchtowers — Plural form of watchtower.
  • water brash — heartburn (def 1).
  • water nymph — a nymph of the water, as a naiad, a Nereid, or an Oceanid.
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