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

middle watch — the watch from midnight until 4 a.m.
middle white — a breed of medium-sized white pig commonly kept for pork and bacon, and for fattening
middleweight — a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a welterweight and a light heavyweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 160 pounds (72.5 kg).
multiwarhead — (of a missile) capable of carrying several independent warheads
nether world — the infernal regions; hell.
netherworlds — Plural form of netherworld.
network, the — 1. (jargon, networking) (Or "the net") The union of all the major noncommercial, academic and hacker-oriented networks, such as Internet, the old ARPANET, NSFnet, BITNET, and the virtual UUCP and Usenet "networks", plus the corporate in-house networks and commercial time-sharing services (such as CompuServe) that gateway to them. A site was generally considered "on the network" if it could be reached by electronic mail through some combination of Internet-style (@-sign) and UUCP (bang-path) addresses. Since the explosion of the Internet in the mid 1990s, the term is now synonymous with the Internet. See network address. 2. (body) A fictional conspiracy of libertarian hacker-subversives and anti-authoritarian monkeywrenchers described in Robert Anton Wilson's novel "Schrödinger's Cat", to which many hackers have subsequently decided they belong (this is an example of ha ha only serious).
new brighton — a town in E Minnesota.
new plymouth — a seaport on W North Island, in New Zealand.
new theology — a movement away from orthodox or fundamentalist theological thought, originating in the late 19th century and aimed at reconciling modern concepts and discoveries in science and philosophy with theology.
news theatre — a cinema that specialized in showing news films
newsgatherer — A person involved in newsgathering.
night sweats — heavy sweating during sleep, especially as a symptom of certain diseases, as tuberculosis.
nightcrawler — An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
northwestern — Of or pertaining to the northwest; from or to in such a direction.
northwesters — Plural form of northwester.
northwestnet — (NWNET) Kochmer, J., and NorthWestNet, "The Internet Passport: NorthWestNets Guide to Our World Online", NorthWestNet, Bellevue, WA, 1992.
noteworthily — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
now and then — occasionally
off the wall — of or relating to a wall: wall space.
off the wind — away from the direction from which the wind is blowing
off-the-wall — markedly unconventional; bizarre; oddball: an unpredictable, off-the-wall personality.
on the prowl — to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
on the wagon — any of various kinds of four-wheeled vehicles designed to be pulled or having its own motor and ranging from a child's toy to a commercial vehicle for the transport of heavy loads, delivery, etc.
on the watch — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
on the whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
orthodox jew — a Jew who adheres faithfully to the principles and practices of traditional Judaism as evidenced chiefly by a devotion to and study of the Torah, daily synagogue attendance if possible, and strict observance of the Sabbath, religious festivals, holy days, and the dietary laws.
otherworldly — of, relating to, or devoted to another world, as the world of imagination or the world to come.
overweighted — weighing too much or more than is considered normal, proper, etc.: overweight luggage; an overweight patient; two letters that may be overweight.
overwithhold — to withhold too much.
oyster white — a slightly grayish white; off-white.
paper-weight — a small, heavy object of glass, metal, etc., placed on papers to keep them from scattering.
pave the way — be a pioneer
pearly white — white and lustrous as a pearl.
pelton wheel — a high-pressure impulse water turbine in which one or more free jets of water are directed against the buckets of the rotor.
pennywhistle — a cheap toy whistle orig. sold for a penny
phonetic law — a statement of some regular pattern of sound change in a specific language, as Grimm's law or Verner's law.
picture show — motion picture.
planet wheel — any of the gears in an epicyclic train surrounding and engaging with the sun gear.
pleased with — satisfied or content with
polish wheat — a wheat, Triticum polonicum, grown chiefly in S Europe, N Africa, and Turkestan.
poll watcher — a representative of a political party or of an organization running a candidate who is assigned to the polls on an election day to watch for violations of the laws that regulate voting, campaigning, etc.
powder chest — a small wooden box containing a charge of powder, old nails, scrap iron, etc., formerly secured over the side of a ship and exploded on the attempt of an enemy to board.
praiseworthy — deserving of praise; laudable: a praiseworthy motive.
ratchet down — If something ratchets down or is ratcheted down, it decreases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to increase again.
reality show — A reality show is a type of television program that aims to show how ordinary people behave in everyday life, or in situations, often created by the program makers, which are intended to represent everyday life.
right-winger — If you think someone has views which are more right-wing than most other members of their party, you can say they are a right-winger.
run the show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
saskatchewan — a province in W Canada. 251,700 sq. mi. (651,900 sq. km). Capital: Regina.
saw-whet owl — a very small North American owl, Aegolius acadicus, having streaked, brown plumage and lacking ear tufts.

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