12-letter words containing w, h, e
- unoverthrown — not overthrown
- unshadowable — not able to be shadowed
- unwashedness — the quality or state of being unwashed
- unwished-for — undesired; unwelcome: an unwished-for occurrence.
- unworshipped — not worshipped; not admired or revered
- unworthiness — not worthy; lacking worth or excellence.
- up the wazoo — the anus.
- variety show — vaudeville performance
- waffle cloth — honeycomb (def 5a).
- wagon-headed — of the form of a round arch or a semicylinder, like the cover of a wagon when stretched over the bows, as a ceiling or roof.
- walker hound — an American foxhound having a black, tan, and white, or, sometimes, a tan and white coat.
- walking shoe — a sturdy comfortable shoe worn by hillwalkers, etc
- waltz-length — having the hemline at mid calf: a waltz-length nightgown.
- warehouseman — a person who stores goods for others for pay.
- warehousemen — Irregular plural form of warehouseman.
- warm-hearted — having or showing sympathy, affection, kindness, cordiality, etc.: a warm-hearted welcome.
- warwickshire — a county in central England. 765 sq. mi. (1980 sq. km).
- wash leather — a soft leather, usually made of sheepskin
- wash-leather — a soft leather, usually sheepskin, dressed in imitation of chamois.
- washer-dryer — a washing machine and a clothes dryer combined in one unit.
- washing line — cord for hanging laundry to dry
- 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.