12-letter words containing w, h, s
- swash letter — an ornamental italic capital letter having a flourish extending beyond the body of the type.
- swashbuckler — a swaggering swordsman, soldier, or adventurer; daredevil.
- swedish mile — a unit of length used in Sweden, equal to 10 kilometres
- sweet cherry — a cherry tree, Prunus avium, characterized by reddish-brown bark and a pyramidal manner of growth.
- sweetishness — the quality of being sweetish
- swell-headed — a vain or arrogant person.
- swelled head — an inordinately grand opinion of oneself; conceit.
- swiss cheese — a firm, pale-yellow cheese made originally in Switzerland, typically made from cow's milk and having many holes.
- swiss-french — of or relating to a person from French-speaking Switzerland
- switch grass — a North American grass, Panicum virgatum, having an open, branching inflorescence.
- switch plate — a plate, usually of metal, ceramic, or plastic, covering a switch so that the knob or toggle protrudes.
- swivel chair — a chair whose seat turns around horizontally on a swivel.
- the brownies — (in the US) the junior division of the Girl Scouts, usually for girls six to eight years old
- 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 shallows — a shallow place in a body of water
- the twenties — the years numbered 20–29 in a particular century, esp the 20th century
- the west end — a part of W central London containing the main shopping and entertainment areas
- the whirlies — illness induced by excessive use of alcohol or drugs
- the wop-wops — the backblocks; the back of beyond
- this-worldly — distinguished by or relating to material or earthly concerns; not spiritual or concerned with life in a future or imaginary world
- thitherwards — in that direction
- to hold sway — If someone or something holds sway, they have great power or influence over a particular place or activity.
- twenty-sixth — next after the twenty-fifth; being the ordinal number for 26.
- twitch grass — couch grass.
- two-base hit — a base hit that enables a batter to reach second base safely.
- unnewsworthy — (of a story or incident) not important or significant enough to be considered news
- unshadowable — not able to be shadowed
- unwashedness — the quality or state of being unwashed
- unwished-for — undesired; unwelcome: an unwished-for occurrence.
- unworshipful — not worshipful; not showing reverence or admiration
- unworshipped — not worshipped; not admired or revered
- unworthiness — not worthy; lacking worth or excellence.
- variety show — vaudeville performance
- waking hours — Your waking hours are the times when you are awake rather than asleep.
- walk spanish — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
- walking fish — any of various fishes able to survive and move about for short periods of time on land, as the mudskipper or climbing perch.
- walking shoe — a sturdy comfortable shoe worn by hillwalkers, etc
- walkthroughs — Plural form of walkthrough.
- warehouseman — a person who stores goods for others for pay.
- warehousemen — Irregular plural form of warehouseman.
- warning shot — gunshot fired into the air
- warwickshire — a county in central England. 765 sq. mi. (1980 sq. km).
- wash drawing — a watercolor painting executed by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other.
- 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.
- 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.
- washing line — cord for hanging laundry to dry
- washing soda — sodium carbonate (def 2).