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13-letter words containing w, h, t

  • water feather — a water milfoil, Myriophyllum aquaticum.
  • water hemlock — any of several poisonous plants belonging to the genus Cicuta, of the parsley family, as C. virosa of Europe, and C. maculata of North America, growing in swamps and marshy places.
  • watering hole — a bar, nightclub, or other social gathering place where alcoholic drinks are sold.
  • waterthrushes — Plural form of waterthrush.
  • wear two hats — a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
  • wearable tech — wearable technology (def 2): items of wearable tech.
  • weather check — if you get a weather check you find out what the weather is like
  • weather gauge — a standard of measure or measurement.
  • weather house — a model house with two human figures, one that comes out to foretell bad weather and the other to foretell good weather
  • weather joint — a mortar joint having a downward and outward slope.
  • weather radar — radar designed or suitable for use in detecting clouds and precipitation.
  • weather strip — a thin strip of compressible material, such as spring metal, felt, etc, that is fitted between the frame of a door or window and the opening part to exclude wind and rain
  • weather-bound — delayed or shut in by bad weather.
  • weather-strip — to apply weather stripping to (something).
  • weatherbeaten — Alternative spelling of weather-beaten.
  • weatherboards — Plural form of weatherboard.
  • weathercaster — an announcer on a radio or television station who delivers the weathercast.
  • weathercocked — Simple past tense and past participle of weathercock.
  • weatherliness — (nautical) The quality of being weatherly.
  • weatherometer — an instrument for simulating weather conditions in order to determine weather-resistance
  • weatherperson — a meteorologist or weathercaster.
  • weatherproofs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weatherproof.
  • weatherstrips — Plural form of weatherstrip.
  • wedding chest — an ornamented chest for a trousseau.
  • weigh in with — to introduce or contribute (an idea or opinion) to a discussion, argument, etc.
  • weighted mean — a mean that is computed with extra weight given to one or more elements of the sample.
  • weightlifters — Plural form of weightlifter.
  • weightlifting — the act, art, or sport of lifting barbells of given poundages in a prescribed manner, as a competitive event or conditioning exercise.
  • weights bench — a piece of equipment for use by someone who is weight-training
  • welding torch — tool used to fuse metals
  • welfare hotel — a hotel in which people receiving welfare assistance are temporarily housed until permanent quarters become available.
  • welsh terrier — one of a Welsh breed of terriers having a wiry, black-and-tan coat, resembling an Airedale but smaller.
  • welterweights — Plural form of welterweight.
  • west bromwich — a city in West Midlands, in central England, near Birmingham.
  • west by north — a point on the compass 11°15prime; north of west. Abbreviation: WbN.
  • west by south — a point on the compass 11°15prime; south of west. Abbreviation: WbS.
  • west hartford — a town in central Connecticut.
  • western ghats — a mountain range in W peninsular India, parallel to the Malabar coast of the Arabian Sea. Highest peak: Anai Mudi, 2695 m (8841 ft)
  • western hindi — the vernacular of the western half of the Hindi-speaking area in India: the basis of Hindustani and of literary Hindi and Urdu.
  • western larch — a North American larch, Larix occidentalis, having oval cones and found mainly in S British Columbia
  • whale catcher — a vessel engaged in the actual harpooning of whales
  • what about/of — You use what about or what of when you introduce a new topic or a point which seems relevant to a previous remark.
  • what have you — the true nature or identity of something, or the sum of its characteristics: a lecture on the whats and hows of crop rotation.
  • what it takes — the true nature or identity of something, or the sum of its characteristics: a lecture on the whats and hows of crop rotation.
  • what the heck — You say 'what the heck' to indicate that you do not care about a bad aspect of an action or situation.
  • what the hell — the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.
  • what you will — whatever you like
  • what's yours? — what would you like to drink?
  • where it's at — (used to indicate a point or place occupied in space); in, on, or near: to stand at the door; at the bottom of the barrel.
  • whether or no — under any circumstances
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