12-letter words containing w, h
- solway firth — an arm of the Irish Sea between SW Scotland and NW England. 38 miles (61 km) long.
- southernwood — a woody-stemmed wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of southern Europe, having aromatic, finely dissected leaves.
- southwestern — the point or direction midway between south and west. Abbreviation: SW.
- sparrow hawk — a small, short-winged European hawk, Accipiter nisus, that preys on smaller birds.
- speechwriter — a person who writes speeches for others, usually for pay.
- st. matthews — a town in N Kentucky.
- stand a show — to have a chance, esp. a remote one
- sternwheeler — a boat propelled by a paddle wheel at the stern.
- stitch wheel — a notched wheel used by a harness maker to mark out the spacing for stitching
- stomach worm — a nematode, Haemonchus contortus, parasitic in the stomach of sheep, cattle, and related animals.
- stone-washed — Stone-washed jeans are jeans which have been specially washed with small pieces of stone so that when you buy them they are fairly pale and soft.
- straightaway — straight onward, without turn or curve, as a racecourse.
- straightways — in a direct course
- summerweight — (of clothes) suitable in weight for wear in the summer; relatively light
- sunshine law — a law requiring a government agency to open its official meetings and records to the general public.
- superhighway — a highway designed for travel at high speeds, having more than one lane for each direction of traffic, a safety strip dividing the two directions, and cloverleaves to route the traffic on and off the highway. Compare expressway.
- swainishness — loutishness
- 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.
- take a whizz — to urinate
- take up with — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- team up with — join forces with
- that will do — If you say that will do to a child, you are telling them to stop behaving in the way that they are.
- the brownies — (in the US) the junior division of the Girl Scouts, usually for girls six to eight years old
- the cold war — the period (1945-91) of cold war between the Soviet Union and its Communist allies and the U.S. and its non-Communist allies
- the far west — the area of the United States west of the Great Plains
- the in-crowd — fashionable people; top people
- the lowlands — a low generally flat region of central Scotland, around the Forth and Clyde valleys, separating the Southern Uplands from the Highlands
- the new look — a fashion in women's clothes introduced in 1947, characterized by long full skirts
- the new wave — a movement in the French cinema of the 1960s, led by such directors as Godard, Truffaut, and Resnais, characterized by a fluid use of the camera and an abandonment of traditional editing techniques
- 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
- thick-witted — lacking intelligence; thickheaded; dull; stupid.
- thirty-twomo — a book size of about 3¼ × 5½ inches (8.3 × 14 cm), determined by printing on sheets that are folded to form 32 leaves or 64 pages. Symbol: 32mo, 32°.
- 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
- thoroughwort — boneset.