13-letter words containing w, h
- ride the wave — to enjoy a period of success and good fortune
- right-to-know — of or relating to laws or policies that make certain government or company data and records available to any individual who has a right or need to know their contents.
- right-to-work — of or relating to the right of workers to gain or keep employment whether or not they belong to a labor union.
- rotary harrow — a harrow with a number of turning wheels rimmed with spikes, used for various soil treatments.
- run away with — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- sachet-powder — a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- sadie hawkins — Also called Sadie, Sadies. a party, dance, or other social event, especially one held annually among high school or college students, to which each girl escorts the boy of her choice, or invites him to escort her.
- saint matthew — a tax collector of Capernaum called by Christ to be one of the 12 apostles (Matthew 9:9–13; 10:3). Feast day: Sept 21 or Nov 16
- sandwich beam — flitch beam.
- sandwich cake — a cake that is made up of two or more layers with a jam or other filling
- sandwich coin — a coin having a layer of one metal between outside layers of another, as a quarter with a layer of copper between layers of silver.
- sandwich loaf — a loaf of the type of soft white sliced bread often used to make sandwiches
- sandwich tern — a European tern, Sterna sandvicensis, that has a yellow-tipped bill, whitish plumage, and white forked tail, and nests in colonies on beaches, etc
- sawtooth roof — a roof composed of a series of small parallel roofs of triangular cross section, usually asymmetrical with the shorter slope glazed.
- school of law — (in Chinese philosophy) a Neo-Confucian school asserting the existence of transcendent universals, which form individual objects from a primal matter otherwise formless.
- schwärmerisch — excessively or extremely enthusiastic
- schwenkfelder — a member of a Protestant group that emigrated in 1734 from Germany and settled in Pennsylvania, where they organized the Schwenkfelder Church.
- scotch whisky — whiskey distilled in Scotland, especially from malted barley in a pot still.
- second growth — the plant growth that follows the destruction of virgin forest.
- shadow boxing — to make the motions of attack and defense, as in boxing, as a training or conditioning procedure.
- shadowcasting — the enhancement of images by the casting of shadows
- shark watcher — a business consultant who assists companies in identifying and preventing unwelcome takeover bids
- shetland wool — the fine wool undercoat pulled by hand from Shetland sheep.
- shivering owl — screech owl.
- shock and awe — US military: use of extreme force
- shooting-down — fatal shooting
- short-waisted — of less than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a high waistline.
- show and tell — an activity for young children, especially in school, in which each participant produces an object of unusual interest and tells something about it.
- show business — the entertainment industry, as theater, motion pictures, television, radio, carnival, and circus.
- show me state — Missouri (used as a nickname).
- show of hands — an indication of approval, disapproval, volunteering, etc., on the part of a group of persons, usually made by each assenting person raising his or her hand.
- show signs of — indicate possibility of
- show the flag — to assert a claim, as to a territory or stretch of water, by military presence
- show-and-tell — an activity for young children, especially in school, in which each participant produces an object of unusual interest and tells something about it.
- show-me state — Missouri2
- show-stopping — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
- shower screen — a shower panel
- shunt winding — the winding of an electric motor or generator in such a way that the field and armature circuits are connected in parallel
- shy away from — If you shy away from doing something, you avoid doing it, often because you are afraid or not confident enough.
- side whiskers — sideburns: hair at side of man's face
- silkworm moth — any of several moths of the families Bombycidae and Saturniidae, the larvae of which are silkworms.
- sit well with — to be agreeable to
- siwalik hills — (Siwalik Range) a range in N India, S Nepal, and N Pakistan, in the S Himalaya Mountains.
- slow handclap — slow rhythmic clapping, esp used by an audience to indicate dissatisfaction or impatience
- snap the whip — crack the whip (def 2).
- snowball bush — guelder rose.
- snowshoe hare — a large-footed North American hare, Lepus americanus, that is white in winter and dark brown in summer.
- socket wrench — a box wrench with a socket that is an extension of the shank.
- south by west — a point on the compass 11°15′ west of south. Abbreviation: SbW.
- south windsor — a town in N Connecticut.