12-letter words containing w, i, d, e, s
- skip welding — a technique of spacing welds on thin structural members in order to balance and minimize internal stresses due to heat.
- speedwriting — a system of shorthand that is based on the sound of words and utilizes letters of the alphabet rather than symbols.
- spider's web — a mesh of fine tough scleroprotein threads built by a spider from a liquid secreted from its spinnerets and used to trap insects
- spot welding — fusing metal
- spotted wilt — a viral disease of plants, characterized by wilting and by brown, sunken spots and streaks on the stems and leaves.
- stellar wind — the radial outflow of ionized gas from a star.
- stem-winding — wound by turning a knob at the stem.
- stud welding — the semiautomatic welding of a stud or similar piece of metal to a flat part, usually by means of an electric arc
- swallow dive — swan dive.
- swedish mile — a unit of length used in Sweden, equal to 10 kilometres
- swift-footed — swift in running.
- swim bladder — air bladder (def 2).
- swing bridge — a bridge that can open by pivoting on a central pier to let vessels pass.
- thitherwards — in that direction
- twisted pair — A twisted pair is a pair of wires that are twisted together to reduce interference.
- unwished-for — undesired; unwelcome: an unwished-for occurrence.
- unworshipped — not worshipped; not admired or revered
- vienna woods — Wienerwald.
- wait and see — If you tell someone to wait and see, you tell them that they must be patient or that they must not worry about what is going to happen in the future because they have no control over it.
- wardian case — a type of terrarium having a top and sides of glass.
- 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 spider — a Eurasian spider, Argyroneta aquatica, that spins a web in the form of an air-filled chamber in which it lives submerged in streams and ponds
- watered silk — silk with a wavy lustrous finish
- wattenscheid — an industrial town in NW Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia east of Essen
- web designer — a person who plans, designs, creates, and often maintains websites.
- wedded bliss — happiness in marriage
- wedding vows — promises made by bride and groom
- weighbridges — Plural form of weighbridge.
- weightedness — The condition of being weighted.
- well advised — If someone says that you would be well advised to do a particular thing, they are advising you to do it.
- well-advised — acting with caution, care, or wisdom: They would be well-advised to sell the stock now.
- well-devised — Law. the act of disposing of property, especially real property, by will. a will or clause in a will disposing of property, especially real property. the property so disposed of.
- well-skilled — having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.
- well-studied — marked by or suggestive of conscious effort; not spontaneous or natural; affected: studied simplicity.
- wethersfield — a town in central Connecticut.
- whipstitched — Simple past tense and past participle of whipstitch.
- white-washed — a composition, as of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for whitening walls, woodwork, etc.
- whitherwards — toward what or which place
- widow's mite — a small contribution given cheerfully by one who can ill afford it. Mark 12:41–44.
- widow's peak — a point formed in the hairline in the middle of the forehead.
- wild parsley — any of several uncultivated plants resembling the parsley in shape and structure.
- wildernesses — Plural form of wilderness.
- wind erosion — the erosion, transportation, and deposition of topsoil by the wind, especially in dust storms.
- windbreakers — Plural form of windbreaker.
- windcheaters — Plural form of windcheater.
- windlestraws — Plural form of windlestraw.
- window shade — a shade or blind for a window, as a sheet of cloth or paper on a spring roller.
- wine steward — a waiter in a restaurant or club who is in charge of wine; sommelier.
- winged horse — the constellation Pegasus.
- wisdom teeth — the third molar on each side of the upper and lower jaws: the last tooth to erupt.