12-letter words containing w, i, s, e
- series-wound — noting a commutator motor in which the field circuit and armature circuit are connected in series.
- servicewoman — a woman who is a member of the armed forces of a country.
- servile work — work of a physical nature that is forbidden on Sundays and on certain holidays
- sewing table — a worktable for holding sewing materials, often supplied with a bag or pouch for needlework.
- sewn binding — a style of binding where the backs of the gathered sections are sewn together before being inserted into a cover
- shadow price — the calculated price of a good or service for which no market price exists
- sharp-witted — having or showing mental acuity; intellectually discerning; acute.
- shift worker — a person who does shiftwork
- shirtwaister — a tailored blouse or shirt worn by women.
- short-winded — short of breath; liable to difficulty in breathing.
- shut-in well — confined to one's home, a hospital, etc., as from illness.
- siamese twin — (not in technical use) conjoined twin.
- side-wheeler — having a paddle wheel on each side, as a steamboat.
- signal tower — a tower from which railway signals are controlled or displayed
- sinisterwise — in a leftwards direction
- sir lawrence — Sir Lawrence Alma-, Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence.
- skip welding — a technique of spacing welds on thin structural members in order to balance and minimize internal stresses due to heat.
- sleepwalking — an act of sleepwalking; somnambulation.
- smyth sewing — a method of sewing together folded, gathered, and collated signatures with a single thread sewn through the folds of individual signatures.
- snowy mespil — a N American tree, Amelanchier Lamarckii, that produces small white flowers in spring
- space writer — a journalist or copywriter paid according to a space rate. Also called space man. Compare stringer (def 6).
- speechwriter — a person who writes speeches for others, usually for pay.
- 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
- sportswriter — a journalist who reports on sports and sporting events.
- 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.
- spring water — water from natural underground source
- static water — water collected and stored in reservoirs, tanks, etc., as for urban use.
- stellar wind — the radial outflow of ionized gas from a star.
- stem-winding — wound by turning a knob at the stem.
- stitch wheel — a notched wheel used by a harness maker to mark out the spacing for stitching
- stonewalling — the act of stalling, evading, or filibustering, especially to avoid revealing politically embarrassing information.
- story writer — author of prose fiction
- stud welding — the semiautomatic welding of a stud or similar piece of metal to a flat part, usually by means of an electric arc
- 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
- swallow dive — swan dive.
- sweat equity — unreimbursed labor that results in the increased value of property or that is invested to establish or expand an enterprise.
- sweat it out — wait tensely
- sweater girl — a young woman with a shapely bosom, especially one who wears tight sweaters.
- swedish mile — a unit of length used in Sweden, equal to 10 kilometres
- sweet cicely — any of several plants, as a European plant, Myrrhis odorata, of the parsley family, used as a potherb, or certain related North American plants of the genus Osmorhiza.
- sweet violet — a plant, Viola odorata, of the violet family, native to the Old World, having fragrant, usually purple flowers that are the source of an oil used in perfumery.
- sweetishness — the quality of being sweetish
- swift-footed — swift in running.
- swim bladder — air bladder (def 2).
- swimmingness — tearfulness