12-letter words containing w, o, n, d, e
- ratchet down — If something ratchets down or is ratcheted down, it decreases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to increase again.
- renownedness — celebrated; famous.
- screw around — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- second world — the world's industrialized nations other than the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.
- series-wound — noting a commutator motor in which the field circuit and armature circuit are connected in series.
- shadow dance — a dance in which shadows of the dancers are cast on a screen.
- short-winded — short of breath; liable to difficulty in breathing.
- small wonder — (I am) hardly surprised (that)
- snow leopard — a long-haired, leopardlike feline, Panthera (Uncia) uncia, of mountain ranges of central Asia, having a relatively small head and a thick, creamy-gray coat with rosette spots: an endangered species.
- snow-covered — Snow-covered places and things are covered over with snow.
- snowed under — If you say that you are snowed under, you are emphasizing that you have a lot of work or other things to deal with.
- southernwood — a woody-stemmed wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of southern Europe, having aromatic, finely dissected leaves.
- sponged ware — spongeware.
- spot welding — fusing metal
- 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.
- sweep-second — (on a timepiece) a second hand that is a sweep hand.
- sweet almond — the nutlike kernel of the fruit of either of two trees, Prunus dulcis (sweet almond) or P. dulcis amara (bitter almond) which grow in warm temperate regions.
- 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
- town dweller — a person who resides in a town
- trickle-down — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- two-cylinder — (of an engine) having two cylinders
- underendowed — (of a school, hospital, or other institution) lacking sufficient income from an endowment.
- underpowered — (of a machine, vehicle, etc.) having a specified fuel or prime mover: a gasoline-powered engine; an engine-powered pump.
- underwrought — to do less work on than is necessary or required: to underwork an idea.
- unforewarned — not forewarned
- unshadowable — not able to be shadowed
- unwished-for — undesired; unwelcome: an unwished-for occurrence.
- unworshipped — not worshipped; not admired or revered
- vienna woods — Wienerwald.
- wagon-headed — of the form of a round arch or a semicylinder, like the cover of a wagon when stretched over the bows, as a ceiling or roof.
- wakeboarding — (sports) A water sport where a rider on a small board is towed by a motor boat, and attached by a cable.
- walker hound — an American foxhound having a black, tan, and white, or, sometimes, a tan and white coat.
- wall-mounted — hung on a wall
- waste ground — an empty piece of land
- watered-down — made weaker or less effective from or as from dilution with water: a watered-down cocktail; Spectators saw a watered-down version of the famous opera.
- waxed cotton — cotton that is treated with wax to make it waterproof
- weatherbound — (often nautical) Delayed or prevented by bad weather from doing something, such as travelling.
- wedding vows — promises made by bride and groom
- well-endowed — to provide with a permanent fund or source of income: to endow a college.
- well-founded — having a foundation in fact; based on good reasons, information, etc.: well-founded suspicions.
- well-mounted — seated or riding on a horse or other animal.
- well-pointed — having a point or points: a pointed arch.
- well-rounded — having desirably varied abilities or attainments.
- well-trodden — a past participle of tread.
- westmoreland — William Childs [chahyldz] /tʃaɪldz/ (Show IPA), 1914–2005, U.S. army officer: commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam and Thailand 1964–68.
- wheel window — a rose window having prominent radiating mullions.
- white-ground — pertaining to or designating a style of vase painting developed in Greece from the 6th to the 4th centuries b.c., characterized chiefly by a white background of slip onto which were painted polychromatic figures.
- whittle down — To whittle down a group or thing means to gradually make it smaller.
- wind erosion — the erosion, transportation, and deposition of topsoil by the wind, especially in dust storms.