13-letter words containing w, o, r, s
- strong waters — an archaic name for alcoholic drink
- strong-willed — having a powerful will; resolute.
- sulfur-flower — a plant, Eriogonum umbellatum, of the buckwheat family, native to the western coast of the U.S., having leaves with white, woolly hairs on the underside and golden-yellow flowers.
- sumo wrestler — Japanese wrestling sportsman
- sunflower oil — oil obtained from sunflower seeds
- superpowerful — extremely powerful
- swamp sparrow — a North American sparrow, Melospiza georgiana, inhabiting marshy areas.
- swedenborgian — of or relating to Emanuel Swedenborg, his religious doctrines, or the body of followers adhering to these doctrines and constituting the Church of the New Jerusalem, or New Church.
- sweet sorghum — sorgo.
- sweet trolley — (in a restaurant) a trolley on which desserts are brought to the table so that diners can choose from them
- swinging door — a door that swings open on being pushed or pulled from either side and then swings closed by itself.
- sword bayonet — a short sword that may be attached to the muzzle of a gun and used as a bayonet.
- tansy ragwort — a European composite plant, Senecio jacobaea, naturalized in North America, having numerous yellow flowers.
- tassel flower — love-lies-bleeding.
- the last word — final retort
- the northwest — any area lying in or towards this direction
- the worst off — those people who are in the worst situation
- throw someone — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- thundershower — a shower accompanied by thunder and lightning.
- to start with — To start with means at the very first stage of an event or process.
- tower hamlets — a borough of Greater London, England.
- train-workers — people who work on trains
- turkish towel — a thick cotton towel with a long nap usually composed of uncut loops.
- twitter storm — a message on the Twitter website which attracts a significant amount of attention from other Twitter users and may be picked up by mainstream media
- und so weiter — and so forth; et cetera. Abbreviation: usw, u.s.w.
- untrustworthy — deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable: The treasurer was not entirely trustworthy.
- ursine howler — the red howling monkey, Alouatta seniculus, of northern South America.
- w3 consortium — World Wide Web Consortium
- wafflestomper — a shoe with a thick sole resembling a waffle
- wagon soldier — a field-artillery soldier.
- waldorf salad — a salad of celery, diced apples, nuts, and mayonnaise.
- walking horse — Tennessee walking horse.
- wallcoverings — Plural form of wallcovering.
- walter piston — Walter, 1894–1976, U.S. composer.
- war of nerves — a conflict using psychological techniques, as propaganda, threats, and false rumors, rather than direct violence, in order to confuse, thwart, or intimidate an enemy.
- warner robins — a city in central Georgia.
- waste product — material discarded as useless in the process of producing something.
- water opossum — yapok.
- water soldier — an aquatic plant, Stratiotes aloides, of Europe and NW Asia, having rosettes of large leaves and large three-petalled white flowers: family Hydrocharitaceae
- water-soaking — to soak or saturate with water.
- water-soluble — capable of dissolving in water.
- watercolorist — a pigment for which water and not oil is used as the vehicle.
- watering spot — watering hole
- waterscorpion — any of several predaceous aquatic bugs of the family Nepidae, having clasping front legs and a long respiratory tube at the rear of the abdomen: capable of biting if handled.
- weapons-grade — Weapons-grade substances such as uranium or plutonium are of a quality which makes them suitable for use in the manufacture of nuclear weapons.
- wear two hats — a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- wearisomeness — causing weariness; fatiguing: a difficult and wearisome march.
- weather house — a model house with two human figures, one that comes out to foretell bad weather and the other to foretell good weather
- weatherboards — Plural form of weatherboard.
- weatherperson — a meteorologist or weathercaster.