13-letter words containing w, o, s, h, i
- 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
- shivering owl — screech owl.
- shooting-down — fatal shooting
- short-waisted — of less than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a high waistline.
- show business — the entertainment industry, as theater, motion pictures, television, radio, carnival, and circus.
- show signs of — indicate possibility of
- show-stopping — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
- silkworm moth — any of several moths of the families Bombycidae and Saturniidae, the larvae of which are silkworms.
- south windsor — a town in N Connecticut.
- step out with — to be a boyfriend or girlfriend of (someone), esp publicly
- swimming hole — a place, as in a stream or creek, where there is water deep enough to use for swimming.
- to start with — To start with means at the very first stage of an event or process.
- toggle switch — a switch in which a projecting knob or arm, moving through a small arc, causes the contacts to open or close an electric circuit suddenly, as commonly used in most homes.
- township line — Surveying. one of two parallel lines running east and west that define the north and south borders of a township. Compare range line, township (def 2).
- turkish towel — a thick cotton towel with a long nap usually composed of uncut loops.
- ursine howler — the red howling monkey, Alouatta seniculus, of northern South America.
- walking horse — Tennessee walking horse.
- washingtonian — living in or coming from Washington, D.C., or the state of Washington.
- well-polished — made smooth and glossy: a figurine of polished mahogany.
- west bromwich — a city in West Midlands, in central England, near Birmingham.
- whereinsoever — in whatever respect
- whip scorpion — any of numerous arachnids of the order Uropygi, of tropical and warm temperate regions, resembling a scorpion but having an abdomen that ends in a slender, nonvenomous whip.
- whipping post — a post to which persons are tied to undergo whipping as a legal penalty.
- whippoorwills — Plural form of whippoorwill.
- whiskerandoed — having extravagant whiskers
- whistleblower — a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
- white stilton — a rich white cheese made from whole milk, very strong in flavour
- whithersoever — Wherever.
- whitlow grass — any of various plants of the genera Draba and Erophila, once thought to cure whitlows: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- wholistically — Alternative form of holistically.
- whoremistress — a female owner or keeper of a brothel
- willing horse — a person prepared to work hard
- windsor bench — a bench similar in construction to a Windsor chair.
- windsor chair — a wooden chair of many varieties, having a spindle back and legs slanting outward: common in 18th-century England and in the American colonies.
- wing shooting — the act or practice of shooting at birds in flight.
- wishbone boom — a boom on a sailboard having two arms that are joined at the mast and at the foot of the sail. The windsurfer holds onto it for support and to steer the sailboard
- with bells on — a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like.
- with knobs on — in an extreme or more emphatic way
- within bounds — not beyond limits
- within reason — a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
- without cease — without stopping; incessantly
- without tears — presented so as to be easily assimilated
- wood shavings — shavings of wood, as found in a carpenter's workshop etc
- wordsworthian — William, 1770–1850, English poet: poet laureate 1843–50.
- world-shaking — of sufficient size or importance to affect the entire world: the world-shaking effects of an international clash.
- yellowishness — The property of having a slight or moderate shade of yellow, usually tinged with other colours.