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13-letter words containing w, r, s, t

  • super-wealthy — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
  • surface water — water found on the surface of the earth (not underground or in the atmosphere), for example in rivers, seas, lakes, reservoirs, etc
  • swagger stick — a short, batonlike stick, usually leather-covered, sometimes carried by army officers, soldiers, etc.
  • swash letters — italic capital letters formed with long tails and flourishes
  • sweater dress — a dress made of knitted or crocheted material, esp a heavy one worn for warmth
  • 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
  • sweet-natured — having a pleasant temperament and a gentle nature
  • sweethearting — the granting of unauthorized discounts or the abetting of shoplifting by staff in a shop
  • swift current — a city in SW Saskatchewan, in S Canada.
  • switch-hitter — to be able to bat from either side of the plate, or both as a left-handed and as a right-handed batter.
  • switched-star — denoting or relating to a cable television system in which only one or two programme channels are fed to each subscriber, who can select other channels by remote control of a central switching point
  • sword bayonet — a short sword that may be attached to the muzzle of a gun and used as a bayonet.
  • taiwan strait — strait between Taiwan & Fujian province, China, joining the East & South China seas: c. 100 mi (161 km) wide
  • 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.
  • tinker's weed — any weedy North American plant of the genus Triosteum, of the honeysuckle family, especially T. perfoliatum, having stalkless leaves and purplish-brown flowers and bearing orange fruits.
  • 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
  • trip a switch — to activate (a mechanical trip)
  • 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.
  • underwritings — acts or instances of underwriting
  • untrustworthy — deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable: The treasurer was not entirely trustworthy.
  • w3 consortium — World Wide Web Consortium
  • wafflestomper — a shoe with a thick sole resembling a waffle
  • wall streeter — a person who is employed on Wall Street or in the financial district.
  • walter pistonWalter, 1894–1976, U.S. composer.
  • warts and all — despite flaws
  • wasatch range — a mountain range in N Utah and SE Idaho. Highest peak, Mt. Timpanogos, 12,008 feet (3660 meters).
  • waste product — material discarded as useless in the process of producing something.
  • wasterfulness — the state of being wasteful
  • water biscuit — a crackerlike biscuit prepared from flour and water.
  • water blister — a blister that contains a clear, serous fluid, as distinguished from a blood blister, in which the fluid contains blood.
  • water opossum — yapok.
  • water parsnip — a perennial aquatic plant; Berula erecta
  • 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 spaniel — either of two breeds of spaniels, used for retrieving waterfowl.
  • water strider — any of several aquatic bugs of the family Gerridae, having long, slender legs fringed with hairs, enabling the insects to dart about on the surface of the water.
  • 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
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