13-letter words containing oa
- soapbox derby — a race between children in homemade racing carts
- southern toad — a common toad, Bufo terrestris, of the southeastern U.S., having prominent knoblike crests on its head.
- sow wild oats — any uncultivated species of Avena, especially a common weedy grass, A. fatua, resembling the cultivated oat.
- spring-loaded — (of a machine part) kept normally in a certain position by a spring: a spring-loaded safety valve.
- springboarded — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
- stagecoachman — the driver or operator of a stagecoach
- subprime loan — A subprime loan is a loan with a higher interest rate, to borrowers who are a high credit risk.
- take on board — be receptive
- take the road — to begin a journey or tour
- the boat race — a rowing event held annually in the spring, in which an eight representing Oxford University rows against one representing Cambridge University on the Thames between Putney and Mortlake
- the gas board — any company supplying gas as a source of domestic and industrial heat
- the high road — the principal road from one place to another
- thermoammeter — an ammeter that measures amperage by means of a thermocouple.
- thioacetamide — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 2 H 5 NS, used chiefly in analytical chemistry as a source of hydrogen sulfide.
- thousand oaks — a town in S California.
- toasting fork — a long-handled fork used for cooking or toasting frankfurters, marshmallows, bread, etc., usually over an open fire.
- toastmistress — a woman who presides at a dinner, introduces the after-dinner speakers, and often proposes toasts.
- touch-in-goal — the area at each end of the field outside of a touch-in-goal line.
- traction load — the solid material that is carried along the bed of a river
- trucial coast — an independent federation in E Arabia, formed in 1971, now comprising seven emirates on the S coast (formerly, Pirate Coast or Trucial Coast) of the Persian Gulf, formerly under British protection: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah (joined 1972), and Fujairah. About 32,300 sq. mi. (83,657 sq. km). Capital: Abu Dhabi. Abbreviation: U.A.E.
- unreproachful — not deserving reproach or blame
- unreproaching — not reproaching or blaming
- wall cupboard — a cupboard that is fixed to a wall
- warping board — a rectangular board containing evenly spaced pegs at each end on which the warp is wound in preparation for weaving.
- water boatman — any of numerous aquatic insects of the family Corixidae, having paddlelike hind legs.
- water-soaking — to soak or saturate with water.
- waterboarding — a harsh interrogation technique in which water is poured onto the face and head of the immobilized victim so as to induce a fear of drowning.
- weatherboards — Plural form of weatherboard.
- western samoa — an independent country comprising the W part of Samoa: formerly a trust territory of New Zealand. 1133 sq. mi. (2935 sq. km). Capital: Apia.
- white croaker — kingfish (def 2).
- yellowthroats — Plural form of yellowthroat.