12-letter words containing a, d, u, w
- belleau wood — a forest in N France: site of a battle (1918) in which the US Marines halted a German advance on Paris
- churchwarden — In the Anglican Church, a churchwarden is the person who has been chosen by a congregation to help the vicar of a parish with administration and other duties.
- cutaway dive — a back dive in which the diver rotates the body to enter the water headfirst facing the springboard.
- dak bungalow — (in India, formerly) a house where travellers on a dak route could be accommodated
- darwin tulip — a class of tulips having a tall stem and broad, bright-colored flowers with a flat, rectangular base.
- down and out — downward; going or directed downward: the down escalator.
- down-and-out — without any money, or means of support, or prospects; destitute; penniless.
- downregulate — To decrease the number of cell receptors by using downregulation.
- draw curtain — a curtain, opening at the middle, that can be drawn to the sides of a stage.
- drawbar pull — the force, measured in pounds, available to a locomotive for pulling rolling stock after overcoming its own tractive resistance.
- drawn butter — melted butter, clarified and often seasoned with herbs or lemon juice.
- dual highway — divided highway.
- dust wrapper — dust jacket (sense 1)
- dwarf laurel — a low North American shrub, Kalmia angustifolia, of the heath family, having oblong leaves poisonous to grazing animals.
- face down/up — If someone or something is face down, their face or front points downwards. If they are face up, their face or front points upwards.
- forward push — A forward push is a feature of distillation columns (= tall vessels for distillation) in which zones that allow higher contact between substances are near the top of the column.
- full forward — an attacking player who plays in the centre of the forward line
- gateway drug — any mood-altering drug, as a stimulant or tranquilizer, that does not cause physical dependence but may lead to the use of addictive drugs, as heroin.
- ground water — the water beneath the surface of the ground, consisting largely of surface water that has seeped down: the source of water in springs and wells.
- house wizard — (Probably from ad-agency tradetalk, "house freak") A hacker occupying a technical-specialist, R&D, or systems position at a commercial shop. A really effective house wizard can have influence out of all proportion to his/her ostensible rank and still not have to wear a suit. Used especially of Unix wizards. The term "house guru" is equivalent.
- how dare you — You say 'how dare you' when you are very shocked and angry about something that someone has done.
- laundrywoman — laundress.
- laundrywomen — Plural form of laundrywoman.
- ludwigshafen — a city in SW Germany, on the Rhine opposite Mannheim.
- meadow mouse — any of numerous short-tailed rodents of the genus Microtus and allied genera, chiefly of fields and meadows in the temperate Northern Hemisphere.
- mountain dew — moonshine; whisky that has been illegally distilled
- mountainward — Towards a mountain or mountains.
- multiwarhead — (of a missile) capable of carrying several independent warheads
- naughty word — a word that is considered to be rude
- newfoundland — a large island in E Canada. 42,734 sq. mi. (110,680 sq. km).
- out and away — away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
- push forward — keep advancing
- round barrow — a funerary barrow having a bell, disk, saucer, or pond shape, primarily of the Bronze Age and containing the cremated remains of corpses along with grave artifacts.
- 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.
- square-jawed — having a regular, approximately rectangular jaw
- squared away — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- swiss guards — a corps of Swiss mercenary soldiers, esp. those hired as Vatican bodyguards to the pope
- throw around — ideas, etc.: exchange, brainstorm
- throw mud at — to slander; vilify
- underdrawers — an undergarment for the lower part of the body, typically covering at least part of the legs. Compare drawer (def 2).
- underdrawing — the act of sketching a subject before painting it on the same surface
- unforewarned — not forewarned
- unrewardedly — in an unrewarding manner
- unroadworthy — not mechanically sound or suitable for use on the road
- unshadowable — not able to be shadowed
- unwashedness — the quality or state of being unwashed
- 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
- water-budget — (formerly) a leather bag suspended at each end of a pole or yoke and used for carrying water.
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