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14-letter words containing a, c, r, w, l

  • saint lawrence — D(avid) H(erbert) 1885–1930, English novelist.
  • scenic railway — a railroad that carries its passengers on a brief tour of an amusement park, resort, etc.
  • secondary wall — the innermost part of a plant cell wall, deposited after the wall has ceased to increase in surface area.
  • social network — a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts: Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
  • social welfare — social services provided by a government for its citizens.
  • spectra yellow — a vivid yellow color.
  • straw-coloured — If you describe something, especially hair, as straw-coloured, you mean that it is pale yellow.
  • to wax lyrical — If you say that someone, for example, waxes lyrical or waxes indignant about a subject, you mean that they talk about it in an enthusiastic or indignant way.
  • urban clearway — a stretch of road in an urban area on which motorists may stop only in an emergency
  • walpurgisnacht — (especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.
  • warehouse club — A warehouse club is a large shop which sells goods at reduced prices to people who pay each year to become members of the organization that runs the shop.
  • watercolourist — An artist who paints watercolours.
  • watering place — British. a seaside or lakeside vacation resort featuring bathing, boating, etc.
  • welfare centre — a place where people or animals receive assistance
  • well-practiced — skilled or expert; proficient through practice or experience: a practiced hand at politics.
  • well-practised — having or having been habitually or frequently practised in order to improve skill or quality
  • whiplash-curve — the lash of a whip.
  • white charlock — a related plant, Raphanus raphanistrum, with yellow, mauve, or white flowers and podlike fruits
  • wildcat strike — unofficial work stoppage
  • window cleaner — someone that cleans windows for a living
  • windsor castle — a castle in the town of Windsor in Berkshire, residence of English monarchs since its founding by William the Conqueror
  • wollstonecraftMary (Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin) 1759–97, English author and feminist (mother of Mary Shelley).
  • work placement — temporary job, internship
  • world champion — someone who has won a competition open to people throughout the whole world
  • wrecker's ball — a heavy metal ball swung on a cable from a crane and used in demolition work.
  • wristlet watch — a watch that is attached to a band or bracelet
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