15-letter words containing a, l, e, w, i
- sewage disposal — waste processing
- sidewalk artist — an artist who draws pictures on the sidewalk, especially with colored chalk, as a means of soliciting money from passers-by.
- south milwaukee — a city in SE Wisconsin.
- sparkling water — soda water (def 1).
- stacking swivel — a metal swivel attached to the stock of a military rifle for use in hooking three rifles together to form a stack.
- stalactite work — (in Islamic architecture) intricate decorative corbeling in the form of brackets, squinches, and portions of pointed vaults.
- starfish flower — carrion flower (def 2).
- streamline flow — the flow of a fluid past an object such that the velocity at any fixed point in the fluid is constant or varies in a regular manner.
- take lying down — to be in a horizontal, recumbent, or prostrate position, as on a bed or the ground; recline. Antonyms: stand.
- teaching fellow — a holder of a teaching fellowship.
- the public weal — the public good; the good of society
- the wherewithal — necessary funds, resources, or equipment (for something or to do something)
- thorndike's law — the principle that all learnt behaviour is regulated by rewards and punishments, proposed by Edward Lee Thorndike (1874–1949), US psychologist
- titius-bode law — Bode's law.
- training wheels — a pair of small wheels attached one on each side of the rear wheel of a bicycle for stability while one is learning to ride.
- travelling wave — a wave carrying energy away from its source
- two-dimensional — having the dimensions of height and width only: a two-dimensional surface.
- unanswerability — the quality of not being answerable or contestable
- upwardly mobile — See under vertical mobility (def 1).
- vatican swindle — Lafcadio's Adventures.
- viewing gallery — an area in a building or outside for viewing an activity, the surrounding scenery, etc
- walking wounded — casualties, as of a military conflict, who are wounded but ambulatory.
- wallace nutting — Wallace, 1861–1941, U.S. antiquary, author, and illustrator.
- wallpaper music — music that is pleasant but not interesting, so people do not pay much attention to it
- water pimpernel — the brookweed.
- water pollution — the pollution of the sea and rivers
- wearing apparel — clothing; garments.
- wedding planner — sb hired to organize a marriage day
- weimar republic — the German republic (1919–33), founded at Weimar.
- welfare officer — a person who gives people help and advice
- welfare statism — the belief in or practices of a welfare state.
- well-accredited — officially recognized as meeting the essential requirements, as of academic excellence: accredited schools.
- well-acquainted — having personal knowledge as a result of study, experience, etc.; informed (usually followed by with): to be acquainted with law.
- well-advertised — to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it: to advertise a new brand of toothpaste.
- well-cultivated — prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land.
- well-delineated — to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline; represent pictorially: He delineated the state of Texas on the map with a red pencil.
- well-integrated — combining or coordinating separate elements so as to provide a harmonious, interrelated whole: an integrated plot; an integrated course of study.
- well-maintained — to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
- well-man clinic — a clinic at which men's general health, lifestyle, and sexual performance are monitored and advice is given
- well-ventilated — to provide (a room, mine, etc.) with fresh air in place of air that has been used or contaminated.
- westphalian ham — a hard German ham with a distinctive flavor derived from being smoked over beechwood and juniper.
- wheelchair user — a person who is unable to walk through injury, illness, etc and relies on a wheelchair to move around
- wheelchairbound — Confined to a wheelchair.
- whip-tailed ray — a whipray.
- white bear lake — a city in E Minnesota: summer resort.
- white chocolate — a chocolate-type product made of milk and sugar that are cooked together until highly condensed and then mixed with cocoa butter.
- white zinfandel — a medium-sweet rosé wine made from zinfandel grapes.
- wide-angle lens — A wide-angle lens is a lens which allows you to photograph a wider view than a normal lens.
- wild strawberry — uncultivated plant bearing red fruit
- wilderness area — a region whose natural growth is protected by legislation and whose recreational and industrial use is restricted.