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17-letter words containing a, l, o, w, n

  • lincoln's sparrow — a North American sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii, having a buff breast with black streaks.
  • longitudinal wave — a wave in which the direction of displacement is the same as the direction of propagation, as a sound wave.
  • low-hanging fruit — the fruit that grows low on a tree and is therefore easy to reach
  • manpower planning — a procedure used in organizations to balance future requirements for all levels of employee with the availability of such employees
  • maxwell equations — equations developed by James Clerk Maxwell (1831–79) upon which classical electromagnetic theory is based
  • middle low german — Low German of the period c1100–c1500.
  • mileage allowance — the number of miles allowed to be travelled on a rented vehicle such as a car during the period it is rented or leased
  • minion of the law — a policeman.
  • narrow-shouldered — having shoulders which do not extend very far from the neck; not broad-shouldered
  • new lease on life — a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
  • new orleans style — a style of jazz developed in New Orleans early in the 20th century, influenced by blues, ragtime, marching band music, and minstrelsy and marked by polyphonic group improvisation.
  • new scotland yard — See under Scotland Yard (def 1).
  • newfoundland time — a form of civil time observed on the island of Newfoundland, one and one-half hours later than Eastern time and a half hour later than Atlantic time.
  • non-manual worker — a person whose job involves the use of their mind, rather than the use of their hands or physical strength
  • north-wall hammer — a type of ice axe that has a hammer as part of its head
  • old-man-and-woman — houseleek (def 1).
  • open-channel flow — Open-channel flow is a liquid flow in a channel, which has a free liquid surface.
  • orange flower oil — neroli oil.
  • peloponnesian war — a war between Athens and Sparta, 431–404 b.c., that resulted in the transfer of hegemony in Greece from Athens to Sparta.
  • play along (with) — to join in or cooperate (with)
  • play with oneself — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
  • rainbow coalition — a political grouping together by several minority parties
  • reading knowledge — the ability to read a language, but not speak it
  • revolutionary war — American Revolution.
  • roll with a punch — to move in the same direction as a punch thrown at one so as to lessen its force
  • russian wolfhound — borzoi.
  • second balkan war — Balkan War (def 2).
  • self-acknowledged — widely recognized; generally accepted: an acknowledged authority on Chinese art.
  • slap on the wrist — a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
  • slings and arrows — Slings and arrows are unpleasant things that happen to you and that are not your fault.
  • social networking — the development of social and professional contacts; the sharing of information and services among people with a common interest.
  • social notworking — the practice of spending time unproductively on social networking websites, esp when one should be working
  • stonewall jackson — Andrew ("Old Hickory") 1767–1845, U.S. general: 7th president of the U.S. 1829–37.
  • strawberry blonde — woman: with reddish fair hair
  • swaddling clothes — cloth for wrapping around a baby
  • tell its own tale — to be self-evident
  • the lower animals — relatively simple or primitive animals and not mammals or vertebrates
  • the whole shebang — The whole shebang is the whole situation or business that you are describing.
  • unlawful wounding — an offence committed when a person maliciously wounds another person
  • walk on eggshells — to be very cautious or diplomatic for fear of upsetting someone
  • wallowa mountains — a mountain range in NE Oregon. Highest peak, Sacajawea Peak, 9838 feet (2999 meters).
  • wang laboratories — (body)   Computer manufacturer, known for their office automation products and the Wang PC. Quarterly sales $208M, profits $3M (Aug 1994).
  • washington island — an island off the Door Peninsula, NE Wisconsin, in NW Lake Michigan. 20 sq. mi. (50 sq. km).
  • weeping lovegrass — any grass of the genus Eragrostis, as E. curvula (weeping lovegrass) and E. trichodes (sand lovegrass) cultivated as forage and ground cover.
  • welfare economics — a branch of economics concerned with improving human welfare and social conditions chiefly through the optimum distribution of wealth, the relief or reduction of unemployment, etc.
  • well-acknowledged — widely recognized; generally accepted: an acknowledged authority on Chinese art.
  • well-demonstrated — to make evident or establish by arguments or reasoning; prove: to demonstrate a philosophical principle.
  • well-woman clinic — a health-service clinic for preventive monitoring, health education, and advice for women
  • welsh nationalism — the political belief that Wales should be independent
  • welsh nationalist — a person who believes that Wales should be independent
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