15-letter words containing a, m, n, w
- mishnaic hebrew — the Hebrew language as used from about a.d. 70 to 500.
- moccasin flower — the lady's-slipper.
- mouthwateringly — In a mouthwatering manner.
- moving sidewalk — a moving surface, similar to a conveyor belt, for carrying pedestrians.
- moving stairway — escalator (def 1).
- multiwavelength — Involving, or composed of, multiple wavelengths.
- new hampshirite — of New Hampshire
- new high german — the High German language since c1500.
- nightwatchwoman — (rare) The female equivalent of a nightwatchman.
- nomex underwear — /noh'meks uhn'-der-weir/ [Usenet] Synonym asbestos longjohns, used mostly in auto-related mailing lists and newsgroups. NOMEX underwear is an actual product available on the racing equipment market, used as a fire resistance measure and required in some racing series.
- orange milkweed — butterfly weed (def 1).
- powder magazine — a compartment for the storage of ammunition and explosives.
- power macintosh — Power Mac
- primary rainbow — the most commonly seen rainbow, formed by light rays that undergo a single internal reflection in a drop of water.
- primary winding — an induction coil that is the part of an electric circuit in which a changing current induces a current in a neighbouring circuit
- rolling meadows — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- sam browne belt — a sword belt having a supporting strap over the right shoulder, formerly worn by officers in the U.S. Army, now sometimes worn as part of the uniform by police officers, guards, and army officers in other nations.
- shadow minister — a member of the main opposition party in Parliament who would hold ministerial office if their party were in power
- snowy mountains — a mountain range in SE Australia, part of the Australian Alps: famous hydroelectric scheme
- 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.
- subminimum wage — See example at subminimum (def 1).
- sweating system — the practice of employing workers in sweatshops.
- the common weal — the good of society
- the other woman — married man's female lover
- the outward man — the body as opposed to the soul
- the working man — working class people collectively
- tomato hornworm — the larva of a hawk moth, Manduca quinquemaculata, having a black, hornlike structure at the rear, that feeds on the leaves of tomato, potato, and other plants of the nightshade family.
- twist one's arm — to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
- two-dimensional — having the dimensions of height and width only: a two-dimensional surface.
- upperclasswoman — An upperclasswoman is a junior or senior student in a high school, college, or university.
- waddesdon manor — a mansion near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire: built (1880–89) in the French style for the Rothschild family: noted for its furnishings and collections of porcelain and paintings
- warmheartedness — The quality of being warmhearted.
- washing machine — an apparatus, especially a household appliance, for washing clothing, linens, etc.
- washington palm — a palm tree, Washingtonia filifera, of California and Florida, having large fan-shaped leaves and small black fruits
- wassermann test — a diagnostic test for syphilis using the fixation of a complement by the serum of a syphilitic individual.
- water pimpernel — the brookweed.
- water treatment — the act or process of making water more potable or useful, as by purifying, clarifying, softening, or deodorizing it.
- 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
- westphalian ham — a hard German ham with a distinctive flavor derived from being smoked over beechwood and juniper.
- what's-her-name — a girl or woman whose name is unknown, temporarily forgotten, or deliberately overlooked
- what's-his-name — man: forgotten name
- white mountains — a mountain range in the US, chiefly in N New Hampshire: part of the Appalachians. Highest peak: Mount Washington, 1917 m (6288 ft)
- wreathed column — a column having a twisted or spiral form.
- wrestling match — sport: contention by grappling opponent
- yellow mandarin — (in the Chinese Empire) a member of any of the nine ranks of public officials, each distinguished by a particular kind of button worn on the cap.