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14-letter words containing a, s, t, r, w

  • sweet and sour — Sweet and sour is used to describe Chinese food that contains both a sweet flavour and something sharp or sour such as lemon or vinegar.
  • sweet marjoram — any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Origanum, of the mint family, especially O. majorana (sweet marjoram) having leaves used as seasoning in cooking.
  • sweet-and-sour — cooked with sugar and vinegar or lemon juice and often other seasonings.
  • ten years' war — a popular insurrection in Cuba (1868–78) against Spanish rule.
  • test the water — If you test the water or test the waters, you try to find out what reaction an action or idea will get before you do it or tell it to people.
  • the last straw — If an event is the last straw or the straw that broke the camel's back, it is the latest in a series of unpleasant or undesirable events, and makes you feel that you cannot tolerate a situation any longer.
  • there's no way — If you say there's no way that something will happen, you are emphasizing that you think it will definitely not happen.
  • transom window — a window divided by a transom.
  • trumpeter swan — a large, pure-white, wild swan, Cygnus buccinator, of North America, having a sonorous cry: once near extinction, the species is now recovering.
  • two-horse race — a competition, election, etc, in which there are only two teams or candidates with a chance of winning
  • two-way street — an arrangement or a situation involving reciprocal obligation or mutual action
  • unpraiseworthy — not worthy of praise
  • upwards of sth — A quantity that is upwards of a particular number is more than that number.
  • wage restraint — an agreement not to demand or pay large wage increases
  • wainscot chair — an armchair of the 17th century, made of oak and having a solid paneled back.
  • walking shorts — medium to long shorts, often cut fuller than Bermuda shorts and used for walking or leisure activity.
  • walpurgisnacht — (especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.
  • waltham forest — a borough of Greater London, England.
  • wardour street — a street in Soho where many film companies have their London offices: formerly noted for shops selling antiques and mock antiques
  • waste material — a useless by-product of an industrial process
  • waste products — the useless products of bodily processes
  • water chestnut — any aquatic plant of the genus Trapa, bearing an edible, nutlike fruit, especially T. natans, of the Old World.
  • water measurer — a slender heteropterous bug, Hydrometra stagnorum, that has a greatly elongated head and is found on still or sluggish water where it preys on water fleas, mosquito larvae, etc
  • water moccasin — the cottonmouth.
  • water purslane — a creeping, Eurasian annual plant, Lythrum portula, of marshes and wetlands, having small flowers and rounded leaves.
  • water sapphire — a transparent variety of cordierite, found in Sri Lanka, Madagascar, and elsewhere, sometimes used as a gem.
  • water scorpion — any of several predaceous aquatic bugs of the family Nepidae, having clasping front legs and a long respiratory tube at the rear of the abdomen: capable of biting if handled.
  • water softener — any of a group of substances that when added to water containing calcium and magnesium ions cause the ions to precipitate or change their usual properties: used in the purification of water for the laboratory, and for giving water more efficient sudsing ability with soap.
  • water starwort — any of several aquatic plants of the genus Callitriche, having a star-shaped rosette of floating leaves: family Callitrichaceae
  • watercolourist — An artist who paints watercolours.
  • waterproofness — The property of being waterproof.
  • watertightness — constructed or fitted so tightly as to be impervious to water: The ship had six watertight compartments.
  • wear the pants — trousers (def 1).
  • wear-resistant — resistant to damage from normal wear or usage
  • weather signal — a visual signal, as a light or flag, indicating a weather forecast.
  • weatherglasses — Plural form of weatherglass.
  • weatherpersons — Plural form of weatherperson.
  • weaver's hitch — sheet bend.
  • weightwatchers — a person who is dieting to control his or her weight.
  • welfare rights — legal entitlements to financial and other benefits
  • well-practised — having or having been habitually or frequently practised in order to improve skill or quality
  • west glamorgan — a county in S Wales. 315 sq. mi. (815 sq. km).
  • west virginian — a state in the E United States. 24,181 sq. mi. (62,629 sq. km). Capital: Charleston. Abbreviation: WV (for use with zip code), W.Va.
  • western saddle — a heavy saddle having a deep seat, high cantle and pommel, pommel horn, wide leather flaps for protecting the rider's legs, and little padding.
  • western sahara — a region in NW Africa on the Atlantic coast, bounded by Morocco, Algeria, and Mauritania: a former Spanish province comprising Río de Oro and Saguia el Hamra 1884–1976; divided between Morocco and Mauritania 1976; claimed entirely by Morocco 1979, but still under dispute. About 102,700 sq. mi. (266,000 sq. km).
  • western thrace — an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
  • westernisation — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of westernization.
  • westernization — The process of assimilation, by a society, of the customs and practices of western culture.
  • white mariposa — a Mariposa lily, Calochortus venustus, having white or pale lilac flowers.
  • white sapphire — a colorless variety of corundum, used as a gemstone.
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