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14-letter words containing a, w, e, i

  • retaining wall — a wall for holding in place a mass of earth or the like, as at the edge of a terrace or excavation.
  • richard tawney — Richard Henry, 1880–1962, English historian, born in Calcutta.
  • rip van winkle — (in a story by Washington Irving) a ne'er-do-well who sleeps 20 years and upon waking is startled to find how much the world has changed.
  • roger williams — Ben Ames [eymz] /eɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1889–1953, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
  • rowing machine — an exercise machine having a mechanism with two oarlike handles, foot braces, and a sliding seat, allowing the user to go through the motions of rowing in a racing shell.
  • rude awakening — If you have a rude awakening, you are suddenly made aware of an unpleasant fact.
  • sackville-west — Dame Victoria Mary ("Vita") 1892–1962, English poet and novelist (wife of Harold Nicolson).
  • saint lawrence — D(avid) H(erbert) 1885–1930, English novelist.
  • sandwich panel — a structural panel consisting of a core of one material enclosed between two sheets of a different material.
  • sanitary towel — sanitary napkin.
  • savi's warbler — a type of warbler; Locustella luscinioides.
  • scenic railway — a railroad that carries its passengers on a brief tour of an amusement park, resort, etc.
  • sewing machine — any of various foot-operated or electric machines for sewing or making stitches, ranging from machines with a shuttle for a spool of thread and a needle for sewing garments to industrial machines for sewing leather, book pages together, etc.
  • sewing pattern — a guide or diagram that you follow to make clothes or other things using a needle and thread
  • shadow cabinet — (in the British Parliament) a group of prominent members of the opposition who are expected to hold positions in the cabinet when their party assumes power.
  • shallow-minded — lacking intellectual or mental depth or subtlety; superficial
  • shower curtain — waterproof sheet around a shower
  • shrink-wrapped — A shrink-wrapped product is sold in a tight covering of thin plastic.
  • shut in a well — To shut in a well is to close off a well so that it stops producing.
  • 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.
  • sowing machine — a machine that scatters seeds on land so that they may grow
  • sparkling wine — a wine that is naturally carbonated by a second fermentation.
  • standing water — still water that has stagnated
  • stewart island — one of the islands of New Zealand, S of South Island. 670 sq. mi. (1735 sq. km).
  • stock watering — the creation of more new shares in a company than is justified by its assets
  • street railway — a company that operates streetcars or buses.
  • swallow-tailed — having a deeply forked tail like that of a swallow, as various birds.
  • swamp milkweed — a coarse milkweed, Asclepias incarnata, growing in swampy places from eastern North America to Colorado, having ball-like clusters of rose-purple flowers.
  • swing the lead — to malinger or make up excuses
  • swivel weaving — the process of weaving on a loom equipped with a swivel.
  • telegraph wire — a wire that transmits telegraph and telephone signals
  • the all whites — the former name for the international soccer team of New Zealand
  • the lower paid — people who do not earn a lot of money
  • the whim-whams — an uneasy, nervous feeling; the jitters
  • titanium white — a pigment used in painting, consisting chiefly of titanium dioxide and noted for its brilliant white color, covering power, and permanence.
  • to win the day — If a particular person, group, or thing wins the day, they win a battle, struggle, or competition. If they lose the day, they are defeated.
  • trade-weighted — (of exchange rates) weighted according to the volume of trade between the various countries involved
  • traffic warden — officer who monitors parking, etc.
  • tunbridge ware — decorative wooden ware, including tables, trays, boxes, and ornamental objects, produced especially in the late 17th and 18th centuries in Tunbridge Wells, England, with mosaiclike marquetry sawed from square-sectioned wooden rods of different natural colors.
  • unpraiseworthy — not worthy of praise
  • vowel mutation — umlaut (def 2).
  • wage incentive — additional wage payments intended to stimulate improved work performance
  • wage restraint — an agreement not to demand or pay large wage increases
  • wait in a line — When people wait in a line, they stand in a line waiting for something.
  • waiting period — a specified delay, required by law, between officially stating an intention and acting on it, as between securing a marriage license and getting married.
  • walk-in closet — a closet that is large enough to walk around in.
  • walking papers — notice of dismissal
  • walking ticket — walking papers.
  • wall pellitory — pellitory (sense 1)
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