16-letter words containing a, w, e, i
- fairview heights — a city in SW Illinois.
- family allowance — a regular government payment to the parents of children up to a certain age
- federation wheat — an early-maturing drought-resistant variety of wheat developed by William Farrar in 1902
- firewall machine — (networking, security) A dedicated gateway server with special security precautions on it, used to service external connections (typically from the public Internet). The firewall machine protects servers and networks hidden behind it from crackers. The typical firewall is an inexpensive microprocessor-based Unix machine with no critical data, with public network ports on it, but just one carefully watched connection back to the rest of the cluster. The special precautions may include threat monitoring, call-back, and even a complete iron box keyable to particular incoming IDs or activity patterns. The type of network and security environment of a firewall machine is often called a De-Militarised Zone (DMZ). It may contain other servers such as e-mail servers or proxy gateways - machines that need to be publicly accessible but also need some access to internal systems. Also known as a (Venus) flytrap after the insect-eating plant.
- firework display — a public event at which fireworks are set alight
- first-aid worker — someone who is trained to give immediate medical help in an emergency
- flower arranging — Flower arranging is the art or hobby of arranging cut flowers in a way which makes them look attractive.
- forward delivery — delivery at a future date.
- forwarding agent — freight forwarder.
- francis townsend — Francis Everett, 1867–1960, U.S. physician and proposer of the Townsend plan.
- functional water — water containing additives that provide extra nutritional value
- gas blowoff line — A gas blowoff line is a safety device to control sudden increases in pressure.
- gasoline-powered — using gasoline as fuel
- giant's causeway — a large body of basalt, unusual in displaying perfect columnar jointing, exposed on a promontory on the northern coast of Northern Ireland.
- growth potential — capability of expanding
- guy fawkes night — In Britain, Guy Fawkes Night is the evening of 5th November, when many people have parties with bonfires and fireworks. It began as a way of remembering the attempt by Guy Fawkes to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605. Guy Fawkes Night is often referred to as 'Bonfire Night'.
- hairy woodpecker — a North American woodpecker, Picoides villosus, resembling but larger than the downy woodpecker.
- hanging wardrobe — a wardrobe containing a rail with a large amount of space underneath, so that clothes can be hung on hangers placed onto the rail
- have a talk with — discuss
- have a word with — discuss
- have in the wind — to be in the act of following (quarry) by scent
- have issues with — If someone has issues with a particular aspect of their life, they have problems connected with it.
- hawaiian gardens — a town in SW California.
- hawksbill turtle — a sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, the shell of which is the source of tortoise shell: an endangered species.
- heavy with child — pregnant
- here we go again — You use expressions such as 'here we go' and 'here we go again' in order to indicate that something is happening again in the way that you expected, especially something unpleasant.
- hesitation waltz — a waltz based on the frequent use of a step that consists of a pause and glide.
- high wire artist — a performer of a high-wire act
- high-level waste — radioactive waste material, such as spent nuclear fuel initially having a high activity and thus needing constant cooling for several decades by its producers before it can be reprocessed or treated
- hole in the wall — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
- hole-in-the-wall — A hole-in-the-wall machine is a machine built into the wall of a bank or other building, which allows people to take out money from their bank account by using a special card.
- hookworm disease — any of certain bloodsucking nematode worms, as Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, parasitic in the intestine of humans and other animals.
- icterine warbler — a European variety of tree warbler (Hippolais icterina )
- implied warranty — a warranty not stated explicitly by the seller of merchandise or real property but presumed for reasons of commercial or legal custom (distinguished from express warranty).
- in ones and twos — You can use in ones and twos to indicate that people do things or something happens gradually and in small groups.
- in someone's way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- in the meanwhile — until then, for now
- in the shadow of — very close to; verging upon
- in the worst way — bad or ill in the highest, greatest, or most extreme degree: the worst person.
- in-law apartment — a self-contained living area within a single-family home, as for an aging parent.
- inclined railway — a cable railway used on particularly steep inclines unsuitable for normal adhesion locomotives
- indian wrestling — arm wrestling
- industrial waste — waste materials left over from a manufacturing process in industrial buildings such as factories and mines
- invisible shadow — (in architectural shades and shadows) a three-dimensional space occupied by the shadow projected by a solid and within which a surface is in shadow.
- it is as well to — You say it is as well to think or do something when you are advising someone to think in a particular way or to take a particular action.
- jailhouse lawyer — a prisoner who has taught himself or herself law while serving time, is knowledgeable about technical legal matters, and gives legal advice, especially to fellow prisoners.
- javelin throwing — the sport of throwing the javelin
- kawasaki disease — an acute illness of unknown cause, occurring primarily in children, characterized by high fever, swollen lymph glands, rash, redness in mouth and throat, and joint pain.
- keep pace (with) — to go at the same speed (as)
- kentucky windage — a method of correcting for windage, gravity, etc., by aiming a weapon to one side of the target instead of by adjusting the sights.