15-letter words containing b, a, w, t
- the public weal — the public good; the good of society
- throw overboard — to reject or abandon
- titius-bode law — Bode's law.
- to draw a blank — If you draw a blank when you are looking for someone or something, you do not succeed in finding them.
- tobacco budworm — the larva of a noctuid moth, Heliothis virescens, that damages the buds and young leaves of tobacco.
- touch base with — the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests: a metal base for the table.
- troubled waters — a confused or chaotic state of affairs: The situation was terrible, but like many politicians he was attracted by troubled waters.
- unanswerability — the quality of not being answerable or contestable
- upward mobility — movement from one social level to a higher one (upward mobility) or a lower one (downward mobility) as by changing jobs or marrying.
- wager of battle — (in medieval Britain) a pledge to do battle for a cause, esp to decide guilt or innocence by single combat
- walloon brabant — a province of central Belgium, formed in 1995 from the S part of Brabant province: densely populated and intensively farmed, with large industrial centres. Pop: 360 717 (2004 est). Area: 1091 sq km (421 sq miles)
- warrantableness — Quality of being warrantable.
- water-based mud — Water-based mud is a type of drilling mud consisting mainly of water, which has additives to modify it and make it more effective.
- wattle and daub — Also, wattle and dab. a building technique employing wattles plastered with clay and mud.
- weather balloon — sounding balloon.
- weatherboarding — an early type of board used as a siding for a building.
- wedding banquet — a lavish meal served after a wedding ceremony
- well-elaborated — worked out with great care and nicety of detail; executed with great minuteness: elaborate preparations; elaborate care. Synonyms: perfected, painstaking. Antonyms: simple.
- west palm beach — a city in SE Florida: winter resort.
- wheatgerm bread — bread made with wheat germ
- white bear lake — a city in E Minnesota: summer resort.
- wild strawberry — uncultivated plant bearing red fruit
- william gilbert — Cass, 1859–1934, U.S. architect.
- william webster — Daniel, 1782–1852, U.S. statesman and orator.