14-letter words containing c, e, l, w
- switch selling — a system of selling, now illegal in Britain, whereby potential customers are attracted by a special offer on some goods but the salesman's real aim is to sell other more expensive goods instead
- tuckaway table — a table having a support folding into one plane and a tilting or drop-leaf top.
- tumbler switch — electrical control
- twelve o'clock — 12 noon, 1200 hours, midday
- unacknowledged — widely recognized; generally accepted: an acknowledged authority on Chinese art.
- unwatchfulness — the quality or state of being unwatchful
- urban clearway — a stretch of road in an urban area on which motorists may stop only in an emergency
- viewing public — people who watch television, considered collectively
- walk-in closet — a closet that is large enough to walk around in.
- walking ticket — walking papers.
- wallace's line — an imaginary line that separates the Oriental and Australian zoogeographical regions and passes between Bali and Lombok, west of Celebes, and east of the Philippines.
- warehouse club — A warehouse club is a large shop which sells goods at reduced prices to people who pay each year to become members of the organization that runs the shop.
- watercolourist — An artist who paints watercolours.
- watering place — British. a seaside or lakeside vacation resort featuring bathing, boating, etc.
- welfare centre — a place where people or animals receive assistance
- well described — to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of: He described the accident very carefully.
- well-completed — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- well-concealed — to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight: He concealed the gun under his coat.
- well-conceived — to form (a notion, opinion, purpose, etc.): He conceived the project while he was on vacation.
- well-conducted — personal behavior; way of acting; bearing or deportment.
- well-confirmed — made certain as to truth, accuracy, validity, availability, etc.: confirmed reports of new fighting at the front; confirmed reservations on the three o'clock flight to Denver.
- well-connected — united, joined, or linked.
- well-conserved — to prevent injury, decay, waste, or loss of: Conserve your strength for the race.
- well-described — to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of: He described the accident very carefully.
- well-evidenced — that which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof.
- well-practiced — skilled or expert; proficient through practice or experience: a practiced hand at politics.
- well-practised — having or having been habitually or frequently practised in order to improve skill or quality
- well-protected — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- well-reflected — to cast back (light, heat, sound, etc.) from a surface: The mirror reflected the light onto the wall.
- well-respected — a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in): to differ in some respect.
- well-scheduled — a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.
- weltanschauung — a comprehensive conception or image of the universe and of humanity's relation to it.
- wessex culture — an early Bronze Age culture of southern England, 1800–1400 b.c., known only from grave sites, grave goods, and megaliths and considered responsible for erecting the sarsen stones of the third building phase of Stonehenge.
- whale watching — the activity of observing whales in their natural surroundings
- wheel clamping — the practice of attaching wheel clamps to vehicles
- whiplash-curve — the lash of a whip.
- white charlock — a related plant, Raphanus raphanistrum, with yellow, mauve, or white flowers and podlike fruits
- white-knuckled — causing fear, apprehension, or panic: The plane made a white-knuckle approach to the fogged-in airport.
- wild buckwheat — umbrella plant (def 3).
- wild liquorice — a North American plant, Glycyrrhiza lepidota, that is related to true liquorice and has similar properties
- wildcat strike — unofficial work stoppage
- wind deflector — an accessory that can be fitted to parts of a vehicle that are often open when driving, such as windows and sunroofs, to prevent the driver and passengers being buffeted by wind as well as reducing noise and keeping out flying debris
- window cleaner — someone that cleans windows for a living
- windsor castle — a castle in the town of Windsor in Berkshire, residence of English monarchs since its founding by William the Conqueror
- winkle-pickers — shoes or boots with very pointed narrow toes, popular in the mid-20th century
- winter clothes — the type of heavy, warm clothing that people tend to wear in very cold weather
- wollstonecraft — Mary (Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin) 1759–97, English author and feminist (mother of Mary Shelley).
- work placement — temporary job, internship
- wrecker's ball — a heavy metal ball swung on a cable from a crane and used in demolition work.
- wristlet watch — a watch that is attached to a band or bracelet