17-letter words containing d, a, t, w

indian strawberry — a plant, Duchesnea indica, of the rose family, native to India, having yellow flowers and inedible fruit resembling strawberries.
inward investment — Inward investment is the investment of money in a country by companies from outside that country.
japanese knotweed — Mexican bamboo.
ladies-in-waiting — plural of lady-in-waiting.
lake of the woods — Eldrick [el-drik] /ˈɛl drɪk/ (Show IPA), ("Tiger") born 1975, U.S. professional golfer.
light dawns on sb — If light dawns on you, you begin to understand something after a period of not being able to understand it.
longitudinal wave — a wave in which the direction of displacement is the same as the direction of propagation, as a sound wave.
new england aster — a tall composite plant, Aster novae-angliae, of the northeastern U.S., the flowers of which have lavender to deep-purple rays.
new scotland yard — See under Scotland Yard (def 1).
newcastle disease — a rapidly spreading virus-induced disease of birds and domestic fowl, as chickens, marked by respiratory difficulty, reduced egg production and, in chicks, paralysis.
newfoundland time — a form of civil time observed on the island of Newfoundland, one and one-half hours later than Eastern time and a half hour later than Atlantic time.
ninety-day wonder — an officer commissioned in a branch of the armed forces after an unusually short training period, especially after a three-months officers' training course during World War II.
of its own accord — If something happens of its own accord, it seems to happen by itself, without anyone making it happen.
one-time password — (security) (OTP) A security system that requires a new password every time a user authenticates themselves, thus protecting against an intruder replaying an intercepted password. OTP generates passwords using either the MD4 or MD5 hashing algorithms. The equivalent term "S/Key", developed by Bellcore, is a trademark of Telcordia Technologies, so the name OTP is used increasingly. See RFC 1760 - "The S/KEY One-Time Password System" and RFC 1938 - "A One-Time Password System".
powder metallurgy — the art or science of manufacturing useful articles by compacting metal and other powders in a die, followed by sintering.
put in a word for — to make favourable mention of (someone); recommend
quick on the draw — having fast reflexes
radioactive waste — the radioactive by-products from the operation of a nuclear reactor or from the reprocessing of depleted nuclear fuel.
read-write memory — a type of computer memory that you can write to as well as read from
ready and waiting — If you want to emphasize that a person is properly prepared for something, or that something can now be used, you can say that they are ready and waiting.
richard arkwright — Sir Richard, 1732–92, English inventor of the spinning jenny.
sawed-off shotgun — rifle with a short barrel
scattered showers — showers that are scattered across an area, or that occur at intervals throughout the day
scentless mayweed — a similar and related plant, Matricaria maritima, with scentless leaves
seaweed marquetry — marquetry having the form of symmetrical, foliate scrolls, as on English cabinetwork of the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
st. swithin's day — July 15, superstitiously regarded as a day that, should it rain or be fair, will be followed by 40 consecutive days of like weather.
store and forward — to store (information) in a computer for later forward transmission through a telecommunication network
straw in the wind — If you say that an incident or piece of news is a straw in the wind, you mean that it gives an indication of what might happen in the future.
strawberry blonde — woman: with reddish fair hair
swaddling clothes — cloth for wrapping around a baby
tanenbaum, andrew — Andrew Tanenbaum
technical drawing — the study and practice, esp as a subject taught in school, of the basic techniques of draughtsmanship, as employed in mechanical drawing, architecture, etc
thermal underwear — underwear designed to retain body heat in cold temperatures.
throat sweetbread — sweetbread (def 2).
tilt at windmills — to cause to lean, incline, slope, or slant.
to win hands down — If you win hands down, you win very easily.
twelfth amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1804, providing for election of the president and vice president by the electoral college: should there be no majority vote for one person, the House of Representatives (one vote per state) chooses the president and the Senate the vice president.
two-toed anteater — silky anteater.
under the weather — the state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture, pressure, etc.
wade-giles system — a system of Romanization of Chinese, devised by Sir Thomas Francis Wade (1818–95) and adapted by Herbert Allen Giles (1845–1935), widely used in representing Chinese words and names in English, especially before the adoption of pinyin.
wage differential — the difference in wages between workers with different skills in the same industry or between those with comparable skills in different industries or localities
waiting for godot — a play (1952) by Samuel Beckett.
wallis and futuna — French overseas territory in the South Pacific, northeast of the Fiji Islands: it consists of two groups of islands (Wallis Islands and Futuna Islands): c. 106 sq mi (275 sq km); pop. 14,000
war correspondent — a reporter or commentator assigned to send news or opinions directly from battle areas.
wardrobe mistress — a woman in charge of keeping theatrical costumes cleaned, pressed, and in wearable condition.
washington island — an island off the Door Peninsula, NE Wisconsin, in NW Lake Michigan. 20 sq. mi. (50 sq. km).
wedding breakfast — meal served at wedding reception
well-accommodated — to do a kindness or a favor to; oblige: to accommodate a friend by helping him move to a new apartment.
well-demonstrated — to make evident or establish by arguments or reasoning; prove: to demonstrate a philosophical principle.
well-investigated — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.

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