14-letter words containing d, e, w, a, t, r
- partridge-wood — the rotted condition of the wood of certain trees, especially oaks, caused by a parasitic fungus, Xylobolus frustulatus.
- powder compact — make-up: small case of foundation
- power-assisted — a procedure for supplementing or replacing the manual effort needed to operate a device or system, often by hydraulic, electrical, or mechanical means.
- quarter window — (on a car) a small triangular side window with hinges that can be opened for extra ventilation
- rainbow darter — a stout darter, Etheostoma caeruleum, inhabiting the Great Lakes and Mississippi River drainages, the spawning male of which has the sides marked with oblique blue bars with red interspaces.
- raise the wind — to obtain the necessary funds
- richard tawney — Richard Henry, 1880–1962, English historian, born in Calcutta.
- serrated wrack — the seaweed Fucus serratus
- shredded wheat — a breakfast cereal made by shredding cooked, dried whole wheat and baking or toasting it in biscuit- or spoon-size pieces.
- southeastwards — Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast.
- southwestwards — Also, southwestwards. toward the southwest.
- 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).
- straw-coloured — If you describe something, especially hair, as straw-coloured, you mean that it is pale yellow.
- sweated labour — workers forced to work in poor conditions for low pay
- sweet and sour — Sweet and sour is used to describe Chinese food that contains both a sweet flavour and something sharp or sour such as lemon or vinegar.
- sweet-and-sour — cooked with sugar and vinegar or lemon juice and often other seasonings.
- the lower paid — people who do not earn a lot of money
- the real world — if you talk about the real world, you are referring to the world and life in general, in contrast to a particular person's own life, experience, and ideas, which may seem untypical and unrealistic
- the wool trade — the business of buying and selling wool, formerly very important in Britain, Australia etc
- to draw breath — If you do not have time to draw breath, you do not have time to have a break from what you are doing.
- 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.
- twelfth-grader — (in the US) a pupil in the twelfth-grade
- 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.
- war department — the department of the federal government that, from 1789 until 1947, was responsible for defense and the military establishment: in 1947 it became the Department of the Army, which became part of the Department of Defense when it was established in 1949.
- wardour street — a street in Soho where many film companies have their London offices: formerly noted for shops selling antiques and mock antiques
- wardrobe trunk — a large, upright trunk, usually with space on one side for hanging clothes and drawers or compartments on the other for small articles, shoes, etc.
- waste products — the useless products of bodily processes
- water divining — the location of water with a divining rod
- water dropwort — any of several umbelliferous marsh plants of the genus Oenanthe, with umbrella-shaped clusters of white flowers
- weather window — a limited interval when weather conditions can be expected to be suitable for a particular project, such as laying offshore pipelines, reaching a high mountain summit, launching a satellite, etc
- weatherboarded — Simple past tense and past participle of weatherboard.
- weatherproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of weatherproof.
- well and truly — If you say that something is well and truly finished, gone, or done, you are emphasizing that it is completely finished or gone, or thoroughly done.
- 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-regulated — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
- well-travelled — traveled.
- western saddle — a heavy saddle having a deep seat, high cantle and pommel, pommel horn, wide leather flaps for protecting the rider's legs, and little padding.
- wholeheartedly — fully or completely sincere, enthusiastic, energetic, etc.; hearty; earnest: a wholehearted attempt to comply.
- wildcat strike — unofficial work stoppage
- wind generator — an electric generator situated on a tower and driven by the force of wind on blades or a rotor.
- windsor castle — a castle in the town of Windsor in Berkshire, residence of English monarchs since its founding by William the Conqueror
- with bad grace — elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action: We watched her skate with effortless grace across the ice. Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity. Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- wrongful death — the death of a person wrongfully caused, as comprising the grounds of a damage suit.
- yeddo hawthorn — a Japanese shrub, Raphiolepis umbellata, of the rose family, having leathery leaves and dense, hairy clusters of fragrant white flowers.
- yesterday week — a week yesterday; a week ago from yesterday