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15-letter words containing d, i, s, h, w

  • ah, wilderness! — a comedy (1933) by Eugene O'Neill.
  • auf wiedersehen — goodbye, until we see each other again
  • bait and switch — Bait and switch is used to refer to a sales technique in which goods are advertised at low prices in order to attract customers, although only a small number of the low-priced goods are available.
  • bait-and-switch — denoting a deceptive method of selling, by which customers, attracted to a store by sale items, are told either that the advertised bargain item is out of stock or is inferior to a higher-priced item that is available.
  • barley sandwich — a drink of beer, esp at lunch time
  • blended whiskey — whiskey that is a blend of straight whiskey and neutral spirits or of two or more straight whiskeys
  • canadian whisky — a blended whisky made in Canada from rye and other grains
  • chinless wonder — a person, esp an upper-class one, lacking strength of character
  • dishwasherproof — (of dishes, cooking utensils, etc.) able to withstand washing in an automatic dishwasher without breaking, chipping, fading, etc.
  • downhill skiing — the sport of skiing down a slope, usually making turns and various maneuvers.
  • fashion-forward — relating to, anticipating, or reflecting the most up-to-date fashion trends
  • fight windmills — to fight imaginary evils or opponents
  • fish and brewis — a Newfoundland dish of cooked salt cod and soaked hard bread
  • good-fellowship — a pleasant, convivial spirit; comradeship; geniality.
  • growth industry — an industry that is experiencing rapid growth
  • have words with — to argue angrily with
  • heads will roll — If you say that heads will roll as a result of something bad that has happened, you mean that people will be punished for it, especially by losing their jobs.
  • irish wolfhound — one of an Irish breed of large, tall dogs having a rough, wiry coat ranging in color from white to brindle to black.
  • jewish calendar — the lunisolar calendar used by the Jews, in which time is reckoned from 3761 bc: regarded as the year of the Creation. The months, Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, Elul, Tishri, Cheshvan, Kislev, Tevet, Shevat, and Adar, have either 29 or 30 days. Originally a new month was declared when the new moon was sighted in Jerusalem, but when this became impossible, a complex formula was devised to keep Rosh Chodesh near to the new moon. In addition, to keep the harvest festivals in the right seasons, there is a Metonic cycle of 14 years, in five of which an additional month is added after Shevat. The year according to biblical reckoning begins with Nisan, and the civil year begins with Tishri; the years are numbered from Tishri
  • man of his word — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
  • nonwithstanding — Misspelling of notwithstanding.
  • notwithstanding — in spite of; without being opposed or prevented by: Notwithstanding a brilliant defense, he was found guilty. She went to the game anyway, doctor's orders notwithstanding.
  • packet-switched — packet switching
  • psychedelicware — /si:"k*-del"-ik-weir/ [UK] Synonym display hack. See also smoking clover.
  • reuben sandwich — a grilled sandwich of corned beef, Swiss cheese, and sauerkraut on rye bread.
  • round the twist — mad; eccentric
  • round whitefish — a whitefish, Prosopium cylindraceum, found in northern North America and Siberia, having silvery sides and a dark bronze back.
  • rowland heights — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
  • sandwich course — A sandwich course is an educational course in which you have periods of study between periods of being at work.
  • shadow minister — a member of the main opposition party in Parliament who would hold ministerial office if their party were in power
  • shortwave radio — a radio that transmits or receives shortwaves.
  • shotgun wedding — a wedding occasioned or precipitated by pregnancy.
  • solenoid switch — A solenoid switch is an electrical switch that is often used where a high current circuit, such as a starter motor circuit, is brought into operation by a low current switch.
  • straightforward — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
  • strawberry dish — a shallow, circular fruit dish with a fluted or pierced border.
  • swedish massage — a massage employing techniques of manipulation and muscular exercise systematized in Sweden in the 19th century.
  • synod of whitby — the synod held in 664 at Whitby at which the Roman date for Easter was accepted and the Church in England became aligned with Rome
  • the devil's own — a very difficult or problematic (thing)
  • thorndike's law — the principle that all learnt behaviour is regulated by rewards and punishments, proposed by Edward Lee Thorndike (1874–1949), US psychologist
  • two-thirds rule — a former rule in the Democratic Party, effective 1832–1936, requiring a vote of at least two thirds of its national convention delegates to nominate a presidential and vice-presidential candidate.
  • w.h. richardsonHenry Handel (Henrietta Richardson Robertson) 1870–1946, Australian novelist.
  • winchester disk — a hard disk that is permanently mounted in its unit.
  • window shopping — browsing store displays
  • winter holidays — a period of rest from work or studies taken in winter
  • withdrawal slip — a small paper form which has to be filled in before making a withdrawal of money from a bank, building society, etc

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