17-letter words containing d, i, w
- wisdom of solomon — a book of the Apocrypha.
- with a difference — If you describe a job or holiday, for example, as a job with a difference or a holiday with a difference, you mean that the job or holiday is very interesting and unusual.
- with a heavy hand — in a heavy manner; without delicacy or grace
- with bated breath — to moderate or restrain: unable to bate our enthusiasm.
- withdrawal method — a method of contraception in which the man withdraws his penis from the woman's vagina before ejaculation
- without (a) doubt — If you say that something is true without doubt or without a doubt, you are emphasizing that it is definitely true.
- without prejudice — fairly
- without regard to — with no concern for
- wood preservative — a coating applied to timber as a protection against decay, insects, weather, etc
- world without end — for ever
- wring one's hands — If someone wrings their hands, they hold them together and twist and turn them, usually because they are very worried or upset about something. You can also say that someone is wringing their hands when they are expressing sorrow that a situation is so bad but are saying that they are unable to change it.