19-letter words containing d, o, w, e

indeterminate vowel — schwa.
it would be wise to — If someone says to you that it would be wise to do something, they are advising you to do it, because it is the most sensible and reasonable action or decision in a particular situation.
junior middleweight — a boxer weighing up to 154 pounds (69.3 kg), between welterweight and middleweight.
know one's own mind — (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind.
lay down one's arms — to stop fighting; surrender
lean over backwards — to make a special effort, esp in order to please
let one's hair down — any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
lie down on the job — to put forth less than one's best efforts
mendel's second law — the principle, originated by Gregor Mendel, stating that when two or more characteristics are inherited, individual hereditary factors assort independently during gamete production, giving different traits an equal opportunity of occurring together.
millennium meltdown — Year 2000
mouse-ear chickweed — any of various similar and related plants of the genus Cerastium
neighbourhood watch — a scheme under which members of a community agree together to take responsibility for keeping an eye on each other's property, as a way of preventing crime
nine--days---wonder — an event or thing that arouses considerable but short-lived interest or excitement.
nordrhein-westfalen — German name of North Rhine-Westphalia.
north new hyde park — a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
northwest ordinance — the act of Congress in 1787 providing for the government of the Northwest Territory and setting forth the steps by which its subdivisions might become states.
of one's own accord — to be in agreement or harmony; agree.
on one's own ground — If you are on your own ground, you are in a place or situation in which you feel confident because you are very familiar with it.
on top of the world — the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit. Synonyms: zenith, acme, peak, pinnacle, vertex. Antonyms: bottom, base, foot, lowest point.
one way and another — on balance
own flesh and blood — If you say that someone is your own flesh and blood, you are emphasizing that they are a member of your family.
pileated woodpecker — a large, black-and-white American woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus, having a prominent red crest.
put one's foot down — (in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
ralph waldo emerson — Ralph Waldo [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1803–82, U.S. essayist and poet.
red-shouldered hawk — a North American hawk, Buteo lineatus, having rufous shoulders.
sandwich generation — the generation of people still raising their children while having to care for their aging parents.
scale down (or up) — to reduce (or increase), often according to a fixed ratio or proportion
sell down the river — a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels.
sound effects woman — a woman who produces sounds artificially or reproduces them from a recording, etc, to create a theatrical effect, such as the bringing together of two halves of a hollow coconut shell to simulate a horse's gallop. Such sound effects are used in plays, films, etc
sow one's wild oats — any uncultivated species of Avena, especially a common weedy grass, A. fatua, resembling the cultivated oat.
spotted wintergreen — an evergreen plant, Chimaphila maculata, of central North America, having leaves with mottled-white veins and white, fragrant flowers.
straightforwardness — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
swallow one's words — to retract a statement, argument, etc, often in humiliating circumstances
swallow-tailed coat — tail coat.
swallow-tailed kite — an American kite, Elanoides forficatus, having black upper parts, white head and underparts, and a long, deeply forked tail.
take my word for it — If you say to someone 'take my word for it', you mean that they should believe you because you are telling the truth.
the eye of the wind — the direction from which the wind is blowing
the hampshire downs — a range of low chalk hills that crosses Hampshire in S England
the whole enchilada — all of it; everything; the entirety of something
the world of cryton — (TWOC) A BBS for the Acorn Archimedes. Telephone: +44 (1749) 670 030 (24hrs, most speeds).
throw cold water on — having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: cold water; a cold day.
throw in one's hand — (in cards) to concede defeat by putting one's cards down
throw sth overboard — If you throw something overboard, for example an idea or suggestion, you reject it completely.
tidal power station — a power station where the energy of flowing water is converted into electricity
to be headline news — to attract a lot of attention from newspapers
to be reckoned with — of considerable importance or influence
to break new ground — If you break new ground, you do something completely different or you do something in a completely different way.
to lay down the law — If you say that someone lays down the law, you are critical of them because they give other people orders and they think that they are always right.
to plumb new depths — If you say that something plumbs new depths, you mean that it is worse than all the things of its kind that have existed before, even though some of them have been very bad.
trickle-down theory — an economic theory that monetary benefits directed especially by the government to big business will in turn pass down to and profit smaller businesses and the general public.

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