16-letter words containing d, w, t

fool around with — have casual sex
forward contract — a contract to buy or sell an asset at a point in the future at a previously agreed price
forward-thinking — planning or tending to plan for the future; forward-looking.
forwarding agent — freight forwarder.
four-letter word — any of a number of short words, usually of four letters, considered offensive or vulgar because of their reference to excrement or sex.
francis townsend — Francis Everett, 1867–1960, U.S. physician and proposer of the Townsend plan.
friction welding — a method of welding thermoplastics or metals by the heat generated by rubbing the members to be joined against each other under pressure.
from the word go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
geostrophic wind — a wind whose velocity and direction are mathematically defined by the balanced relationship of the pressure gradient force and the Coriolis force: conceived as blowing parallel to isobars.
great horned owl — a large, brown-speckled owl, Bubo virginianus, common in the Western Hemisphere, having prominent ear tufts.
hang around with — to associate or socialize with
have a word with — discuss
have in the wind — to be in the act of following (quarry) by scent
have the wood on — to have an advantage over
heavy with child — pregnant
hen of the woods — a large, grayish-brown, edible fungus, Polyporus frondosus, forming a mass of overlapping caps at the base of trees and somewhat resembling a hen.
hopfield network — (artificial intelligence) (Or "Hopfield model") A kind of neural network investigated by John Hopfield in the early 1980s. The Hopfield network has no special input or output neurons (see McCulloch-Pitts), but all are both input and output, and all are connected to all others in both directions (with equal weights in the two directions). Input is applied simultaneously to all neurons which then output to each other and the process continues until a stable state is reached, which represents the network output.
hot cold-working — metalworking at considerable heat but below the temperature at which the metal recrystallizes: a form of cold-working.
hudsonian godwit — any of several large, widely distributed shorebirds of the genus Limosa, as the New World L. haemastica (Hudsonian godwit) having a long bill that curves upward slightly.
implied warranty — a warranty not stated explicitly by the seller of merchandise or real property but presumed for reasons of commercial or legal custom (distinguished from express warranty).
in a brown study — in a reverie or daydream
in ones and twos — You can use in ones and twos to indicate that people do things or something happens gradually and in small groups.
in the shadow of — very close to; verging upon
indian wrestling — arm wrestling
industrial waste — waste materials left over from a manufacturing process in industrial buildings such as factories and mines
kentucky windage — a method of correcting for windage, gravity, etc., by aiming a weapon to one side of the target instead of by adjusting the sights.
knowledgeability — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
kondratieff wave — a long business cycle of economic expansion and contraction, postulated to last about 60 years.
lay down the law — the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
luck of the draw — the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities: With my luck I'll probably get pneumonia.
man of the world — a man who is widely experienced in the ways of the world and people; an urbane, sophisticated man.
matthew flinders — Matthew, 1774–1814, English navigator and explorer: surveyed coast of Australia.
middle westerner — the region of the United States bounded on the W by the Rocky Mountains, on the S by the Ohio River and the S extremities of Missouri and Kansas, and on the E, variously, by the Allegheny Mountains, the E border of Ohio, or the E border of Illinois.
most wanted list — an actual or supposed listing of the names of persons who are urgently being sought for a specific reason, as apprehension for an alleged crime.
mountain dogwood — a dogwood tree, Cornus nuttallii, of western North America, having pointed, petallike white or pinkish bracts and clustered scarlet fruits.
muddy the waters — If someone or something muddies the waters, they cause a situation or issue to seem less clear and less easy to understand.
network database — (database) A kind of database management system in which each record type can have multiple owners, e.g. orders are owned by both customers and products. This contrasts with a hierarchical database (one owner) or relational database (no explicit owner).
network meltdown — (networking) (By analogy with catastrophic failure of a nuclear reactor) An event that causes saturation, or near saturation, of a network. Network meltdown usually results from illegal or misrouted packets (see Chernobyl packet) and typically lasts only a short time. It may also be caused by a hardware fault. It is the network equivalent of thrashing.
network provider — a business or organization that provides customers with access to a telecommunications network (esp mobile phone networks) or to the internet
nightingale ward — a long hospital ward with beds on either side and the nurses' station in the middle
no/little wonder — If you say 'no wonder', 'little wonder', or 'small wonder', you mean that something is not surprising.
not worth a damn — worthless
observation ward — a ward in a hospital where patients are monitored
of it own accord — If something happens of its own accord, it seems to happen by itself, without anyone making it happen.
old-girl network — an association among women that is comparable to or modeled on an old-boy network.
on the bandwagon — on the popular or apparently winning side, as in an election
on the downgrade — waning in importance, popularity, health, etc
otherworldliness — The quality of being otherworldly.
out of the woods — the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem.
portmanteau word — a case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, especially a leather trunk or suitcase that opens into two halves.

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