14-letter words containing g, r, e, w, s
- absorbing well — a well for draining off surface water and conducting it to absorbent earth underground.
- big red switch — (jargon) (BRS) IBM jargon for the power switch on a computer, especially the "Emergency Pull" switch on an IBM mainframe or the power switch on an IBM PC where it really is large and red. "This [email protected]%$% bitty box is hung again; time to hit the Big Red Switch." It is alleged that the emergency pull switch on an IBM 360/91 actually fired a non-conducting bolt into the main power feed; the BRSes on more recent mainframes physically drop a block into place so that they can't be pushed back in. People get fired for pulling them, especially inappropriately (see also molly-guard). Compare power cycle, three-finger salute, 120 reset; see also scram switch.
- bowling crease — a line marked at the wicket, over which a bowler must not advance fully before delivering the ball
- bowstring hemp — a hemplike fibre obtained from the sansevieria
- braunschweiger — a smoked liver sausage, named after the city of Braunschweig
- brewer's grain — an exhausted malt occurring as a by-product of brewing and used as a feedstuff for cattle, pigs, and sheep
- charles wright — Charles, born 1935, U.S. poet.
- cogswell chair — an armchair having a fixed, sloping back, open sides, and cabriole legs.
- counterweights — Plural form of counterweight.
- cowper's gland — either of two small glands with ducts opening into the male urethra: during sexual excitement they secrete a mucous substance
- cruiserweights — Plural form of cruiserweight.
- dowager's hump — a type of kyphosis, common in older women, in which the shoulders become rounded and the upper back develops a hump: caused by osteoporosis resulting in skeletal deformity.
- downing street — a street in W central London, England: cabinet office; residence of the prime minister.
- drawing chisel — an obliquely edged wood chisel for working across grain, as in forming the ends of tenons.
- dusting powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
- dusting-powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
- east greenwich — a town in central Rhode Island.
- featherweights — Plural form of featherweight.
- flowering moss — pyxie.
- freezing works — a slaughterhouse at which animal carcasses are frozen for export
- george hw bush — Barbara (Barbara Pierce) born 1925, U.S. First Lady 1989–93 (wife of George H. W. Bush).
- glow discharge — the conduction of electricity in a low-pressure gas, producing a diffuse glow.
- golfer's elbow — a painful inflammation of the muscles on the inside of the forearm caused by exertion in playing golf
- graveyard stew — milk toast.
- great unwashed — the general public; the populace or masses.
- growing season — The growing season in a particular country or area is the period in each year when the weather and temperature is right for plants and crops to grow.
- healing powers — beneficial qualities
- hundredweights — Plural form of hundredweight.
- king's weather — fine weather; weather fit for a king.
- longshorewoman — a woman employed on the wharves of a port, as in loading and unloading vessels.
- lower tunguska — one of three rivers in Russia, in central Siberia, that is a tributary of the Yenisei and is 2690 km (1670 miles) long
- magdeburg laws — the local laws of the city of Magdeburg, which were adopted by many European cities in the middle ages
- mangrove swamp — a coastal marine swamp of tropical or subtropical regions that is dominated by mangrove trees.
- measuring worm — the larva of any geometrid moth, which progresses by bringing the rear end of the body forward and then advancing the front end.
- news gathering — the work of collecting news for publication or broadcast
- newton's rings — a series of bright and dark rings that appear when a convex lens comes into contact with a glass plate, and which are caused by light interference
- pascal's wager — the argument put forth by Blaise Pascal that it is in one's best interest to believe in the existence of God, as it is a rational assumption and does no harm, and the possibility of eternal punishment in hell outweighs any advantage of believing otherwise.
- phase-wrapping — (MIT) wrap around.
- powdered sugar — a sugar produced by pulverizing granulated sugar, especially a coarser variety used for fruits or cold beverages. Symbol: XX.
- power dressing — a style of dressing in severely tailored suits, adopted by some women executives to project an image of efficiency
- power steering — an automotive steering system in which the engine's power is used to supplement the driver's effort in turning the steering wheel.
- power struggle — fight to take control
- roger williams — Ben Ames [eymz] /eɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1889–1953, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- series winding — the winding of an electric motor or generator in such a way that the field and armature circuits are connected in series
- sewing pattern — a guide or diagram that you follow to make clothes or other things using a needle and thread
- sheep-worrying — the act (of a dog, sheepdog, wolf, etc) of chasing a flock of sheep and biting or injuring the sheep
- silver wedding — a twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.
- sparkling wine — a wine that is naturally carbonated by a second fermentation.
- spending power — income available for spending
- standing water — still water that has stagnated
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