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14-letter words containing g, w

  • pitching wedge — a club with a face angle of more than 50°, used for short, lofted pitch shots
  • poison dogwood — poison sumac.
  • policy wording — Policy wording is the terms and conditions and definitions of insurance coverage as they are written down in the insurance policy.
  • 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
  • primary growth — growth in vascular plants, especially an increase in length, that results from cell division and differentiation of an apical meristem.
  • printing works — an establishment in which printing is carried out
  • profit warning — a public announcement made by a company to shareholders and others warning that profits for a stated period will be much lower than had been expected
  • railway bridge — a bridge built to carry a railway over a road, river, etc
  • railway engine — a self-propelled engine used for drawing or pushing trains along railway tracks; locomotive
  • rainbow bridge — a natural stone bridge in S Utah: a national monument. 290 feet (88 meters) high; 275 feet (84 meters) span.
  • rate of growth — the rate at which an economy grows
  • retaining wall — a wall for holding in place a mass of earth or the like, as at the edge of a terrace or excavation.
  • roger williams — Ben Ames [eymz] /eɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1889–1953, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
  • rowing machine — an exercise machine having a mechanism with two oarlike handles, foot braces, and a sliding seat, allowing the user to go through the motions of rowing in a racing shell.
  • rude awakening — If you have a rude awakening, you are suddenly made aware of an unpleasant fact.
  • sandwich glass — any of various forms of glassware manufactured at Sandwich, Mass., from 1825 to c1890.
  • sb will go far — If you say that someone will go far, you mean that they will be very successful in their career.
  • self-knowledge — knowledge or understanding of oneself, one's character, abilities, motives, etc.
  • 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 machine — any of various foot-operated or electric machines for sewing or making stitches, ranging from machines with a shuttle for a spool of thread and a needle for sewing garments to industrial machines for sewing leather, book pages together, etc.
  • sewing pattern — a guide or diagram that you follow to make clothes or other things using a needle and thread
  • shawinigan-sud — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, S of Shawinigan.
  • sheep-worrying — the act (of a dog, sheepdog, wolf, etc) of chasing a flock of sheep and biting or injuring the sheep
  • shillingsworth — the amount that can be purchased for a shilling
  • silver wedding — a twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.
  • snowball fight — game: throwing balls of snow
  • sowing machine — a machine that scatters seeds on land so that they may grow
  • sparkling wine — a wine that is naturally carbonated by a second fermentation.
  • spending power — income available for spending
  • spinning wheel — a device formerly used for spinning wool, flax, etc., into yarn or thread, consisting essentially of a single spindle driven by a large wheel operated by hand or foot.
  • spirit writing — writing allegedly produced by spirits or supernatural forces.
  • standing water — still water that has stagnated
  • steering wheel — a wheel used by a driver, pilot, or the like, to steer an automobile, ship, etc.
  • stock watering — the creation of more new shares in a company than is justified by its assets
  • stopping power — a measure of the effect a substance has on the kinetic energy of a particle passing through it
  • straight arrow — a person who manifests high-minded devotion to clean living and moral righteousness.
  • strong forward — power forward
  • sturgeon's law — "Ninety percent of everything is crap". Derived from a quote by science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon, who once said, "Sure, 90% of science fiction is crud. That's because 90% of everything is crud." Oddly, when Sturgeon's Law is cited, the final word is almost invariably changed to "crap". Compare Ninety-Ninety Rule. Though this maxim originated in SF fandom, most hackers recognise it and are all too aware of its truth.
  • sweeping score — a line at each end of the rink parallel to the foot score and extending through the center of the tee.
  • sweet nothings — terms of endearment
  • swimming baths — an indoor swimming pool
  • swing the lead — to malinger or make up excuses
  • swinging voter — a person who does not vote consistently for any single political party
  • switch selling — a system of selling, now illegal in Britain, whereby potential customers are attracted by a special offer on some goods but the salesman's real aim is to sell other more expensive goods instead
  • swivel weaving — the process of weaving on a loom equipped with a swivel.
  • tangata whenua — the indigenous Māori people of a particular area of New Zealand or of the country as a whole
  • telegraph wire — a wire that transmits telegraph and telephone signals
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