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19-letter words containing h, a, r, o, w

  • take it to the wire — to compete to the bitter end to win a competition or title
  • taming of the shrew — a comedy (1594?) by Shakespeare.
  • the grapes of wrath — a novel (1939) by John Steinbeck.
  • the hampshire downs — a range of low chalk hills that crosses Hampshire in S England
  • the mathworks, inc. — (company)   The company marketing MATLAB. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Address: 3 Apple Hill Drive, Natick, Massachusetts 01760-2098 USA. Telephone: +1 (508) 647-7000. Fax: +1 (508) 647-7101.
  • the wolverine state — a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes area of the north central US
  • third law of motion — any of three laws of classical mechanics, either the law that a body remains at rest or in motion with a constant velocity unless an external force acts on the body (first law of motion) the law that the sum of the forces acting on a body is equal to the product of the mass of the body and the acceleration produced by the forces, with motion in the direction of the resultant of the forces (second law of motion) or the law that for every force acting on a body, the body exerts a force having equal magnitude and the opposite direction along the same line of action as the original force (third law of motion or law of action and reaction)
  • 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 oneself at sb — If someone throws themselves at you, they make it very obvious that they want to begin a relationship with you, by behaving as though they are sexually attracted to you.
  • throw sth overboard — If you throw something overboard, for example an idea or suggestion, you reject it completely.
  • to be a showstopper — to be very impressive; to be sensational
  • to clutch at straws — If you are clutching at straws or grasping at straws, you are trying unusual or extreme ideas or methods because other ideas or methods have failed.
  • under the shadow of — in danger of; apparently fated for
  • want no part of sth — If you say that you want no part of something, you mean that you do not want to be involved in it at all.
  • waste heat recovery — the use of heat that is produced in a thermodynamic cycle, as in a furnace, combustion engine, etc, in another process, such as heating feedwater or air
  • wearable technology — a small computer or advanced electronic device that is worn or carried on the body: the trendiest wearable technologies.
  • west dunbartonshire — a council area of W central Scotland, on Loch Lomond and the Clyde estuary: corresponds to part of the historical county of Dunbartonshire; part of Strathclyde Region from 1975 to 1996: engineering industries. Administrative centre: Dumbarton. Pop: 92 320 (2003 est). Area: 162 sq km (63 sq miles)
  • what's your poison? — what would you like to drink?
  • white-collar worker — office employee, clerical worker
  • whorfian hypothesis — Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
  • william howard taft — Helen Herron [her-uh n] /ˈhɛr ən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1943, U.S. First Lady 1909–13 (wife of William Howard Taft).
  • withdrawal symptoms — When someone has withdrawal symptoms, they feel ill after they have stopped taking a drug which they were addicted to.
  • withdrawal syndrome — a spectrum of physical and behavioral symptoms following cessation from the continuous use of an addictive drug, the character and severity of the symptoms depending upon the particular drug and the daily dose.
  • within rocket range — able to be reached by rockets
  • without further ado — If you do something without further ado or without more ado, you do it at once and do not discuss or delay it any longer.
  • woman in the street — the average woman: a new magazine for the woman in the street.
  • won't have a bar of — cannot tolerate; dislike
  • work sb/os to death — If you say that someone works another person to death, you are emphasizing that they make them work very hard indeed, especially in a way that seems cruel or unfair.
  • world heritage site — a natural or manmade area or structure which is recognized as being of international importance and therefore deserving special protection
  • wouldn't harm a fly — If you say that someone wouldn't hurt a fly or wouldn't harm a fly, you are emphasizing that they are very kind and gentle.
  • writing on the wall — writing done with a pen or pencil in the hand; script.
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