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14-letter words containing h, o, w, e

  • newsworthiness — The characteristic of being newsworthy.
  • no matter what — whatever
  • north-westerly — A north-westerly point, area, or direction is to the north-west or towards the north-west.
  • northeastwards — northeastward.
  • northern crown — the constellation Corona Borealis.
  • northwesterner — a native or inhabitant of the northwest.
  • northwestwards — northwestward.
  • noteworthiness — The quality or state of being noteworthy.
  • oil the wheels — to make things run smoothly
  • on the downlow — not widely known
  • on the wallaby — (of a person) wandering about looking for work
  • on the warpath — the path or course taken by American Indians on a warlike expedition.
  • on the way out — If something or someone is on the way out or on their way out, they are likely to disappear or to be replaced very soon.
  • one-hit wonder — a singer, composer or group that only ever has one successful piece
  • one-horse town — a small or obscure town
  • one-woman show — a show or performance performed by one woman
  • out of nowhere — unexpectedly
  • out of the way — remote from much-traveled, frequented, or populous regions; secluded: an out-of-the-way inn up in the hills.
  • out the window — discarded or wasted
  • out-of-the-way — remote from much-traveled, frequented, or populous regions; secluded: an out-of-the-way inn up in the hills.
  • overshot wheel — a water wheel in which the water enters the buckets tangentially near the top of the wheel.
  • overwhelmingly — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
  • owlet nightjar — any of several birds of the family Aegothelidae, of Australia and Papua New Guinea, related to the nightjars but resembling small owls.
  • ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
  • paint the town — a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
  • parchment worm — any of several polychaete worms of the genus Chaetopterus that secrete and live in a U -shaped, parchmentlike tube.
  • petworth house — a mansion in Petworth in Sussex: rebuilt (1688–96) for Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset; gardens laid out by Capability Brown; subject of paintings by Turner
  • potter's wheel — a device with a rotating horizontal disk upon which clay is molded by a potter.
  • propeller wash — the backwash from a propeller.
  • quarter hollow — a deep cove or cavetto.
  • rate of growth — the rate at which an economy grows
  • reach-me-downs — trousers
  • reckon without — If you say that you had reckoned without something, you mean that you had not expected it and so were not prepared for it.
  • roulette wheel — spinning part of roulette table
  • 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.
  • schoolies week — (in Australia) a week when large numbers of school leavers gather together for a holiday away from home after the end of their final exams
  • self-ownership — the state or fact of being an owner.
  • shadow cabinet — (in the British Parliament) a group of prominent members of the opposition who are expected to hold positions in the cabinet when their party assumes power.
  • shallow-minded — lacking intellectual or mental depth or subtlety; superficial
  • sheep-worrying — the act (of a dog, sheepdog, wolf, etc) of chasing a flock of sheep and biting or injuring the sheep
  • shower cubicle — a shower enclosure
  • shower curtain — waterproof sheet around a shower
  • showplace home — a historic house
  • software house — a commercial organization that specializes in the production of computer software packages
  • south whittier — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
  • south-westerly — A south-westerly point, area, or direction is to the south-west or towards the south-west.
  • southeastwards — Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast.
  • southern crown — the constellation Corona Australis.
  • southwesterner — a native or inhabitant of the southwest.
  • southwestwards — Also, southwestwards. toward the southwest.
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