16-letter words containing h, o, w, e
- watson-wentworth — Charles, 2nd Marquis of Rockingham [rok-ing-uh m] /ˈrɒk ɪŋ əm/ (Show IPA), 1730–82, British statesman: prime minister 1765–66, 1782.
- way of all flesh — a novel (1903) by Samuel Butler.
- way of the cross — stations of the cross.
- way of the world — a comedy of manners (1700) by William Congreve.
- weather advisory — advisory (def 5).
- weather forecast — meteorological prediction
- well thought out — produced by or showing the results of much thought: a carefully thought-out argument.
- well-thought-out — produced by or showing the results of much thought: a carefully thought-out argument.
- well-upholstered — (of a person) fat
- what's the odds? — what difference does it make?
- whatever sb does — You say whatever you do when giving advice or warning someone about something.
- wheel of fortune — wheel (def 9).
- wheelbarrow race — a race in which one member of each team of two walks on his or her hands while the legs are held up by the partner.
- wheelchair-bound — unable to walk through injury, illness, etc and relying on a wheelchair to move around
- when it comes to — with regard to
- white blood cell — any of various nearly colorless cells of the immune system that circulate mainly in the blood and lymph and participate in reactions to invading microorganisms or foreign particles, comprising the B cells, T cells, macrophages, monocytes, and granulocytes.
- white globe lily — a bulbous Californian plant, Calochortus albus, of the lily family, having egg-shaped white flowers with a purplish base.
- white propaganda — propaganda that comes from the source it claims to come from
- white rhinoceros — an African rhinoceros, Diceros simus, having two horns on the nose
- white sandalwood — the fragrant heartwood of any of certain Asian trees of the genus Santalum, used for ornamental carving and burned as incense.
- white wood aster — a composite plant, Aster divaricatus, of North America, having flat-topped clusters of white ray flowers and growing in dry woods.
- white-eyed vireo — a vireo, Vireo griseus, of eastern North America, having olive, yellow, and white plumage, a yellow ring around each eye, and white irises.
- white-haired boy — a favourite; darling
- whole nine yards — a common unit of linear measure in English-speaking countries, equal to 3 feet or 36 inches, and equivalent to 0.9144 meter.
- whole-tone scale — a scale progressing entirely by whole tones, as C, D, E, F♯, G♯, A♯, C.
- wholeheartedness — fully or completely sincere, enthusiastic, energetic, etc.; hearty; earnest: a wholehearted attempt to comply.
- wide of the mark — If something such as a claim or estimate is wide of the mark, it is incorrect or inaccurate.
- wild goose chase — a wild or absurd search for something nonexistent or unobtainable: a wild-goose chase looking for a building long demolished.
- wild honeysuckle — pinxter flower.
- wild-goose chase — a wild or absurd search for something nonexistent or unobtainable: a wild-goose chase looking for a building long demolished.
- will-o'-the-wisp — ignis fatuus (def 1).
- windowpane shell — capiz.
- wipe off the map — to put out of existence
- within an ace of — a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot: He dealt me four aces in the first hand.
- without ceremony — in a casual or informal manner
- without question — If you do something without question, you do it without arguing or asking why it is necessary.
- without recourse — a qualified endorsement on such a negotiable instrument, by which the endorser protects himself or herself from liability to subsequent holders
- woody nightshade — bittersweet (def 3).
- worth one's salt — a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- worth the effort — If you say that something is worth the effort, you mean that it will justify the energy that you have spent or will spend on it.
- worth your while — If an action or activity is worth someone's while, it will be helpful, useful, or enjoyable for them if they do it, even though it requires some effort.
- write home about — a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.
- yellow archangel — a Eurasian herbaceous plant (Lamiastrum luteum) that has yellow helmet-shaped flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
- yellow pikeperch — the walleye, Stizostedion vitreum.