14-letter words containing i, n, d, w
- new federalism — a plan, announced in 1969, to turn over the control of some federal programs to state and local governments and institute block grants, revenue sharing, etc.
- new providence — an island in the N Bahamas. 58 sq. mi. (150 sq. km).
- news headlines — a short news broadcast briefly outlining the main news stories of the day
- nice/good work — You can say to someone 'nice work' or 'good work' in order to thank or praise them for doing something well or quickly.
- off-line world — (jargon) A die-hard nethead term for non-computer-related experience. See also big room.
- one-hit wonder — a singer, composer or group that only ever has one successful piece
- out the window — discarded or wasted
- owner-occupied — (of a home, apartment, etc.) used as a residence by the owner.
- picture window — a large window in a house, usually dominating the room or wall in which it is located, and often designed or placed to present an attractive view.
- pineapple weed — an Asian plant, Matricaria matricarioides, naturalized in Europe and North America, having greenish-yellow flower heads, and smelling of pineapple when crushed: family Asteraceae (composites)
- 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.
- power dressing — a style of dressing in severely tailored suits, adopted by some women executives to project an image of efficiency
- power industry — all the people and activities involved in providing power (gas, electricity, etc) to homes and businesses
- prawn-sandwich — characterizing or belonging to the type of spectator at a football match who is motivated to attend more by the corporate hospitality available than a true devotion to a particular club
- pull-down list — (operating system) (Or "drop-down list") A graphical user interface component that allows the user to choose one (or sometimes more than one) item from a list. The current choice is visible in a small rectangle and when the user clicks on it, a list of items is revealed below it. The user can then click on one of these to make it the current choice and the list disappears. In some cases, by holding down a modifier key such as Ctrl when clicking, the selection is added to (or removed from) the set of current choices rather than replacing it.
- push down list — (programming) (PDL) In ITS days, the preferred MITism for stack. See overflow pdl.
- put into words — express in language
- quarter window — (on a car) a small triangular side window with hinges that can be opened for extra ventilation
- rainbow bridge — a natural stone bridge in S Utah: a national monument. 290 feet (88 meters) high; 275 feet (84 meters) span.
- rainbow darter — a stout darter, Etheostoma caeruleum, inhabiting the Great Lakes and Mississippi River drainages, the spawning male of which has the sides marked with oblique blue bars with red interspaces.
- raise the wind — to obtain the necessary funds
- richard tawney — Richard Henry, 1880–1962, English historian, born in Calcutta.
- rude awakening — If you have a rude awakening, you are suddenly made aware of an unpleasant fact.
- sandalwood oil — extract of fragrant Asian wood
- sandwich board — two connected posters or signboards that hang in front of and behind a person and usually bear some advertisement, notice, exhortation, or the like.
- sandwich glass — any of various forms of glassware manufactured at Sandwich, Mass., from 1825 to c1890.
- sandwich panel — a structural panel consisting of a core of one material enclosed between two sheets of a different material.
- series winding — the winding of an electric motor or generator in such a way that the field and armature circuits are connected in series
- 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
- shawinigan-sud — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, S of Shawinigan.
- shrink-wrapped — A shrink-wrapped product is sold in a tight covering of thin plastic.
- silver wedding — a twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.
- sit-down money — social security benefits
- snow blindness — the usually temporary dimming of the sight caused by the glare of reflected sunlight on snow.
- spending power — income available for spending
- standing water — still water that has stagnated
- stewart island — one of the islands of New Zealand, S of South Island. 670 sq. mi. (1735 sq. km).
- swedish turnip — rutabaga.
- swing the lead — to malinger or make up excuses
- the wilderness — the barren regions to the south and east of Palestine, esp those in which the Israelites wandered before entering the Promised Land and in which Christ fasted for 40 days and nights
- the windy city — Chicago, Illinois
- to win the day — If a particular person, group, or thing wins the day, they win a battle, struggle, or competition. If they lose the day, they are defeated.
- to windward of — advantageously situated with respect to
- traffic warden — officer who monitors parking, etc.
- transom window — a window divided by a transom.
- tunbridge ware — decorative wooden ware, including tables, trays, boxes, and ornamental objects, produced especially in the late 17th and 18th centuries in Tunbridge Wells, England, with mosaiclike marquetry sawed from square-sectioned wooden rods of different natural colors.
- uncrowned king — a man or woman of high status among a certain group