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16-letter words containing i, n, h

  • white sandalwood — the fragrant heartwood of any of certain Asian trees of the genus Santalum, used for ornamental carving and burned as incense.
  • white settlement — a town in N Texas.
  • 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.
  • wiener schnitzel — Viennese Cookery. a breaded veal cutlet, variously seasoned or garnished.
  • wild honeysuckle — pinxter flower.
  • william hamilton — (person)   A mathematician who posed Hamilton's problem.
  • win the exchange — to win a rook in return for a bishop or knight
  • winchester rifle — a type of magazine rifle, first made in about 1866.
  • windchill factor — an estimated measurement of the cooling effect of air and wind, esp. when applied to the loss of body heat from exposed skin; chill factor
  • windowpane shell — capiz.
  • windshield wiper — an electrically or pneumatically operated device consisting of a squeegee connected to a mechanical arm designed to wipe off rain, snow, etc., from a windshield or rear window.
  • wish fulfillment — gratification of desires.
  • wishful thinking — interpretation of facts, actions, words, etc., as one would like them to be rather than as they really are; imagining as actual what is not.
  • with a free hand — with generosity; lavishly
  • with a high hand — with arrogance; in an arbitrary or dictatorial manner
  • with a vengeance — an act or opportunity of inflicting such trouble: to take one's vengeance.
  • with clean hands — innocently
  • with sth in mind — If you do something with a particular thing in mind, you do it with that thing as your aim or as the reason or basis for your action.
  • withdrawing room — a room to withdraw or retire to; drawing room.
  • 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.
  • woody nightshade — bittersweet (def 3).
  • wrought ironwork — decorative work in wrought iron
  • x-ray technician — a technician who specializes in taking and processing x-rays, especially in a hospital or clinic.
  • xaverian brother — a member of a congregation of Roman Catholic laymen bound by simple vows and dedicated to education.
  • yachting regatta — a sailing competition
  • zenith telescope — a telescope mounted to point only at the zenith, used at some observatories for measuring time by the stars.
  • zone of leaching — A horizon.
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