17-letter words containing i, n, t, e, r, g
- voice recognition — the control of a computer system by a voice or voices that the computer has been instructed to accept
- vulcan death grip — (jargon) A variant of Vulcan nerve pinch derived from a Star Trek classic epsisode where a non-existant "Vulcan death grip" was used to fool Romulans that Spock had killed Kirk.
- wage differential — the difference in wages between workers with different skills in the same industry or between those with comparable skills in different industries or localities
- wang laboratories — (body) Computer manufacturer, known for their office automation products and the Wang PC. Quarterly sales $208M, profits $3M (Aug 1994).
- warehousing costs — the costs involved in storing goods in a warehouse
- washington square — a short novel (1881) by Henry James.
- wedding breakfast — meal served at wedding reception
- wedding reception — party after a marriage
- wheatstone bridge — a circuit for measuring an unknown resistance by comparing it with known resistances.
- winding staircase — long set of spiral stairs
- wire entanglement — a barbed-wire obstacle, usually mounted on posts and zigzagged back and forth along a front, designed to channel, delay, or halt an advance by enemy foot soldiers.
- working substance — a substance, usually a fluid, that undergoes changes in pressure, temperature, volume, or form as part of a process for accomplishing work.
- wrangell-mountain — Mount, an active volcano in SE Alaska, in the Wrangell Mountains. 14,006 feet (4269 meters).
- wuthering heights — a novel (1846) by Emily Brontë.
- yesterday evening — during the evening of the day preceding today
- yesterday morning — during the morning of the day preceding today
- you're telling me — I know, I'm well aware
- zero-point energy — energy in a substance at the temperature of absolute zero.