14-letter words containing l, a, w, r, e
- welfare worker — sb who does social or community work
- well and truly — If you say that something is well and truly finished, gone, or done, you are emphasizing that it is completely finished or gone, or thoroughly done.
- well-addressed — a speech or written statement, usually formal, directed to a particular group of persons: the president's address on the state of the economy.
- well-organized — affiliated in an organization, especially a union: organized dockworkers.
- well-practiced — skilled or expert; proficient through practice or experience: a practiced hand at politics.
- well-practised — having or having been habitually or frequently practised in order to improve skill or quality
- well-regulated — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
- well-rehearsed — to practice (a musical composition, a play, a speech, etc.) in private prior to a public presentation.
- well-travelled — traveled.
- west glamorgan — a county in S Wales. 315 sq. mi. (815 sq. km).
- western saddle — a heavy saddle having a deep seat, high cantle and pommel, pommel horn, wide leather flaps for protecting the rider's legs, and little padding.
- wheeler-dealer — a person who wheels and deals.
- whiplash-curve — the lash of a whip.
- white charlock — a related plant, Raphanus raphanistrum, with yellow, mauve, or white flowers and podlike fruits
- whitewall tyre — a pneumatic tyre having white sidewalls
- wholeheartedly — fully or completely sincere, enthusiastic, energetic, etc.; hearty; earnest: a wholehearted attempt to comply.
- wild hydrangea — a shrub, Hydrangea arborescens, of the saxifrage family, common throughout the eastern half of the U.S., having egg-shaped leaves and a rounded cluster of white flowers.
- wildcat strike — unofficial work stoppage
- wilhelmstrasse — a street in Berlin, Germany: location of the German foreign office and other government buildings until 1945.
- willow pattern — a decorative design in English ceramics, depicting chiefly a willow tree, small bridge, and two birds, derived from Chinese sources and introduced in approximately 1780: often executed in blue and white but sometimes in red and white.
- willow warbler — any of several usually grayish-green leaf warblers, especially Phylloscopus trochilus, of Europe.
- window cleaner — someone that cleans windows for a living
- windsor castle — a castle in the town of Windsor in Berkshire, residence of English monarchs since its founding by William the Conqueror
- wollaston wire — extremely fine wire formed by a process (Wollaston process) in which the metal, drawn as an ordinary wire, is encased in another metal and the two drawn together, after which the outer metal is stripped off or dissolved.
- wollstonecraft — Mary (Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin) 1759–97, English author and feminist (mother of Mary Shelley).
- work placement — temporary job, internship
- world language — a language spoken and known in many countries, such as English
- wrangel island — an island in the Arctic Ocean, off the coast of the extreme NE of Russia: administratively part of Russia; mountainous and mostly tundra. Area: about 7300 sq km (2800 sq miles)
- wrecker's ball — a heavy metal ball swung on a cable from a crane and used in demolition work.
- wristlet watch — a watch that is attached to a band or bracelet
- wrongful death — the death of a person wrongfully caused, as comprising the grounds of a damage suit.
- yellow warbler — a small American warbler, Dendroica petechia, the male of which has yellow plumage streaked with brown on the underparts.