15-letter words containing l, i, n, t, w
- newtonian fluid — any fluid exhibiting a linear relation between the applied shear stress and the rate of deformation.
- outline drawing — a drawing consisting only of external lines
- outward-looking — looking beyond oneself; open-minded and reaching out to other people, organizations, etc
- pinkster flower — a wild azalea, Rhododendron periclymenoides, of the U.S., having pink or purplish flowers.
- privately owned — owned by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
- question of law — a question concerning a rule or the legal effect or consequence of an event or circumstance, usually determined by a court or judge.
- railway network — a system of intersecting rail routes
- railway station — train stop, railroad station
- reading the law — that part of the morning service on Sabbaths, festivals, and Mondays and Thursdays during which a passage is read from the Torah scrolls
- rowland heights — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- self-worthiness — the sense of one's own value or worth as a person; self-esteem; self-respect.
- solenoid switch — A solenoid switch is an electrical switch that is often used where a high current circuit, such as a starter motor circuit, is brought into operation by a low current switch.
- sparkling water — soda water (def 1).
- stacking swivel — a metal swivel attached to the stock of a military rifle for use in hooking three rifles together to form a stack.
- stillson wrench — a large wrench having adjustable jaws that tighten as the pressure on the handle is increased
- streamline flow — the flow of a fluid past an object such that the velocity at any fixed point in the fluid is constant or varies in a regular manner.
- take lying down — to be in a horizontal, recumbent, or prostrate position, as on a bed or the ground; recline. Antonyms: stand.
- teaching fellow — a holder of a teaching fellowship.
- ten-pin bowling — game of skittles
- the devil's own — a very difficult or problematic (thing)
- the lower rhine — the part of the Rhine River between Bonn, Germany, and the North Sea, and the area around it
- thorndike's law — the principle that all learnt behaviour is regulated by rewards and punishments, proposed by Edward Lee Thorndike (1874–1949), US psychologist
- three-line whip — A three-line whip is a situation where the MPs in a political party are ordered to attend parliament and vote in a particular way on a particular issue.
- town councillor — member of municipal government
- training wheels — a pair of small wheels attached one on each side of the rear wheel of a bicycle for stability while one is learning to ride.
- travelling wave — a wave carrying energy away from its source
- tunbridge wells — a city in SW Kent, in SE England: mineral springs; resort.
- twitching trail — a logging road sufficiently developed to allow the hauling of logs along it by horse or tractor.
- two-dimensional — having the dimensions of height and width only: a two-dimensional surface.
- tyrwhitt-wilson — Gerald Hugh, 14th Baron Berners [bur-nerz] /ˈbɜr nərz/ (Show IPA), 1883–1950, English composer, painter, and author.
- unanswerability — the quality of not being answerable or contestable
- untrustworthily — in an untrustworthy manner; not trustworthily
- vatican swindle — Lafcadio's Adventures.
- walk-in traffic — The walk-in traffic of a store is the number of people who choose to visit it as they pass by.
- walking catfish — an Asian catfish, Clarias batrachus, that can survive out of water and move overland from one body of water to another: introduced into Florida.
- wallace nutting — Wallace, 1861–1941, U.S. antiquary, author, and illustrator.
- walpurgis night — (especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.
- washington lily — a lily, Lilium washingtonianum, of the western coast of the U.S., having whorled leaves and fragrant, purple-spotted white flowers.
- washington palm — a palm tree, Washingtonia filifera, of California and Florida, having large fan-shaped leaves and small black fruits
- water pimpernel — the brookweed.
- water pollution — the pollution of the sea and rivers
- well-acquainted — having personal knowledge as a result of study, experience, etc.; informed (usually followed by with): to be acquainted with law.
- well-delineated — to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline; represent pictorially: He delineated the state of Texas on the map with a red pencil.
- well-identified — to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check.
- well-integrated — combining or coordinating separate elements so as to provide a harmonious, interrelated whole: an integrated plot; an integrated course of study.
- well-maintained — to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
- well-positioned — condition with reference to place; location; situation.
- well-ventilated — to provide (a room, mine, etc.) with fresh air in place of air that has been used or contaminated.
- wellington boot — a leather boot with the front part of the top extending above the knee.
- west nile fever — a viral disease, caused by a flavivirus and spread by a mosquito (Culex pipiens), that results in encephalitis