15-letter words containing l, i, n, t, w
- west nile virus — an illness caused by a chiefly mosquito-borne virus of the genus Flavivirus, characterized in a small percentage of infected persons by fever, headache, muscle weakness, and sometimes encephalitis or meningitis.
- westphalian ham — a hard German ham with a distinctive flavor derived from being smoked over beechwood and juniper.
- whaling station — a place where the carcases of whales were processed
- whistle-blowing — a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
- white lightning — moonshine (def 1).
- white zinfandel — a medium-sweet rosé wine made from zinfandel grapes.
- whitley council — any of a number of organizations made up of representatives of employees and employers for joint consultation on and settlement of industrial relations and conditions for a particular industry or service
- wilson's petrel — a small petrel, Oceanites oceanicus, that breeds in the Southern Hemisphere but ranges into the North Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
- wilson's thrush — veery.
- wind-pollinated — being pollinated by airborne pollen.
- windfall profit — a profit that arises thanks to an external event over which the person profiting had no control
- winter flounder — any of various popular food flatfishes, as Parophrys vetulus of the Pacific (English sole) and Pseudopleuronectes americanus of the Atlantic (winter flounder or blackback flounder)
- winter holidays — a period of rest from work or studies taken in winter
- winter purslane — a plant, Montia perfoliata, native to western North America, of the purslane family, having edible, egg-shaped leaves and clusters of small, white flowers.
- winter solstice — the solstice on or about December 21st that marks the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
- wintergreen oil — methyl salicylate.
- wish fulfilment — (in Freudian psychology) any successful attempt to fulfil a wish stemming from the unconscious mind, whether in fact, in fantasy, or by such disguised means as sublimation
- withholding tax — that part of an employee's tax liability withheld by the employer from wages or salary and paid directly to the government.
- wolverine state — Michigan (used as a nickname).
- working capital — the amount of capital needed to carry on a business.
- wrestling match — sport: contention by grappling opponent
- wrist wrestling — a form of arm wrestling in which two contenders interlock thumbs and try to force each other's hands to touch the table on which they are competing.