14-letter words containing l, w, e
- saint lawrence — D(avid) H(erbert) 1885–1930, English novelist.
- sandwich panel — a structural panel consisting of a core of one material enclosed between two sheets of a different material.
- sanitary towel — sanitary napkin.
- savi's warbler — a type of warbler; Locustella luscinioides.
- scenic railway — a railroad that carries its passengers on a brief tour of an amusement park, resort, etc.
- schoolies week — (in Australia) a week when large numbers of school leavers gather together for a holiday away from home after the end of their final exams
- secondary wall — the innermost part of a plant cell wall, deposited after the wall has ceased to increase in surface area.
- self-awareness — the state or condition of being aware; having knowledge; consciousness: The object of the information drive is to raise awareness of what spreads HIV/AIDS.
- self-interview — a formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person: a job interview.
- self-knowledge — knowledge or understanding of oneself, one's character, abilities, motives, etc.
- self-ownership — the state or fact of being an owner.
- seward's folly — the purchase of Alaska in 1867, through the negotiations of Secretary of State W. H. Seward.
- shallow-minded — lacking intellectual or mental depth or subtlety; superficial
- shower cubicle — a shower enclosure
- showplace home — a historic house
- shut in a well — To shut in a well is to close off a well so that it stops producing.
- silent witness — a person who observes but makes no comment on or has no involvement in an action
- silver wedding — a twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.
- slatwall panel — A slatwall panel is a slatted surface which can be fixed to the wall from which shelves or hooks can be hung at varying heights to display merchandise.
- sleepaway camp — a camp providing facilities for teenagers to sleep away from home
- snow blindness — the usually temporary dimming of the sight caused by the glare of reflected sunlight on snow.
- snowflake baby — a baby born following the transfer of a surplus embryo produced during the in-vitro fertilization of one woman to the womb of another woman who was not a cell donor
- social network — a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts: Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
- social welfare — social services provided by a government for its citizens.
- south-westerly — A south-westerly point, area, or direction is to the south-west or towards the south-west.
- sparkling wine — a wine that is naturally carbonated by a second fermentation.
- speak well for — to say or indicate something favorable about
- spectra yellow — a vivid yellow color.
- spinning wheel — a device formerly used for spinning wool, flax, etc., into yarn or thread, consisting essentially of a single spindle driven by a large wheel operated by hand or foot.
- steal the show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- steering wheel — a wheel used by a driver, pilot, or the like, to steer an automobile, ship, etc.
- stewart island — one of the islands of New Zealand, S of South Island. 670 sq. mi. (1735 sq. km).
- straw-coloured — If you describe something, especially hair, as straw-coloured, you mean that it is pale yellow.
- street railway — a company that operates streetcars or buses.
- sturgeon's law — "Ninety percent of everything is crap". Derived from a quote by science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon, who once said, "Sure, 90% of science fiction is crud. That's because 90% of everything is crud." Oddly, when Sturgeon's Law is cited, the final word is almost invariably changed to "crap". Compare Ninety-Ninety Rule. Though this maxim originated in SF fandom, most hackers recognise it and are all too aware of its truth.
- sulphur-flower — a plant, Eriogonum umbellatum, of the buckwheat family, native to the western coast of the U.S., having leaves with white, woolly hairs on the underside and golden-yellow flowers.
- swallow-tailed — having a deeply forked tail like that of a swallow, as various birds.
- swamp milkweed — a coarse milkweed, Asclepias incarnata, growing in swampy places from eastern North America to Colorado, having ball-like clusters of rose-purple flowers.
- sweated labour — workers forced to work in poor conditions for low pay
- swelled-headed — an inordinately grand opinion of oneself; conceit.
- swing the lead — to malinger or make up excuses
- switch selling — a system of selling, now illegal in Britain, whereby potential customers are attracted by a special offer on some goods but the salesman's real aim is to sell other more expensive goods instead
- swivel weaving — the process of weaving on a loom equipped with a swivel.
- swollen-headed — conceited
- telegraph wire — a wire that transmits telegraph and telephone signals
- telephone wire — a wire that transmits telegraph and telephone signals
- teletypewriter — a telegraphic apparatus by which signals are sent by striking the letters and symbols of the keyboard of an instrument resembling a typewriter and are received by a similar instrument that automatically prints them in type corresponding to the keys struck. Abbreviation: TTY.
- tenpin bowling — Tenpin bowling is a game in which you roll a heavy ball down a narrow track toward a group of wooden objects and try to knock down as many of them as possible.
- the all whites — the former name for the international soccer team of New Zealand
- the free world — the non-Communist countries collectively, esp those that are actively anti-Communist