14-letter words containing m, o, w, e, r
- measure swords — to duel with swords
- measuring worm — the larva of any geometrid moth, which progresses by bringing the rear end of the body forward and then advancing the front end.
- melton mowbray — a town in central England, in Leicestershire: pork pies and Stilton cheese. Pop: 25 554 (2001)
- meteoric water — ground water that has recently originated from the atmosphere
- microbreweries — Plural form of microbrewery.
- microwave oven — an electrically operated oven using high-frequency electromagnetic waves that penetrate food, causing its molecules to vibrate and generating heat within the food to cook it in a very short time.
- migrant-worker — migrating, especially of people; migratory.
- miracle worker — If you describe someone as a miracle worker, you mean that they have achieved or are able to achieve success in something that other people have found very difficult.
- mother-out-law — the mother of one's ex-husband or ex-wife
- mount wrangell — a mountain in S Alaska, in the W Wrangell Mountains. Height: 4269 m (14 005 ft)
- mouth-watering — very appetizing in appearance, aroma, or description: a mouth-watering dessert.
- mulching mower — a lawn mower that shreds blades of grass into very small pieces that are left on the lawn to decay and return moisture and nutrients to the soil
- mum's the word — silent; not saying a word: to keep mum.
- mustard powder — Mustard powder is a yellow powder. You add hot water to it in order to make mustard.
- network number — network address
- new journalism — journalism containing the writer's personal opinions and reactions and often fictional asides as added color.
- new model army — the army established in 1645 during the Civil War by the English parliamentarians, which exercised considerable political power under Cromwell
- newspaperwoman — a woman employed by a newspaper or wire service as a reporter, writer, editor, etc.
- newspaperwomen — Plural form of newspaperwoman.
- no matter what — whatever
- old low german — the language of the German lowlands before c1100. Abbreviation: OLG.
- one-way mirror — a sheet of glass that can be seen through from one side and is a mirror on the other, used especially for observation of criminal suspects by law-enforcement officials or witnesses.
- overwhelmingly — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
- panoramic view — wide vista or landscape
- parchment worm — any of several polychaete worms of the genus Chaetopterus that secrete and live in a U -shaped, parchmentlike tube.
- powder compact — make-up: small case of foundation
- powdery mildew — any of various parasitic fungi of the ascomycete order Erysiphales, which produce a powderlike film of mycelium on the surface of host plants.
- reach-me-downs — trousers
- roger williams — Ben Ames [eymz] /eɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1889–1953, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- rowing machine — an exercise machine having a mechanism with two oarlike handles, foot braces, and a sliding seat, allowing the user to go through the motions of rowing in a racing shell.
- snow-in-summer — a mat-forming garden plant, Cerastium tomentosum, of the pink family, native to Italy, having white flowers and numerous narrow, white, woolly leaves in large patches, growing in sand.
- somar software — (company) The distributors of Somar DumpAcl and other utilities for Windows NT. Address: Washington, DC, USA.
- spruce budworm — the larva of a common tortricid moth, Choristoneura fumiferana, that is a destructive pest primarily of spruce and balsam fir in the northern and northeastern U.S. and in Canada.
- sweet marjoram — any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Origanum, of the mint family, especially O. majorana (sweet marjoram) having leaves used as seasoning in cooking.
- sweet wormwood — a widely distributed plant, Artemisia annua, having scented leaves and loose, nodding clusters of yellow flowers.
- take away from — detract
- the worm turns — If you say that the worm turns, you mean that someone who usually obeys another person or accepts their bad behaviour unexpectedly starts resisting that person or expresses their anger.
- trumpet flower — any of various plants with pendent flowers shaped like a trumpet.
- two-name paper — commercial paper having more than one obligor, usually a maker and endorser, both of whom are fully liable.
- two-time loser — a person who has been sentenced to prison twice, especially for a major crime in a state where a third sentence is mandatory life imprisonment.
- waltham forest — a borough of Greater London, England.
- watcom vx*rexx — (programming, tool) A visual development environment for creating OS/2 applications with graphical user interfaces. It includes a project management facility, visual designer and an interactive source level debugger. Version 2.1 introduced the VX*REXX Client/Server Edition for client/server GUI application development on OS/2 by incorporating database objects. Using IBM's DRDA support on OS/2, users can access DB2 for MVS, DB2/400 for AS/400, and DB2/VSE and VM (SQL/DS) for VM and VSE. Also supported are Watcom SQL and ODBC-enabled databases. Since the VX*REXX visual development environment is based on IBM's object-oriented SOM technology, VX*REXX applications are open and extensible through the addition of new SOM objects.
- water moccasin — the cottonmouth.
- welfare mother — the mother of dependent children who receives government welfare benefits.
- well-confirmed — made certain as to truth, accuracy, validity, availability, etc.: confirmed reports of new fighting at the front; confirmed reservations on the three o'clock flight to Denver.
- well-performed — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- west glamorgan — a county in S Wales. 315 sq. mi. (815 sq. km).
- western omelet — an omelet prepared with diced green peppers, onions, and ham.
- what manner of — You use what manner of to suggest that the person or thing you are about to mention is of an unusual or unknown kind.
- white mariposa — a Mariposa lily, Calochortus venustus, having white or pale lilac flowers.