14-letter words containing n, e, w, g, r, o
- power dressing — a style of dressing in severely tailored suits, adopted by some women executives to project an image of efficiency
- power steering — an automotive steering system in which the engine's power is used to supplement the driver's effort in turning the steering wheel.
- rainbow bridge — a natural stone bridge in S Utah: a national monument. 290 feet (88 meters) high; 275 feet (84 meters) span.
- 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.
- sheep-worrying — the act (of a dog, sheepdog, wolf, etc) of chasing a flock of sheep and biting or injuring the sheep
- spending power — income available for spending
- stock watering — the creation of more new shares in a company than is justified by its assets
- stopping power — a measure of the effect a substance has on the kinetic energy of a particle passing through it
- 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.
- sweeping score — a line at each end of the rink parallel to the foot score and extending through the center of the tee.
- swinging voter — a person who does not vote consistently for any single political party
- to overflowing — If a place or container is filled to overflowing, it is so full of people or things that no more can fit in.
- tongue twister — a word or sequence of words difficult to pronounce, especially rapidly, because of alliteration or a slight variation of consonant sounds, as “She sells seashells by the seashore.”.
- tongue-twister — A tongue-twister is a sentence or expression which is very difficult to say properly, especially when you try to say it quickly. An example of a tongue-twister is 'Red leather, yellow leather'.
- uncrowned king — a man or woman of high status among a certain group
- virgin's-bower — any of several American clematis plants, esp Clematis virginiana, of E North America, which has clusters of small white flowers
- waiting period — a specified delay, required by law, between officially stating an intention and acting on it, as between securing a marriage license and getting married.
- warbling vireo — a grayish-green American vireo, Vireo gilvus, characterized by its melodious warble.
- warning notice — official notification of a danger or threat
- washing powder — Washing powder is a powder that you use with water to wash clothes.
- wearing course — the top layer of a road that carries the traffic; road surface
- well-organized — affiliated in an organization, especially a union: organized dockworkers.
- wellingborough — a town in central England, in Northamptonshire. Pop: 46 959 (2001)
- west glamorgan — a county in S Wales. 315 sq. mi. (815 sq. km).
- whooping crane — a white North American crane, Grus americana, having a loud, whooping call: an endangered species.
- whoremongering — someone who consorts with whores; a lecher or pander.
- wind generator — an electric generator situated on a tower and driven by the force of wind on blades or a rotor.
- wine-producing — of or relating to a place where wine is produced
- wing commander — British. an officer in the Royal Air Force equivalent in rank to a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force.
- wire recording — a recording made on a wire recorder.
- woman suffrage — the right of women to vote; female suffrage.
- women's refuge — a house where battered women and their children can go for protection from their oppressors
- women's rights — the rights, claimed by and for women, of equal privileges and opportunities with men
- wood engraving — the art or process of engraving designs in relief with a burin on the end grain of wood, for printing.
- working memory — temporary or short-term recall
- working papers — documents permitting employment
- world language — a language spoken and known in many countries, such as English
- wrestling hold — a way of holding someone in the sport of wrestling
- wring together — to join (two smooth flat surfaces, esp slip gauges) by hand pressure and a slight twisting movement
- wrongful death — the death of a person wrongfully caused, as comprising the grounds of a damage suit.
- yellow yorling — a yellowhammer