14-letter words containing n, e, w, s, d
- newfangledness — of a new kind or fashion: newfangled ideas.
- news broadcast — TV, radio: current affairs item
- news headlines — a short news broadcast briefly outlining the main news stories of the day
- northeastwards — northeastward.
- northwestwards — northwestward.
- power dressing — a style of dressing in severely tailored suits, adopted by some women executives to project an image of efficiency
- power industry — all the people and activities involved in providing power (gas, electricity, etc) to homes and businesses
- raise the wind — to obtain the necessary funds
- reach-me-downs — trousers
- red sandalwood — the fragrant heartwood of any of certain Asian trees of the genus Santalum, used for ornamental carving and burned as incense.
- rewardableness — the quality or state of being rewardable
- saffron powder — the dried stigmas of the saffron crushed into powder, used to flavour or colour food
- sandwich panel — a structural panel consisting of a core of one material enclosed between two sheets of a different material.
- secondary wall — the innermost part of a plant cell wall, deposited after the wall has ceased to increase in surface area.
- secondary wave — a transverse earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the second conspicuous wave to reach a seismograph.
- self-knowledge — knowledge or understanding of oneself, one's character, abilities, motives, etc.
- series winding — the winding of an electric motor or generator in such a way that the field and armature circuits are connected in series
- shadow cabinet — (in the British Parliament) a group of prominent members of the opposition who are expected to hold positions in the cabinet when their party assumes power.
- shallow-minded — lacking intellectual or mental depth or subtlety; superficial
- shrink-wrapped — A shrink-wrapped product is sold in a tight covering of thin plastic.
- silver wedding — a twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.
- sit-down money — social security benefits
- snow blindness — the usually temporary dimming of the sight caused by the glare of reflected sunlight on snow.
- spending power — income available for spending
- standing water — still water that has stagnated
- stewart island — one of the islands of New Zealand, S of South Island. 670 sq. mi. (1735 sq. km).
- suwannee sound — a part of the Gulf of Mexico where the Suwannee river reaches the sea
- swedish turnip — rutabaga.
- sweet and sour — Sweet and sour is used to describe Chinese food that contains both a sweet flavour and something sharp or sour such as lemon or vinegar.
- sweet-and-sour — cooked with sugar and vinegar or lemon juice and often other seasonings.
- swing the lead — to malinger or make up excuses
- swollen-headed — conceited
- the waste land — a poem (1922) by T. S. Eliot.
- the wilderness — the barren regions to the south and east of Palestine, esp those in which the Israelites wandered before entering the Promised Land and in which Christ fasted for 40 days and nights
- washing powder — Washing powder is a powder that you use with water to wash clothes.
- ways and means — methods
- weight density — the weight per unit volume of a substance or object.
- welfare island — a former name of Roosevelt Island.
- well-conserved — to prevent injury, decay, waste, or loss of: Conserve your strength for the race.
- well-fashioned — a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.
- well-furnished — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- well-nourished — having been provided with plenty of the material necessary for life and growth
- western saddle — a heavy saddle having a deep seat, high cantle and pommel, pommel horn, wide leather flaps for protecting the rider's legs, and little padding.
- when it's done — (jargon) A manufacturer's non-answer to questions about product availability. This answer allows the manufacturer to pretend to communicate with their customers without setting themselves any deadlines or revealing how behind schedule the product really is. It also sounds slightly better than "We don't know".
- who needs sth? — You can say 'Who needs something?' as a way of emphasizing that you think that this thing is unnecessary or not useful.
- wide-spreading — spreading over or covering a large area: wide-spreading showers; wide-spreading ivy.
- window dresser — a person employed to trim the display windows of a store.
- window-dresser — a person employed to trim the display windows of a store.
- window-shopper — to look at articles in the windows of stores without making any purchases.
- windsor castle — a castle in the town of Windsor in Berkshire, residence of English monarchs since its founding by William the Conqueror