19-letter words containing n, o, w, h, e, r
- throw in one's hand — (in cards) to concede defeat by putting one's cards down
- throw in the sponge — any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.
- throw oneself at sb — If someone throws themselves at you, they make it very obvious that they want to begin a relationship with you, by behaving as though they are sexually attracted to you.
- to be reckoned with — of considerable importance or influence
- toot one's own horn — one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- trickle-down theory — an economic theory that monetary benefits directed especially by the government to big business will in turn pass down to and profit smaller businesses and the general public.
- under the shadow of — in danger of; apparently fated for
- wearable technology — a small computer or advanced electronic device that is worn or carried on the body: the trendiest wearable technologies.
- west dunbartonshire — a council area of W central Scotland, on Loch Lomond and the Clyde estuary: corresponds to part of the historical county of Dunbartonshire; part of Strathclyde Region from 1975 to 1996: engineering industries. Administrative centre: Dumbarton. Pop: 92 320 (2003 est). Area: 162 sq km (63 sq miles)
- white-fronted goose — a grayish-brown wild goose, Anser albifrons, of Eurasia and western North America, having a white patch on the front of the face.
- white-winged scoter — a blackish North American duck, Melanitta deglandi, having a white patch on each wing.
- whorfian hypothesis — Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
- with your eyes open — If you say that you did something with your eyes open or with your eyes wide open, you mean that you knew about the problems and difficulties that you were likely to have.
- withdrawal syndrome — a spectrum of physical and behavioral symptoms following cessation from the continuous use of an addictive drug, the character and severity of the symptoms depending upon the particular drug and the daily dose.
- within one's rights — If you say that someone is within their rights to do something, you mean that they are morally or legally entitled to do it.
- within rocket range — able to be reached by rockets
- woman in the street — the average woman: a new magazine for the woman in the street.
- won't have a bar of — cannot tolerate; dislike
- write-protect notch — a cut-out on a floppy disk that determines whether a disk is writable
- writing on the wall — writing done with a pen or pencil in the hand; script.