17-letter words containing n, o, w, h

minion of the law — a policeman.
mother spleenwort — a fern, Asplenium bulbiferum, of tropical Africa and Australasia, the fronds often bearing bulbils that sprout into new plants while still attached, grown as an ornamental.
mount fairweather — a mountain in W North America, on the border between Alaska and British Columbia. Height: 4663 m (15 300 ft)
narrow-shouldered — having shoulders which do not extend very far from the neck; not broad-shouldered
neck of the woods — the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
north-wall hammer — a type of ice axe that has a hammer as part of its head
northcountrywoman — a female native or inhabitant of the North of England
northern bobwhite — any of several American quail of the genus Colinus, especially C. virginianus (northern bobwhite) having mottled reddish-brown, black, and white plumage.
northwest by west — a point on the compass, 11°15′ west of northwest. Abbreviation: NWbW.
northwest passage — a ship route along the Arctic coast of Canada and Alaska, joining the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
not worth a whoop — worthless
number three wood — spoon (def 5).
on one's own hook — a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
on the wrong foot — in an inauspicious manner
on the wrong tack — a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
open-channel flow — Open-channel flow is a liquid flow in a channel, which has a free liquid surface.
out of the window — dispensed with; disregarded
pacific northwest — the region of North America lying north of the Columbia River and west of the Rockies
pincushion flower — scabious2 (def 1).
play along (with) — to join in or cooperate (with)
play with oneself — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
private ownership — the fact of being owned by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
prusso-danish war — a war of 1864 between Prussia and Denmark by which Denmark lost Schleswig-Holstein.
pull one's weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
put the screws on — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
quick on the draw — having fast reflexes
roll with a punch — to move in the same direction as a punch thrown at one so as to lessen its force
rub the wrong way — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
run short/run low — If you are running short of something or running low on something, you do not have much of it left. If a supply of something is running short or running low, there is not much of it left.
russian wolfhound — borzoi.
saint john's wort — any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Hypericum, having yellow flowers and transparently dotted leaves.
sandwich compound — any of a class of organometallic compounds whose molecules have a metal atom or ion bound between two plane parallel organic rings
sawatch mountains — range of the Rocky Mountains, in central Colo.: highest peak, Elbert
sawed-off shotgun — rifle with a short barrel
sheepswool sponge — wool sponge.
show in (or out) — to usher into (or out of) a given place
shower attachment — a device fixed to taps to make a shower
slap on the wrist — a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
southampton water — an inlet of the English Channel in S England
spin one's wheels — a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery.
spiny-headed worm — any of a small group of endoparasites of the phylum Acanthocephala, as larvae parasitic in insects and crustaceans and as adults in various vertebrates.
swaddling clothes — cloth for wrapping around a baby
swainson's thrush — a North American thrush, Catharus ustulatus, having olive upper parts and wintering south to Argentina.
switching station — A switching station is equipment used to tie together two or more electric circuits through switches.
teaching software — computer software for use in providing online education
the lower animals — relatively simple or primitive animals and not mammals or vertebrates
the lower regions — hell
the whole boiling — the whole lot
the whole shebang — The whole shebang is the whole situation or business that you are describing.
the winter season — the season of the year that covers the winter months

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