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14-letter words containing n, p, l

  • walpurgisnacht — (especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.
  • water plantain — any of several marsh plants of the genus Alisma, esp A. plantago-aquatica, of N temperate regions and Australia, having clusters of small white or pinkish flowers and broad pointed leaves: family Alismataceae
  • water purslane — a creeping, Eurasian annual plant, Lythrum portula, of marshes and wetlands, having small flowers and rounded leaves.
  • watering place — British. a seaside or lakeside vacation resort featuring bathing, boating, etc.
  • web-publishing — a person or company that uploads, creates, or edits content on Web pages; one who maintains or manages a website.
  • weeping willow — an Asian willow, Salix babylonica, characterized by the drooping habit of its branches.
  • well-appointed — attractively equipped, arranged, or furnished, especially for comfort or convenience: a well-appointed room.
  • wheel clamping — the practice of attaching wheel clamps to vehicles
  • white elephant — a possession unwanted by the owner but difficult to dispose of: Our Victorian bric-a-brac and furniture were white elephants.
  • willow pattern — a decorative design in English ceramics, depicting chiefly a willow tree, small bridge, and two birds, derived from Chinese sources and introduced in approximately 1780: often executed in blue and white but sometimes in red and white.
  • wilson's snipe — a North American common snipe, Gallinago (Capella) gallinago delicata.
  • window display — an arrangement of items in a shop window
  • winkle-pickers — shoes or boots with very pointed narrow toes, popular in the mid-20th century
  • work placement — temporary job, internship
  • world champion — someone who has won a competition open to people throughout the whole world
  • worshipfulness — The state or condition of being worshipful; reverence.
  • xenophobically — relating to or exhibiting fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers.
  • xenotransplant — xenograft.
  • yellow puccoon — a plant, Lithospermum incisum, of central and western North America, having numerous branches and fringed yellow flowers.
  • zona pellucida — the transparent, noncellular layer surrounding the ovum of mammals, often having radial striations.
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