17-letter words containing o, h, w

the outside world — You can use the outside world to refer to all the people who do not live in a particular place or who are not involved in a particular situation.
the show-me state — the nickname of the US state of Missouri, which comes from its inhabitants' reputation for scepticism
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
the witching hour — the hour at which witches are supposed to appear, usually midnight
throat sweetbread — sweetbread (def 2).
throw the book at — a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
to know the ropes — If you know the ropes, you know how a particular job or task should be done.
to oil the wheels — If someone or something oils the wheels of a process or system, they help things to run smoothly and successfully.
to play with fire — If you say that someone is playing with fire, you mean that they are doing something dangerous that may result in great harm for them and cause many problems.
to show your face — If you show your face somewhere, you go there and see people, although you are not welcome, are rather unwilling to go, or have not been there for some time.
to steal the show — If you say that someone steals the show, you mean that they get a lot of attention or praise because they perform better than anyone else in a show or other event.
to test the water — If you test the water or test the waters, you try to find out what reaction an action or idea will get before you do it or tell it to people.
to throw a wrench — If someone throws a wrench or throws a monkey wrench into a process, they prevent something happening smoothly by deliberately causing a problem.
to win hands down — If you win hands down, you win very easily.
touch a raw nerve — If you say that you have touched a nerve or touched a raw nerve, you mean that you have accidentally upset someone by talking about something that they feel strongly about or are very sensitive about.
tower of strength — a building or structure high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, either isolated or forming part of a building.
turkish towelling — woven cloth which is used to make towels, wash cloths, etc
turn of the screw — a short novel (1898) by Henry James.
twenty-four hours — the time taken by the Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; a whole day
utagawa kuniyoshi — original name Igusa Magosabwo. 1797–1861, Japanese painter and printmaker of the ukiyo-e school, best known for his prints of warriors and landscapes
walk on eggshells — to be very cautious or diplomatic for fear of upsetting someone
warehouse receipt — a receipt for goods placed in a warehouse.
warehousing costs — the costs involved in storing goods in a warehouse
wars of the roses — the civil struggle between the royal house of Lancaster, whose emblem was a red rose, and the royal house of York, whose emblem was a white rose, beginning in 1455 and ending with the accession of Henry VII in 1485 and the union of the two houses.
washington island — an island off the Door Peninsula, NE Wisconsin, in NW Lake Michigan. 20 sq. mi. (50 sq. km).
washington square — a short novel (1881) by Henry James.
water on the knee — an accumulation of fluid in the knee cavity caused by inflammation and trauma to the cartilages or membranes of the knee joint.
wear the trousers — to have control, esp in a marriage
weigh one's words — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
well-accomplished — completed; done; effected: an accomplished fact.
well-photographed — a picture produced by photography.
welsh nationalism — the political belief that Wales should be independent
welsh nationalist — a person who believes that Wales should be independent
welshman's button — an angler's name for a species of caddis fly, Sericostoma personatum
wet one's whistle — to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
what do you want? — If you say to someone 'what do you want?', you are asking them in a rather rude or angry way why they have come to the place where you are or why they want to speak to you.
what does sb know — You can use expressions such as What does she know? and What do they know? when you think that someone has no right to comment on a situation because they do not understand it.
wheatstone bridge — a circuit for measuring an unknown resistance by comparing it with known resistances.
whiskey rebellion — a revolt of settlers in western Pennsylvania in 1794 against a federal excise tax on whiskey: suppressed by militia called out by President George Washington to establish the authority of the federal government.
whistler's mother — (formal name, Arrangement in Gray and Black No. 1: Portrait of the Artist's Mother) a painting (1871) by James McNeill Whistler.
white blood cells — any of various nearly colorless cells of the immune system that circulate mainly in the blood and lymph and participate in reactions to invading microorganisms or foreign particles, comprising the B cells, T cells, macrophages, monocytes, and granulocytes.
white book cd-rom — (hardware, standard) A more open CD-ROM standard than Green Book CD-ROM. All films mastered on CD-ROM after March 1994 use White Book. Like Green Book, it is ISO 9660 compliant, uses mode 2 form 2 addressing and can only be played on a CD-ROM drive which is XA (Extended Architecture) compatible. White book CDs are labelled "Video CD".
white-nationalism — white supremacy.
white-winged dove — a common dove, Zenaida asiatica, of the southwestern U.S. to Chile.
william shoemaker — William Lee ("Willie") 1931–2003, U.S. jockey.
willow flycatcher — a North American flycatcher, Empidonax alnorum, of alder thickets and other moist areas, that has greenish-brown upper parts and whitish underparts and is almost indistinguishable except by voice from E. traillii (willow flycatcher)
wind chill factor — A wind chill factor is a measure of the cooling effect of the wind on the temperature of the air.
wind-chill factor — the apparent temperature felt on the exposed human body owing to the combination of temperature and wind speed.

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