17-letter words containing o, n, a, w, i

into one's barrow — suited to one's interests or desires
isherwood framing — a system for framing steel vessels in which light, closely spaced, longitudinal frames are connected by heavy, widely spaced transverse frames with deep webs.
jehovah's witness — A Jehovah's Witness is a member of a religious organization which accepts some Christian ideas and believes that the world is going to end very soon.
julian of norwich — ?1342–?1413, English mystic and anchoress: best known for the Revelations of Divine Love describing her visions
kawasaki syndrome — a syndrome, usually afflicting children, characterized by high fever, swollen lymph nodes in the neck, rashes, irritated eyes and mucous membranes, etc. with possible damage to the cardiovascular system
kennesaw mountain — a mountain in N Georgia, near Atlanta: battle 1864. 1809 feet (551 meters).
king george's war — a war (1744–48) waged by England and its colonies against France, constituting the North American phase of the War of the Austrian Succession.
lake waikaremoana — a lake in the North Island of New Zealand in a dense bush setting. Area: about 55 sq km (21 sq miles)
lake winnipegosis — a lake in S Canada, in W Manitoba. Area: 5400 sq km (2086 sq miles)
law of reflection — the principle that when a ray of light, radar pulse, or the like, is reflected from a smooth surface the angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence, and the incident ray, the reflected ray, and the normal to the surface at the point of incidence all lie in the same plane.
law of refraction — the principle that for a ray, radar pulse, or the like, that is incident on the interface of two media, the ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence to the sine of the angle of refraction is equal to the ratio of the velocity of the ray in the first medium to the velocity in the second medium and the incident ray, refracted ray, and normal to the surface at the point of incidence all lie in the same plane.
learned borrowing — a word or other linguistic form borrowed from a classical language into a modern language.
lie in wait (for) — to wait so as to catch after planning an ambush or trap (for)
light dawns on sb — If light dawns on you, you begin to understand something after a period of not being able to understand it.
lincoln's sparrow — a North American sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii, having a buff breast with black streaks.
longitudinal wave — a wave in which the direction of displacement is the same as the direction of propagation, as a sound wave.
low-hanging fruit — the fruit that grows low on a tree and is therefore easy to reach
manpower planning — a procedure used in organizations to balance future requirements for all levels of employee with the availability of such employees
maxwell equations — equations developed by James Clerk Maxwell (1831–79) upon which classical electromagnetic theory is based
mercy otis warren — Earl, 1891–1974, U.S. lawyer and political leader: chief justice of the U.S. 1953–69.
middle low german — Low German of the period c1100–c1500.
mileage allowance — the number of miles allowed to be travelled on a rented vehicle such as a car during the period it is rented or leased
minion of the law — a policeman.
mount fairweather — a mountain in W North America, on the border between Alaska and British Columbia. Height: 4663 m (15 300 ft)
network marketing — a marketing strategy in which sales representatives of a company recruit other salespeople and earn commissions on their own sales and on the sales made by their team: Use your personal relationships to be successful in network marketing.
new lease on life — a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
newfoundland time — a form of civil time observed on the island of Newfoundland, one and one-half hours later than Eastern time and a half hour later than Atlantic time.
nine days' wonder — an event or thing that arouses considerable but short-lived interest or excitement.
ninety-day wonder — an officer commissioned in a branch of the armed forces after an unusually short training period, especially after a three-months officers' training course during World War II.
norwegian current — an ocean current formed from the terminus of the North Atlantic Current, flowing N along the Norwegian coast into the Barents Sea.
observation tower — lookout, observation point
of its own accord — If something happens of its own accord, it seems to happen by itself, without anyone making it happen.
one-time password — (security) (OTP) A security system that requires a new password every time a user authenticates themselves, thus protecting against an intruder replaying an intercepted password. OTP generates passwords using either the MD4 or MD5 hashing algorithms. The equivalent term "S/Key", developed by Bellcore, is a trademark of Telcordia Technologies, so the name OTP is used increasingly. See RFC 1760 - "The S/KEY One-Time Password System" and RFC 1938 - "A One-Time Password System".
orange flower oil — neroli oil.
pacific northwest — the region of North America lying north of the Columbia River and west of the Rockies
peloponnesian war — a war between Athens and Sparta, 431–404 b.c., that resulted in the transfer of hegemony in Greece from Athens to Sparta.
play along (with) — to join in or cooperate (with)
play with oneself — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
poison-arrow frog — a small, bright-colored terrestrial frog of the family Dendrobatidae, of Central and South American rain forests, that secretes a virulent poison from its skin, once used on the tips of Indian hunting arrows.
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.
put in a word for — to make favourable mention of (someone); recommend
quick on the draw — having fast reflexes
rainbow coalition — a political grouping together by several minority parties
reading knowledge — the ability to read a language, but not speak it
renaissance woman — a woman who has acquired profound knowledge or proficiency in more than one field.
revolutionary war — American Revolution.
roll with a punch — to move in the same direction as a punch thrown at one so as to lessen its force
russian wolfhound — borzoi.
saint john's wort — any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Hypericum, having yellow flowers and transparently dotted leaves.

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