15-letter words containing o, u, t, r
- vulgar fraction — common fraction.
- water authority — an official body which is responsible for providing water
- water pollution — the pollution of the sea and rivers
- weather through — to pass or go safely through a storm, peril, difficulty, etc.
- well turned out — smartly dressed
- well-brought-up — If you say that someone, especially a child, is well-brought-up, you mean that they are very polite because they have been taught good manners.
- well-formulated — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- well-understood — simple past tense and past participle of understand.
- white corpuscle — white blood cell.
- wilson's thrush — veery.
- winter flounder — any of various popular food flatfishes, as Parophrys vetulus of the Pacific (English sole) and Pseudopleuronectes americanus of the Atlantic (winter flounder or blackback flounder)
- without reserve — without reservations; fully; wholeheartedly
- wood turpentine — turpentine obtained from pine trees.
- worcester sauce — a commercially prepared piquant sauce, made from a basis of soy sauce, with vinegar, spices, etc
- wreathed column — a column having a twisted or spiral form.
- writ of summons — a writ requiring one to appear in court to answer a complaint.
- wrongful arrest — the act of arresting someone without proper reason
- young pretender — a member of the royal family that ruled in Scotland from 1371 to 1714 and in England from 1603 to 1714.
- youth orchestra — an orchestra that is made up of young musicians
- ytterbium oxide — a colorless compound, Yb 2 O 3 , used in certain alloys and ceramics.