14-letter words containing p, o, w, t, e
- reactive power — Reactive power is the part of complex power that corresponds to storage and retrieval of energy rather than consumption.
- spectra yellow — a vivid yellow color.
- stopping power — a measure of the effect a substance has on the kinetic energy of a particle passing through it
- telephone wire — a wire that transmits telegraph and telephone signals
- tenpin bowling — Tenpin bowling is a game in which you roll a heavy ball down a narrow track toward a group of wooden objects and try to knock down as many of them as possible.
- the lower paid — people who do not earn a lot of money
- the phoney war — a period of apparent calm and inactivity, esp the period at the beginning of World War II
- the top twenty — the twenty best-selling pop music recordings at any particular time
- top-down model — (programming) A method for estimating the overall cost and effort of the proposed software project from global properties of the project. The total cost and schedule is partitioned into components for planning purposes.
- trumpet flower — any of various plants with pendent flowers shaped like a trumpet.
- two-name paper — commercial paper having more than one obligor, usually a maker and endorser, both of whom are fully liable.
- twopenny piece — a two pence coin
- unpraiseworthy — not worthy of praise
- waiting period — a specified delay, required by law, between officially stating an intention and acting on it, as between securing a marriage license and getting married.
- wall pellitory — pellitory (sense 1)
- washington pie — a Boston cream pie with raspberry jam instead of custard between the layers.
- waste disposal — A waste disposal or a waste disposal unit is a small machine in a kitchen sink that chops up vegetable waste.
- waste of space — If you describe someone or something as a waste of space, you are indicating that you have a very low opinion of them.
- waste products — the useless products of bodily processes
- water dropwort — any of several umbelliferous marsh plants of the genus Oenanthe, with umbrella-shaped clusters of white flowers
- water scorpion — any of several predaceous aquatic bugs of the family Nepidae, having clasping front legs and a long respiratory tube at the rear of the abdomen: capable of biting if handled.
- waterproofness — The property of being waterproof.
- weather report — a summary of weather conditions, often including predicted conditions, for an area.
- weatherpersons — Plural form of weatherperson.
- weatherproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of weatherproof.
- weatherproofer — a worker who weatherproofs houses and other buildings.
- well-appointed — attractively equipped, arranged, or furnished, especially for comfort or convenience: a well-appointed room.
- well-completed — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- well-protected — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- well-supported — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- western europe — countries in the west of Europe
- white mariposa — a Mariposa lily, Calochortus venustus, having white or pale lilac flowers.
- 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.
- with eyes open — the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- with open arms — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- work placement — temporary job, internship
- work prospects — chances of gaining employment
- zephyr worsted — lightweight worsted yarn.