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13-letter words containing r, a, w, n

  • power loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
  • power station — a generating station.
  • power walking — a form of exercise that involves rapid walking with arms bent and swinging naturally.
  • power-sharing — Power-sharing is a political arrangement in which different or opposing groups all take part in government together.
  • prawn cracker — a puffy savoury crisp made from rice flour and prawn flavouring, served with Chinese food
  • prison warder — an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail
  • queen dowager — the widow of a king.
  • queen's award — either of two awards instituted by royal warrant (1976) for a sustained increase in export earnings by a British firm (Queen's Award for Export Achievement) or for an advance in technology (Queen's Award for Technological Achievement)
  • quinine water — carbonated water containing lemon, lime, sweetener, and quinine, often used as a mixer.
  • rabbit warren — warren.
  • rainbow snake — a burrowing snake, Farancia erytrogramma, of the southeastern U.S., having red and black stripes along the body, a red and yellow underside, and a sharp-tipped tail used in maneuvering prey.
  • rainbow trout — a trout, Salmo gairdnerii, native in the coastal waters and streams from Baja California to Alaska, used as a food and game fish.
  • re-forwarding — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
  • reach-me-down — a garment that is cheaply ready-made or second-hand
  • real soon now — (jargon, humour)   (RSN) A phrase used ironically when you believe an event will take a long or unknown time to occur. The term originated in SF's fanzine community, popularised by Jerry Pournelle's column in BYTE. The phrase can be used, for example, when a manager asks how long it will take you to debug some software and you have no idea. "I'll have it working Real Soon Now."
  • relative wind — the velocity or direction of airflow with respect to the body it surrounds, especially an airfoil.
  • royal warrant — an authorization to a tradesman to supply goods to a royal household
  • run away with — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
  • saint andrews — a seaport in the Fife region, in E Scotland: resort; golf courses.
  • sandwich tern — a European tern, Sterna sandvicensis, that has a yellow-tipped bill, whitish plumage, and white forked tail, and nests in colonies on beaches, etc
  • sanitary ware — plumbing fixtures, as sinks or toilet bowls, made of ceramic material or enameled metal.
  • scale drawing — illustration made in proportion
  • scarlet woman — a sexually promiscuous woman, especially a prostitute or a woman who commits adultery.
  • secret weapon — Someone's secret weapon is a thing or person which they believe will help them achieve something and which other people do not know about.
  • seminole wars — a series of conflicts in 1818–19 between American forces under Andrew Jackson and the Seminole Indians in Spanish-controlled eastern Florida.
  • send away for — order by post
  • sepia drawing — a drawing with a brownish tone, produced by first bleaching it (after fixing) and then immersing it for a short time in a solution of sodium sulphide or of alkaline thiourea
  • simware, inc. — (company)   The producers of REXXWARE. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Address: Ottawa, Canada.
  • sister-in-law — the sister of one's husband or wife.
  • sneak preview — a preview of a motion picture, often shown in addition to an announced film, in order to observe the reaction of the audience.
  • snowball tree — any of several caprifoliaceous shrubs of the genus Viburnum, esp V. opulus var. roseum, a sterile cultivated variety with spherical clusters of white or pinkish flowers
  • snowshoe hare — a large-footed North American hare, Lepus americanus, that is white in winter and dark brown in summer.
  • sperm washing — a technique that separates sperm from the seminal fluid, used especially for isolating active sperm for artificial insemination.
  • staying power — ability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina.
  • stock warrant — A stock warrant is the right to buy stock at a particular price on a particular date directly from the issuing company.
  • storm warning — a showing of storm signals.
  • strong waters — an archaic name for alcoholic drink
  • sunrise watch — dogwatch (def 2).
  • swedenborgian — of or relating to Emanuel Swedenborg, his religious doctrines, or the body of followers adhering to these doctrines and constituting the Church of the New Jerusalem, or New Church.
  • sweet-natured — having a pleasant temperament and a gentle nature
  • sweethearting — the granting of unauthorized discounts or the abetting of shoplifting by staff in a shop
  • swimming crab — any of numerous, chiefly marine crabs, especially of the family Portunidae, having the legs adapted for swimming.
  • sword bayonet — a short sword that may be attached to the muzzle of a gun and used as a bayonet.
  • taiwan strait — strait between Taiwan & Fujian province, China, joining the East & South China seas: c. 100 mi (161 km) wide
  • tansy ragwort — a European composite plant, Senecio jacobaea, naturalized in North America, having numerous yellow flowers.
  • taranaki wind — natural gas from Taranaki
  • thankworthily — in a thankworthy way or manner
  • thenceforward — from that time or place onward.
  • throw a punch — try to hit sb
  • to break wind — If someone breaks wind, they release gas from their intestines through their anus.
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