19-letter words containing r, w, d

geraldton waxflower — an evergreen shrub, Chamelaucium uncinatum, native to W Australia, cultivated for its pale pink flowers
germander speedwell — a speedwell, Veronica chamaedrys, having blue flowers.
goodwill ambassador — an ambassador who shows goodwill to another country, organization, etc, on behalf of his or her own country, organization, etc
grosse pointe woods — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
highways department — the department of a state, council, etc, responsible for the upkeep of roads and highways
hydroelectric power — electricity generated by water
indeterminate vowel — schwa.
indwelling catheter — a hollow tube left implanted in a body canal or organ, especially the bladder, to promote drainage.
junior middleweight — a boxer weighing up to 154 pounds (69.3 kg), between welterweight and middleweight.
knock-down-drag-out — marked by unrelenting violence: a knock-down-drag-out fight.
lay down one's arms — to stop fighting; surrender
lean over backwards — to make a special effort, esp in order to please
let one's hair down — any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
long-and-short work — an arrangement of rectangular quoins or jambstones set alternately vertically and horizontally.
mermaid's wineglass — a colony of green algae, Acetabularia crenulata, of warm seas, having a cup-shaped cap on a slender stalk.
mouse-ear chickweed — any of various similar and related plants of the genus Cerastium
national book award — any of several awards given annually, 1949–79, to an author whose book was judged the best in its category: administered by the Association of American Publishers. Abbreviation: NBA, N.B.A.
neighbourhood watch — a scheme under which members of a community agree together to take responsibility for keeping an eye on each other's property, as a way of preventing crime
nine--days---wonder — an event or thing that arouses considerable but short-lived interest or excitement.
nordrhein-westfalen — German name of North Rhine-Westphalia.
north new hyde park — a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
northwest ordinance — the act of Congress in 1787 providing for the government of the Northwest Territory and setting forth the steps by which its subdivisions might become states.
of one's own accord — to be in agreement or harmony; agree.
old world scops owl — any of a group of small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call, especially Otus scops (Old World scops owl) and O. sunia (Oriental scops owl)
on one's own ground — If you are on your own ground, you are in a place or situation in which you feel confident because you are very familiar with it.
on top of the world — the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit. Synonyms: zenith, acme, peak, pinnacle, vertex. Antonyms: bottom, base, foot, lowest point.
one way and another — on balance
pen-and-ink drawing — a drawing that is done using a pen rather than a pencil
philadelphia lawyer — a lawyer of outstanding ability at exploiting legal fine points and technicalities.
pileated woodpecker — a large, black-and-white American woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus, having a prominent red crest.
ralph waldo emerson — Ralph Waldo [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1803–82, U.S. essayist and poet.
red-shouldered hawk — a North American hawk, Buteo lineatus, having rufous shoulders.
sandwich generation — the generation of people still raising their children while having to care for their aging parents.
scale down (or up) — to reduce (or increase), often according to a fixed ratio or proportion
sell down the river — a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels.
sir wilfrid laurier — Sir Wilfrid [wil-frid;; French weel-freed] /ˈwɪl frɪd;; French wilˈfrid/ (Show IPA), 1841–1919, Canadian statesman: prime minister 1896–1911.
spider-hunting wasp — any solitary wasp of the superfamily Pompiloidea, having a slender elongated body: the fast-running female hunts spiders as a food store for her larvae
spotted wintergreen — an evergreen plant, Chimaphila maculata, of central North America, having leaves with mottled-white veins and white, fragrant flowers.
straight and narrow — the way of virtuous or proper conduct: After his release from prison, he resolved to follow the straight and narrow.
straightforwardness — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
swallow one's words — to retract a statement, argument, etc, often in humiliating circumstances
take my word for it — If you say to someone 'take my word for it', you mean that they should believe you because you are telling the truth.
the hampshire downs — a range of low chalk hills that crosses Hampshire in S England
the world of cryton — (TWOC) A BBS for the Acorn Archimedes. Telephone: +44 (1749) 670 030 (24hrs, most speeds).
third law of motion — any of three laws of classical mechanics, either the law that a body remains at rest or in motion with a constant velocity unless an external force acts on the body (first law of motion) the law that the sum of the forces acting on a body is equal to the product of the mass of the body and the acceleration produced by the forces, with motion in the direction of the resultant of the forces (second law of motion) or the law that for every force acting on a body, the body exerts a force having equal magnitude and the opposite direction along the same line of action as the original force (third law of motion or law of action and reaction)
throw cold water on — having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: cold water; a cold day.
throw in one's hand — (in cards) to concede defeat by putting one's cards down
throw sth overboard — If you throw something overboard, for example an idea or suggestion, you reject it completely.
tidal power station — a power station where the energy of flowing water is converted into electricity
to be reckoned with — of considerable importance or influence

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