15-letter words containing r, w
- round whitefish — a whitefish, Prosopium cylindraceum, found in northern North America and Siberia, having silvery sides and a dark bronze back.
- rowland heights — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- royal worcester — Worcester china made after 1862
- rub elbows with — the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm.
- running bowline — a type of slipknot formed by running the standing line through the loop formed in a regular bowline
- saltwater taffy — a taffy sometimes made with seawater but more generally made with salted fresh water.
- sam browne belt — a sword belt having a supporting strap over the right shoulder, formerly worn by officers in the U.S. Army, now sometimes worn as part of the uniform by police officers, guards, and army officers in other nations.
- sandwich course — A sandwich course is an educational course in which you have periods of study between periods of being at work.
- satin bowerbird — the largest Australian bowerbird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, the male of which has lustrous blue plumage
- say a few words — to give a brief speech
- sb of few words — A person of few words says very little, especially about their opinions or feelings.
- screw propeller — a rotary propelling device, as for a ship or airplane, consisting of a number of blades that radiate from a central hub and are so inclined to the plane of rotation as to tend to drive a helical path through the substance in which they rotate.
- seaside sparrow — a species of sparrow, Ammospiza maritima, existing in two subspecies, one (Cape Sable seaside sparrow) having dark olive-drab plumage with a lighter breast and underbelly, and the other (dusky seaside sparrow) having bold black and white markings on the breast and underbelly: the dusky seaside sparrow is almost extinct.
- seasonal worker — a worker who is employed for a particular period of the year, such as harvest, or Christmas
- seidlitz powder — a laxative consisting of two powders, tartaric acid and a mixture of sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt (sodium potassium tartrate)
- self-worthiness — the sense of one's own value or worth as a person; self-esteem; self-respect.
- senior wrangler — (at Cambridge University) a candidate who has obtained first-class honours in Part II of the mathematics tripos and got the highest marks
- sergeant at law — a noncommissioned army officer of a rank above that of corporal.
- serjeant at law — (formerly in England) a barrister of a special rank, to which he was raised by a writ under the Great Seal
- shadow minister — a member of the main opposition party in Parliament who would hold ministerial office if their party were in power
- share ownership — the owning of shares in a company
- sherwood forest — an ancient royal forest in central England, chiefly in Nottinghamshire: the traditional haunt of Robin Hood.
- shoot the works — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- short and sweet — having little length; not long.
- short-eared owl — a streaked, buffy brown, cosmopolitan owl, Asio flammeus, having very short tufts of feathers on each side of the head.
- shortwave radio — a radio that transmits or receives shortwaves.
- shoulder weapon — a firearm that is fired while being held in the hands with the butt of the weapon braced against the shoulder.
- shrink-wrapping — a flexible plastic wrapping designed to shrink about its contours to protect and seal something
- sidewalk artist — an artist who draws pictures on the sidewalk, especially with colored chalk, as a means of soliciting money from passers-by.
- sit-down strike — a strike during which workers occupy their place of employment and refuse to work or allow others to work until the strike is settled.
- sneezing powder — a powder used to make people sneeze as a practical joke
- software method — Software Methodology
- southeastwardly — toward the southeast
- southwestwardly — toward the southwest
- sparkling water — soda water (def 1).
- spawning ground — a place where fish deposit their eggs for fertilization
- spirit wrestler — a Doukhobor.
- spirits of wine — alcohol (def 1).
- spread the word — make others aware
- st.-john's-wort — any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Hypericum, having yellow flowers and transparently dotted leaves.
- stalactite work — (in Islamic architecture) intricate decorative corbeling in the form of brackets, squinches, and portions of pointed vaults.
- starfish flower — carrion flower (def 2).
- stationary wave — standing wave.
- stillson wrench — a large wrench having adjustable jaws that tighten as the pressure on the handle is increased
- stone the crows — an expression of surprise, dismay, etc
- straightforward — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
- strawberry bass — the black crappie. See under crappie.
- strawberry bush — an E North American shrub or small tree, Euonymus americanus, having pendulous capsules that split when ripe to reveal scarlet seeds: family Celastraceae
- strawberry dish — a shallow, circular fruit dish with a fluted or pierced border.
- strawberry mark — a small, reddish, slightly raised birthmark.