19-letter words containing s, a, d, o, w
- straightforwardness — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
- swallow one's words — to retract a statement, argument, etc, often in humiliating circumstances
- swallow-tailed coat — tail coat.
- swallow-tailed kite — an American kite, Elanoides forficatus, having black upper parts, white head and underparts, and a long, deeply forked tail.
- the hampshire downs — a range of low chalk hills that crosses Hampshire in S England
- thomas of woodstock — Duke of Gloucester, 1355–97, English prince (son of Edward III).
- 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 headline news — to attract a lot of attention from newspapers
- under the shadow of — in danger of; apparently fated for
- wandering albatross — a large albatross, Diomedea exulans, of southern waters, having the plumage mostly white with dark markings on the upper parts.
- wash one's hands of — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- wassermann antibody — reagin (def 1).
- waste disposal unit — an electrically operated fitment in the plughole of a kitchen sink that breaks up food refuse so that it goes down the waste pipe
- websters-dictionary — Informal. a dictionary of the English language, especially American English, such as Dictionary.com.
- wesleyan methodists — a branch of the Methodist Church in its original form
- west dunbartonshire — a council area of W central Scotland, on Loch Lomond and the Clyde estuary: corresponds to part of the historical county of Dunbartonshire; part of Strathclyde Region from 1975 to 1996: engineering industries. Administrative centre: Dumbarton. Pop: 92 320 (2003 est). Area: 162 sq km (63 sq miles)
- what possessed you? — If you ask what possessed someone to do something, you are emphasizing your great surprise that they have done something which you consider foolish or dangerous.
- withdrawal symptoms — When someone has withdrawal symptoms, they feel ill after they have stopped taking a drug which they were addicted to.
- withdrawal syndrome — a spectrum of physical and behavioral symptoms following cessation from the continuous use of an addictive drug, the character and severity of the symptoms depending upon the particular drug and the daily dose.
- work sb/os to death — If you say that someone works another person to death, you are emphasizing that they make them work very hard indeed, especially in a way that seems cruel or unfair.
- world heritage site — a natural or manmade area or structure which is recognized as being of international importance and therefore deserving special protection