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14-letter words containing s, c, r, e, w

  • across the way — If something is across the way, it is nearby on the opposite side of a road or area.
  • american twist — a service in which the ball is spun so as to bounce high and to the left of the receiver.
  • andrew jacksonAndrew ("Old Hickory") 1767–1845, U.S. general: 7th president of the U.S. 1829–37.
  • be cursed with — to be afflicted with; suffer from
  • be struck with — to be attracted to or impressed by
  • big red switch — (jargon)   (BRS) IBM jargon for the power switch on a computer, especially the "Emergency Pull" switch on an IBM mainframe or the power switch on an IBM PC where it really is large and red. "This [email protected]%$% bitty box is hung again; time to hit the Big Red Switch." It is alleged that the emergency pull switch on an IBM 360/91 actually fired a non-conducting bolt into the main power feed; the BRSes on more recent mainframes physically drop a block into place so that they can't be pushed back in. People get fired for pulling them, especially inappropriately (see also molly-guard). Compare power cycle, three-finger salute, 120 reset; see also scram switch.
  • bow and scrape — to behave in an excessively deferential or obsequious way
  • bowling crease — a line marked at the wicket, over which a bowler must not advance fully before delivering the ball
  • braunschweiger — a smoked liver sausage, named after the city of Braunschweig
  • brewster chair — a chair of 17th-century New England having heavy turned uprights with vertical turned spindles filling in the back, the space beneath the arms, and the spaces between the legs.
  • brunswick stew — a stew originally made with squirrel and onions, and now usually with rabbit or chicken and corn, okra, onions, tomatoes, lima beans, etc.
  • c power supply — a battery or other source of power for supplying a constant voltage bias to a control electrode of a vacuum tube.
  • carpet sweeper — a pushable, long-handled implement for removing dirt, lint, etc., from rugs and carpets, consisting of a metal case enclosing one or more brushes that rotate.
  • carpet-sweeper — a household device with a revolving brush for sweeping carpets
  • case framework — A set of products and conventions that allow CASE tools to be integrated into a coherent environment.
  • cat's whiskers — Radio. a stiff wire forming one contact in a crystal detector and used for probing the crystal.
  • central powers — (before World War I) Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary after they were linked by the Triple Alliance in 1882
  • charles darwin — Charles (Robert) 1809–82, English naturalist and author.
  • charles wrightCharles, born 1935, U.S. poet.
  • charles's wain — Big Dipper
  • clerk of works — an employee who supervises building work in progress or the upkeep of existing buildings
  • cogswell chair — an armchair having a fixed, sloping back, open sides, and cabriole legs.
  • come off worst — to enjoy the least benefit from an issue or be defeated in it
  • coniston water — a lake in NW England, in Cumbria: scene of the establishment of world water speed records by Sir Malcolm Campbell (1939) and his son Donald Campbell (1959). Length: 8 km (5 miles)
  • counterweights — Plural form of counterweight.
  • cowper's gland — either of two small glands with ducts opening into the male urethra: during sexual excitement they secrete a mucous substance
  • crawfordsville — a city in W central Indiana.
  • crenshaw melon — a variety of melon resembling the casaba, having pinkish flesh.
  • cross software — Software developed on one kind of computer for use on another (usually because the other computer does not have itself adequate facilities for software development).
  • crown princess — A Crown Princess is a princess who is the wife of a Crown Prince, or will be queen of her country when the present king or queen dies.
  • cruiserweights — Plural form of cruiserweight.
  • custard powder — a powder containing cornflour, sugar, etc, for thickening milk to make a yellow sauce
  • descartes' law — Snell's law.
  • discus thrower — an athlete whose event is the discus
  • draw the crabs — to attract unwelcome attention
  • drawing chisel — an obliquely edged wood chisel for working across grain, as in forming the ends of tenons.
  • dwarf chestnut — the edible nut of the chinquapin tree
  • east greenwich — a town in central Rhode Island.
  • enclosure wall — a wall that encloses a piece of land
  • escrow account — account held on sb else's behalf
  • free cash flow — Free cash flow is revenue of a business that is available to spend.
  • french windows — a pair of casement windows extending to the floor and serving as portals, especially from a room to an outside porch or terrace.
  • glow discharge — the conduction of electricity in a low-pressure gas, producing a diffuse glow.
  • hero's welcome — a very enthusiastic reception from a group of people who show their admiration for something good that you have done
  • know the score — understand the situation
  • lawson cypress — Port Orford cedar.
  • master aircrew — a warrant rank in the Royal Air Force, equal to but before a warrant officer
  • mercury switch — an especially quiet switch that opens and closes an electric circuit by shifting a vial containing a pool of mercury so as to cover or uncover the contacts.
  • microbreweries — Plural form of microbrewery.
  • network closet — (networking)   The place where network hardware (other than cabling) is installed. The space should be used primarily for storage, be dry, and have electricity available. Since network equipment rarely needs attention once installed and tested, the network closet can have limited accessibility.

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