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14-letter words containing s, e, w, l

  • ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
  • parents-in-law — the father or mother of one's wife or husband.
  • pascal's wager — the argument put forth by Blaise Pascal that it is in one's best interest to believe in the existence of God, as it is a rational assumption and does no harm, and the possibility of eternal punishment in hell outweighs any advantage of believing otherwise.
  • peninsular war — the war (1808–14) fought in the Iberian Peninsula by British, Portuguese, and Spanish forces against the French, resulting in the defeat of the French: part of the Napoleonic Wars
  • persian walnut — English walnut.
  • phillips screw — a screw having a cruciform slot into which a screwdriver with a cruciform point (Phillips screwdriver (trademark)) fits
  • possible world — (in modal logic) a semantic device formalizing the notion of what the world might have been like. A statement is necessarily true if and only if it is true in every possible world
  • potter's wheel — a device with a rotating horizontal disk upon which clay is molded by a potter.
  • power politics — political action characterized by the exercise or pursuit of power as a means of coercion.
  • power struggle — fight to take control
  • propeller wash — the backwash from a propeller.
  • red sandalwood — the fragrant heartwood of any of certain Asian trees of the genus Santalum, used for ornamental carving and burned as incense.
  • residual power — power retained by a governmental authority after certain powers have been delegated to other authorities.
  • rewardableness — the quality or state of being rewardable
  • roger williams — Ben Ames [eymz] /eɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1889–1953, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
  • sackville-west — Dame Victoria Mary ("Vita") 1892–1962, English poet and novelist (wife of Harold Nicolson).
  • sadler's wells — a theatre in London. It was renovated in 1931 by Lilian Bayliss and became the home of the Sadler's Wells Opera Company and the Sadler's Wells Ballet (now the Royal Ballet)
  • saint lawrence — D(avid) H(erbert) 1885–1930, English novelist.
  • sandwich panel — a structural panel consisting of a core of one material enclosed between two sheets of a different material.
  • sanitary towel — sanitary napkin.
  • savi's warbler — a type of warbler; Locustella luscinioides.
  • scenic railway — a railroad that carries its passengers on a brief tour of an amusement park, resort, etc.
  • schoolies week — (in Australia) a week when large numbers of school leavers gather together for a holiday away from home after the end of their final exams
  • secondary wall — the innermost part of a plant cell wall, deposited after the wall has ceased to increase in surface area.
  • self-awareness — the state or condition of being aware; having knowledge; consciousness: The object of the information drive is to raise awareness of what spreads HIV/AIDS.
  • self-interview — a formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person: a job interview.
  • self-knowledge — knowledge or understanding of oneself, one's character, abilities, motives, etc.
  • self-ownership — the state or fact of being an owner.
  • seward's folly — the purchase of Alaska in 1867, through the negotiations of Secretary of State W. H. Seward.
  • shallow-minded — lacking intellectual or mental depth or subtlety; superficial
  • shower cubicle — a shower enclosure
  • showplace home — a historic house
  • shut in a well — To shut in a well is to close off a well so that it stops producing.
  • silent witness — a person who observes but makes no comment on or has no involvement in an action
  • silver wedding — a twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.
  • slatwall panel — A slatwall panel is a slatted surface which can be fixed to the wall from which shelves or hooks can be hung at varying heights to display merchandise.
  • sleepaway camp — a camp providing facilities for teenagers to sleep away from home
  • snow blindness — the usually temporary dimming of the sight caused by the glare of reflected sunlight on snow.
  • snowflake baby — a baby born following the transfer of a surplus embryo produced during the in-vitro fertilization of one woman to the womb of another woman who was not a cell donor
  • social network — a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts: Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
  • social welfare — social services provided by a government for its citizens.
  • south-westerly — A south-westerly point, area, or direction is to the south-west or towards the south-west.
  • sparkling wine — a wine that is naturally carbonated by a second fermentation.
  • speak well for — to say or indicate something favorable about
  • spectra yellow — a vivid yellow color.
  • spinning wheel — a device formerly used for spinning wool, flax, etc., into yarn or thread, consisting essentially of a single spindle driven by a large wheel operated by hand or foot.
  • steal the show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
  • steering wheel — a wheel used by a driver, pilot, or the like, to steer an automobile, ship, etc.
  • stewart island — one of the islands of New Zealand, S of South Island. 670 sq. mi. (1735 sq. km).
  • straw-coloured — If you describe something, especially hair, as straw-coloured, you mean that it is pale yellow.
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