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

lake winnipegosis — a lake in S Canada, in W Manitoba. Area: 5400 sq km (2086 sq miles)
lee harvey oswald — Lee Harvey, 1939–63, designated by a presidential commission to be the lone assassin of John F. Kennedy.
lesser periwinkle — a Eurasian apocynaceous evergreen plant of the genus Vinca,; V. minor, having trailing stems and blue flowers
lesser yellowlegs — either of two American shorebirds having yellow legs, Tringa melanoleuca (greater yellowlegs) or T. flavipes (lesser yellowlegs)
lewis with harris — the northernmost island of the Hebrides, in NW Scotland. 825 sq. mi. (2135 sq. km).
lick one's wounds — an injury, usually involving division of tissue or rupture of the integument or mucous membrane, due to external violence or some mechanical agency rather than disease.
lowbush blueberry — a shrub, Vaccinium angustifolium, of eastern North America, having small, white flowers and blue-black fruit.
maxwell equations — equations developed by James Clerk Maxwell (1831–79) upon which classical electromagnetic theory is based
may/might as well — If you say that you might as well do something, or that you may as well do it, you mean that you will do it although you do not have a strong desire to do it and may even feel slightly unwilling to do it.
most well studied — marked by or suggestive of conscious effort; not spontaneous or natural; affected: studied simplicity.
mother spleenwort — a fern, Asplenium bulbiferum, of tropical Africa and Australasia, the fronds often bearing bulbils that sprout into new plants while still attached, grown as an ornamental.
move one's bowels — to pass waste matter from the large intestine; defecate
narrow-shouldered — having shoulders which do not extend very far from the neck; not broad-shouldered
nashville warbler — a North American wood warbler, Vermivora ruficapilla, having a gray head, an olive-green back, and yellow underparts.
new england aster — a tall composite plant, Aster novae-angliae, of the northeastern U.S., the flowers of which have lavender to deep-purple rays.
new english bible — an English translation (1970) of the Bible into contemporary idiom, directed by Anglican and other Protestant churches of Great Britain.
new lease on life — a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
new orleans style — a style of jazz developed in New Orleans early in the 20th century, influenced by blues, ragtime, marching band music, and minstrelsy and marked by polyphonic group improvisation.
new scotland yard — See under Scotland Yard (def 1).
newcastle disease — a rapidly spreading virus-induced disease of birds and domestic fowl, as chickens, marked by respiratory difficulty, reduced egg production and, in chicks, paralysis.
old wives' summer — a period of fine, summerlike weather occurring in Europe in autumn.
out at the elbows — the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm.
peloponnesian war — a war between Athens and Sparta, 431–404 b.c., that resulted in the transfer of hegemony in Greece from Athens to Sparta.
pincushion flower — scabious2 (def 1).
play with oneself — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
pointer swizzling — swizzle
power supply unit — (hardware) (PSU) An electronic module that converts high voltage (110 or 240 VAC) alternating current mains electricity into smoothed direct current at the various differnt voltages required by the motherboard; internal peripheral devices, cheifly storage devices: hard disks, CD or DVD, floppy disks and external connections such as USB. A PSU needs a high enough power output rating to supply all the devices connected to it and should output as little as possible electrical noise, both on the output wires and as electromagnetic radiation. See also uninterruptable power supply.
pull one's weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
quality newspaper — a more serious newspaper which gives detailed accounts of world events, as well as reports on business, culture, and society
register of wills — (in some states of the U.S.) the official charged with the probate of wills or with the keeping of the records of the probate court.
sb could do worse — If you tell someone that they could do worse than do a particular thing, you are advising them that it would be quite a good thing to do.
scentless mayweed — a similar and related plant, Matricaria maritima, with scentless leaves
schwedler's maple — a variety of the Norway maple, Acer platanoides schwedleri, producing red leaves that subsequently turn green.
second balkan war — Balkan War (def 2).
self-acknowledged — widely recognized; generally accepted: an acknowledged authority on Chinese art.
settlement worker — a person who works with underprivileged people in a settlement house.
sheepswool sponge — wool sponge.
sidesaddle flower — a pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea.
sidewall sampling — Sidewall sampling is the process of taking a sample from the wall of the borehole.
slap on the wrist — a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
slowly but surely — If you say that something is happening slowly but surely, you mean that it is happening gradually but it is definitely happening.
small waved umber — a brownish geometrid moth, Horisme vitalbata, that is cryptically marked to merge with tree bark
social networking — the development of social and professional contacts; the sharing of information and services among people with a common interest.
software platform — a major piece of software, as an operating system, an operating environment, or a database, under which various smaller application programs can be designed to run.
spin one's wheels — a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery.
squaw huckleberry — deerberry.
stonewall jackson — Andrew ("Old Hickory") 1767–1845, U.S. general: 7th president of the U.S. 1829–37.
strawberry blonde — woman: with reddish fair hair
swaddling clothes — cloth for wrapping around a baby
swash plate motor — a collar or face plate on a shaft that is inclined at an oblique angle to the axis of rotation and converts reciprocating motion to rotation

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