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14-letter words containing s, w, a, r

  • saffron powder — the dried stigmas of the saffron crushed into powder, used to flavour or colour food
  • saint lawrence — D(avid) H(erbert) 1885–1930, English novelist.
  • sandwich board — two connected posters or signboards that hang in front of and behind a person and usually bear some advertisement, notice, exhortation, or the like.
  • sanitary towel — sanitary napkin.
  • savi's warbler — a type of warbler; Locustella luscinioides.
  • sb will go far — If you say that someone will go far, you mean that they will be very successful in their career.
  • scenic railway — a railroad that carries its passengers on a brief tour of an amusement park, resort, etc.
  • search warrant — a court order authorizing the examination of a dwelling or other private premises by police officials, as for stolen goods.
  • secondary wall — the innermost part of a plant cell wall, deposited after the wall has ceased to increase in surface area.
  • secondary wave — a transverse earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the second conspicuous wave to reach a seismograph.
  • 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.
  • serrated wrack — the seaweed Fucus serratus
  • seward's folly — the purchase of Alaska in 1867, through the negotiations of Secretary of State W. H. Seward.
  • sewing pattern — a guide or diagram that you follow to make clothes or other things using a needle and thread
  • shower curtain — waterproof sheet around a shower
  • shredded wheat — a breakfast cereal made by shredding cooked, dried whole wheat and baking or toasting it in biscuit- or spoon-size pieces.
  • shrink-wrapped — A shrink-wrapped product is sold in a tight covering of thin plastic.
  • 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.
  • software house — a commercial organization that specializes in the production of computer software packages
  • somar software — (company)   The distributors of Somar DumpAcl and other utilities for Windows NT. Address: Washington, DC, USA.
  • southeastwards — Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast.
  • southwestwards — Also, southwestwards. toward the southwest.
  • spanner wrench — a spanner with a fixed opening that cannot be adjusted to different sizes
  • 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.
  • standing water — still water that has stagnated
  • stewart island — one of the islands of New Zealand, S of South Island. 670 sq. mi. (1735 sq. km).
  • stock watering — the creation of more new shares in a company than is justified by its assets
  • straight arrow — a person who manifests high-minded devotion to clean living and moral righteousness.
  • straw mattress — bed padding filled with straw
  • straw mushroom — a small brown mushroom, Volvariella volvacea, used in Asian cookery.
  • straw-coloured — If you describe something, especially hair, as straw-coloured, you mean that it is pale yellow.
  • street railway — a company that operates streetcars or buses.
  • strong forward — power forward
  • sturgeon's law — "Ninety percent of everything is crap". Derived from a quote by science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon, who once said, "Sure, 90% of science fiction is crud. That's because 90% of everything is crud." Oddly, when Sturgeon's Law is cited, the final word is almost invariably changed to "crap". Compare Ninety-Ninety Rule. Though this maxim originated in SF fandom, most hackers recognise it and are all too aware of its truth.
  • surajah dowlah — Siraj-ud-daula.
  • surface worker — a person who works on or near the ground surface
  • sweated labour — workers forced to work in poor conditions for low pay
  • sweet and sour — Sweet and sour is used to describe Chinese food that contains both a sweet flavour and something sharp or sour such as lemon or vinegar.
  • sweet marjoram — any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Origanum, of the mint family, especially O. majorana (sweet marjoram) having leaves used as seasoning in cooking.
  • sweet-and-sour — cooked with sugar and vinegar or lemon juice and often other seasonings.
  • ten years' war — a popular insurrection in Cuba (1868–78) against Spanish rule.
  • test the water — If you test the water or test the waters, you try to find out what reaction an action or idea will get before you do it or tell it to people.
  • the last straw — If an event is the last straw or the straw that broke the camel's back, it is the latest in a series of unpleasant or undesirable events, and makes you feel that you cannot tolerate a situation any longer.
  • there's no way — If you say there's no way that something will happen, you are emphasizing that you think it will definitely not happen.
  • transom window — a window divided by a transom.
  • trumpeter swan — a large, pure-white, wild swan, Cygnus buccinator, of North America, having a sonorous cry: once near extinction, the species is now recovering.
  • two-horse race — a competition, election, etc, in which there are only two teams or candidates with a chance of winning
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