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

hand screw clamp — a screw that can be tightened by the fingers, without the aid of a tool.
hard-packed snow — snow which becomes very firmly packed as it becomes refrozen due to cold weather conditions rather than melting
hawaiian gardens — a town in SW California.
hawksbill turtle — a sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, the shell of which is the source of tortoise shell: an endangered species.
high wire artist — a performer of a high-wire act
hookworm disease — any of certain bloodsucking nematode worms, as Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, parasitic in the intestine of humans and other animals.
how's that for…? — is this satisfactory as regards…?
if it wasn't for — If you talk about what would happen if it wasn't for someone or something, you mean that they are the only thing that is preventing it from happening.
immigration laws — regulations on incoming foreigners
in a brown study — in a reverie or daydream
in so many words — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
in the worst way — bad or ill in the highest, greatest, or most extreme degree: the worst person.
indian wrestling — arm wrestling
industrial waste — waste materials left over from a manufacturing process in industrial buildings such as factories and mines
jailhouse lawyer — a prisoner who has taught himself or herself law while serving time, is knowledgeable about technical legal matters, and gives legal advice, especially to fellow prisoners.
keep under wraps — not reveal
keynote software — A company which offers software-based business contact directories for people who develop, manufacture, market, or distribute software or multimedia products. E-mail: <[email protected]> (Subject: SEND INDEX).
kirchhoff's laws — the law that the algebraic sum of the currents flowing toward any point in an electric network is zero.
law of parsimony — a principle according to which an explanation of a thing or event is made with the fewest possible assumptions.
lawson criterion — (in a hypothetical nuclear fusion reactor) the requirement that in order for the energy produced by fusion to exceed the energy expended in causing the fusion, the product of the density of the fuel and the time during which it is confined at that density (Lawson product) must be greater than a certain number that depends on the kind of fuel used.
lesser spearwort — a Eurasian ranunculaceous plant, R. flammula, of the genus Ranunculus, which grows in wet places and has long narrow leaves and yellow flowers
lewis and harris — the northernmost island of the Hebrides, in NW Scotland. 825 sq. mi. (2135 sq. km).
lord howe island — an island in the S Pacific, E of Australia: a dependency of New South Wales. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
lost-wax process — a process of investment casting in which a refractory mold is built up around a pattern of wax and then baked so as to melt and drain off the wax.
low-carbon steel — steel containing between 0.04 and 0.25 per cent carbon
man of few words — man who speaks very little
matthew flinders — Matthew, 1774–1814, English navigator and explorer: surveyed coast of Australia.
matthew of paris — c1200–59, English chronicler.
measured daywork — a system of wage payment, usually determined by work-study techniques, whereby the wage of an employee is fixed on the understanding that a specific level of work performance will be maintained
minerva software — A company producing software for the Acorn Archimedes.
muddy the waters — If someone or something muddies the waters, they cause a situation or issue to seem less clear and less easy to understand.
narrowmindedness — Alternative spelling of narrow-mindedness.
network analysis — a mathematical method of analyzing complex problems, as in transportation or project scheduling, by representing the problem as a network of lines and nodes.
network database — (database) A kind of database management system in which each record type can have multiple owners, e.g. orders are owned by both customers and products. This contrasts with a hierarchical database (one owner) or relational database (no explicit owner).
new frontiersman — an advocate or follower of the New Frontier, especially one in public service.
new orleans jazz — the jazz originating in New Orleans from about 1914; traditional jazz
new smyrna beach — a town in NE Florida.
new year's (day) — Jan. 1, the first day of a calendar year, usually celebrated as a legal holiday
newspaper office — an office where the editorial and production staff of a newspaper work
newspaper report — a report published in a newspaper
nine-days wonder — something that arouses great interest, but only for a short period
not worth a shit — useless, valueless, etc.
observation ward — a ward in a hospital where patients are monitored
on a world scale — in a way that involves the whole world
optical tweezers — a laser device used to study, manipulate, or trap a microscopic object, as a microorganism or cell, with nanometer precision.
pay-as-you-throw — denoting a system for waste collection in which households are charged according to the amount of refuse they leave
pearls of wisdom — good advice, wise words
place of worship — religious house: church, temple
poor boy sweater — a snug-fitting, pullover sweater with ribbing on both the body and sleeves, worn by girls and women.
poor white trash — white trash.

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