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15-letter words containing s, w, o

  • dissolving view — an effect created by the projection of slides on a screen in such a way that each picture seems to dissolve into the succeeding one without an interval in between.
  • do oneself well — to achieve success for oneself
  • doomsday weapon — any weapon of extreme lethal or destructive power; superweapon
  • down's syndrome — a genetic disorder, associated with the presence of an extra chromosome 21, characterized by mild to severe mental impairment, weak muscle tone, shorter stature, and a flattened facial profile.
  • downheartedness — The characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.
  • downhill skiing — the sport of skiing down a slope, usually making turns and various maneuvers.
  • downward closed — closure
  • draw oneself up — to assume a straighter posture; stand or sit straight
  • dyer's woodruff — a European plant, Asperula tinctoria, of the madder family, having red or pinkish-white flowers and red roots.
  • east longmeadow — a city in SW Massachusetts.
  • eat one's 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.
  • english sparrow — a small Eurasian weaverbird, Passer domesticus, now established in North America and Australia. It has a brown streaked plumage with grey underparts
  • ewing's sarcoma — a form of malignant bone tumour most commonly found in children and young people
  • ex-servicewoman — a woman who has served in the army, navy, or air force
  • faithworthiness — the quality of being faithworthy
  • false miterwort — foamflower.
  • fashion-forward — relating to, anticipating, or reflecting the most up-to-date fashion trends
  • finno-russo war — the war (1939–40) between Finland and the Soviet Union.
  • first world war — World War I.
  • flow of spirits — natural happiness
  • flowerhorn fish — a brightly coloured cichlid fish with a large protuberance on the head
  • flowering shrub — any shrub that produces flowers
  • flowers of zinc — a white or yellowish-white, amorphous, odorless, water-insoluble powder, ZnO, used chiefly as a paint pigment, in cosmetics, dental cements, matches, white printing inks, and opaque glass, and in medicine in the treatment of skin conditions.
  • follow-up study — a second study made as a follow-up to an initial study
  • follow-up visit — a visit made as a follow-up to an initial visit
  • front-page news — a story printed on the first page of a newspaper
  • get wise to sth — If you get wise to something, you find out about it, especially when someone has been trying to keep it secret.
  • giant sunflower — a composite plant, Helianthus giganteus, of eastern North America, growing nearly 12 feet (4 meters) high and having very large yellow flower heads.
  • gibson, william — William Gibson
  • go on one's way — If you go on your way, you continue with your journey.
  • go with a swing — If you say that something is going with a swing, you mean that it is lively and exciting.
  • good-fellowship — a pleasant, convivial spirit; comradeship; geniality.
  • goody two shoes — a goody-goody.
  • goody two-shoes — goody-goody
  • goody-two-shoes — a goody-goody.
  • grapes of wrath — a novel (1939) by John Steinbeck.
  • growth industry — an industry that is experiencing rapid growth
  • have words with — to argue angrily with
  • hazardous waste — any industrial by-product, especially from the manufacture of chemicals, that is destructive to the environment or dangerous to the health of people or animals: Hazardous wastes often contaminate ground water.
  • heads will roll — If you say that heads will roll as a result of something bad that has happened, you mean that people will be punished for it, especially by losing their jobs.
  • horsepower-hour — a foot-pound-second unit of energy or work, equal to the work done by a mechanism with a power output of one horsepower over a period of one hour.
  • hostile witness — a witness who gives evidence against the party calling him
  • housewifization — The process by which the division of labor has relegated women into housewives.
  • how come/how so — You ask 'How come?' or 'How so?' when you are surprised by something and are asking why it happened or was said.
  • hump one's swag — (of a tramp) to carry one's belongings from place to place on one's back
  • hundred flowers — the 1957 political campaign in the People's Republic of China to encourage greater freedom of intellectual expression, initiated by Mao Zedong under the slogan “Let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of thought contend.”.
  • ignition switch — (on a vehicle) the part that sets the process of ignition in motion once the ignition key is turned; also a button used for the same purpose
  • irish wolfhound — one of an Irish breed of large, tall dogs having a rough, wiry coat ranging in color from white to brindle to black.
  • jewelers' rouge — the brownish-red oxide of iron produced by heating ferrous sulfate: used chiefly as a pigment in paints and theatrical rouge, and as a polishing agent.
  • john lewis list — a list used by clerks in the House of Commons to assess the amount that may reasonably be claimed for various items by Members of Parliament as living expenses
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