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16-letter words containing s, w, u, n

  • australian crawl — a stroke in which the feet are kicked like paddles while the arms reach forward and pull back through the water
  • baron tweedsmuir — the title of Scottish novelist John Buchan
  • bonded warehouse — a warehouse in which dutiable goods are deposited until duty is paid or the goods are cleared for export
  • bowman's capsule — a membranous, double-walled capsule surrounding a glomerulus of a nephron.
  • brown house moth — a species of micro moth, Hofmannophila pseudospretella, which, although it usually inhabits birds' nests, sometimes enters houses where its larvae can be very destructive of stored fabrics and foodstuffs
  • brown-eyed susan — a composite plant, Rudbeckia triloba, of the southeastern U.S., having a single flower with yellow rays darkening to an orange orbrown at the base and a brownish-black disk.
  • bundled software — software sold as part of a package with computers or other hardware or software
  • consumption weed — groundsel tree.
  • continuous waves — radio waves generated as a continuous train of oscillations having a constant frequency and amplitude
  • counselor-at-law — a lawyer, esp one who conducts cases in court; attorney
  • counterclockwise — If something is moving counterclockwise, it is moving in the opposite direction to the direction in which the hands of a clock move.
  • crowd one's luck — to take unnecessary risks in an already favorable situation
  • crown prosecutor — In Britain, a crown prosecutor is a lawyer who works for the state and who prosecutes people who are accused of crimes.
  • curlew sandpiper — a common Eurasian sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea, having a brick-red breeding plumage and a greyish winter plumage
  • cut down to size — to reduce the prestige or importance of
  • data warehousing — the use of large amounts of data taken from multiple sources to create reports and for data analysis
  • do business with — trade or deal with
  • giant's causeway — a large body of basalt, unusual in displaying perfect columnar jointing, exposed on a promontory on the northern coast of Northern Ireland.
  • growth substance — any substance, produced naturally by a plant or manufactured commercially, that, in very low concentrations, affects plant growth; a plant hormone
  • gun control laws — the laws that restrict the possession and use of guns
  • guy fawkes night — In Britain, Guy Fawkes Night is the evening of 5th November, when many people have parties with bonfires and fireworks. It began as a way of remembering the attempt by Guy Fawkes to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605. Guy Fawkes Night is often referred to as 'Bonfire Night'.
  • hudsonian godwit — any of several large, widely distributed shorebirds of the genus Limosa, as the New World L. haemastica (Hudsonian godwit) having a long bill that curves upward slightly.
  • if you must know — You say 'if you must know' when you tell someone something that you did not want them to know and you want to suggest that you think they were wrong to ask you about it.
  • in a brown study — in a reverie or daydream
  • industrial waste — waste materials left over from a manufacturing process in industrial buildings such as factories and mines
  • inofficious will — a will inconsistent with the moral duty and natural affection of the testator, especially one denying the legitimate heirs the portions of the estate to which they are legally entitled.
  • keep under wraps — not reveal
  • know one's stuff — If you say that someone knows their stuff, you mean that they are good at doing something because they know a lot about it.
  • knuckle sandwich — a punch in the mouth with a clenched fist.
  • mount washington — a mountain in N New Hampshire, in the White Mountains: the highest peak in the northeast US; noted for extreme weather conditions. Height: 1917 m (6288 ft)
  • no-win situation — choice between negative outcomes
  • pressure welding — the welding together of two objects by holding them together under pressure.
  • public ownership — ownership by the state; nationalization
  • purchasing power — Also called buying power. the ability to purchase goods and services.
  • put someone wise — having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion.
  • queen anne's war — the war (1702–13) in which England and its American colonies opposed France and its Indian allies. It constituted the American phase of the War of the Spanish Succession.
  • sawn-off shotgun — A sawn-off shotgun is a shotgun on which the barrel has been cut short. Guns like this are often used by criminals because they can be easily hidden.
  • seward peninsula — a peninsula in W Alaska, on Bering Strait.
  • shakedown cruise — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
  • soft brown sugar — a type of moist sugar made by coating white sugar with dark molasses
  • spit-and-sawdust — (of a pub) shabby, dirty, and basic
  • subsistence wage — the lowest wage upon which a worker and his or her family can survive
  • sumo (wrestling) — a highly stylized Japanese form of wrestling engaged in by large, extremely heavy men
  • superb blue wren — a small Australian bird, Malurus cyaneus, the adult male of which has bright blue plumage
  • swamp buttonwood — the buttonbush.
  • swedish vallhund — a small sturdy dog of a Swedish breed with a long body and pricked pointed ears
  • swimming costume — A swimming costume is the same as a swimsuit.
  • swiss tournament — (in certain games and sports) a tournament system in which players are paired in each round according to the scores they then have, playing a new opponent each time. More players can take part than in an all-play-all tournament of the same duration
  • the west country — the southwest of England, esp Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset
  • turn upside down — invert

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