16-letter words containing t, h, r, o, w
- northwesternmost — Farthest northwest.
- not worth a damn — worthless
- not worth a shit — useless, valueless, etc.
- on the downgrade — waning in importance, popularity, health, etc
- one with another — on average
- otherworldliness — The quality of being otherworldly.
- part way through — mid-way; before the end
- pay-as-you-throw — denoting a system for waste collection in which households are charged according to the amount of refuse they leave
- poor white trash — white trash.
- put to the sword — to kill with a sword or swords
- redbank whiteoak — a city in S Tennessee.
- round the wrekin — the long way round
- secondary growth — an increase in the thickness of the shoots and roots of a vascular plant as a result of the formation of new cells in the cambium.
- shaft horsepower — the horsepower delivered to the driving shaft of an engine, as measured by a torsion meter. Abbreviation: shp, SHP.
- short sweetening — sugar.
- shorthand writer — a person trained to write in shorthand
- showbiz reporter — a journalist who writes about the entertainment industry
- showcase project — a project designed to attract attention and show off the abilities of the people involved in it
- somehow or other — in an undetermined way
- sooty shearwater — any of several long-winged seabirds, often used as food, especially Puffinus tenuirostris (short-tailed shearwater) of Australia and Puffinus griseus (sooty shearwater) which breeds in the Southern Hemisphere and winters in the Northern Hemisphere.
- the great powers — the states or nations of the world with the most economic, political and military strength
- the here and now — the present time
- the west country — the southwest of England, esp Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset
- the worried well — people who are healthy but are concerned about becoming ill and so take medication or see a medical practitioner when they don't need to
- the written word — writing rather than speaking
- the yellow press — (formerly) popular newspapers publishing sensational stories
- theatre workshop — a theatre company that is noted for the unconventional theatrical performances it puts on, especially with reference to a company based in the East End of London from 1953 to 1973 that was founded in 1945 by Joan Littlewood
- this-worldliness — concern or preoccupation with worldly things and values.
- throw for a loop — a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- throw oneself at — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- throw oneself on — to rely entirely upon
- tightrope walker — performer who walks on high wire
- to draw the line — If you draw the line at a particular activity, you refuse to do it, because you disapprove of it or because it is more extreme than what you normally do.
- to hold your own — If you hold your own, you are able to resist someone who is attacking or opposing you.
- tobacco hornworm — the larva of a hawk moth, Manduca sexta, having a hornlike structure at its posterior end and feeding on the leaves of tobacco and other plants of the nightshade family.
- twenty-four-hour — lasting for twenty-four hours
- twofold purchase — a purchase using a double standing block and a double running block so as to give a mechanical advantage of four or five, neglecting friction, depending on whether the hauling is on the standing block or the running block.
- walk a tightrope — be in a precarious position
- walrus moustache — a long thick moustache drooping at the ends
- washington thorn — a dense tree, Crataegus phaenopyrum, of the rose family, native to the eastern coast of the U.S., having triangular leaves, small clusters of white flowers, and clusters of bright red fruit.
- watson-wentworth — Charles, 2nd Marquis of Rockingham [rok-ing-uh m] /ˈrɒk ɪŋ əm/ (Show IPA), 1730–82, British statesman: prime minister 1765–66, 1782.
- way of the cross — stations of the cross.
- way of the world — a comedy of manners (1700) by William Congreve.
- weather advisory — advisory (def 5).
- weather forecast — meteorological prediction
- well-upholstered — (of a person) fat
- whatever sb does — You say whatever you do when giving advice or warning someone about something.
- wheel of fortune — wheel (def 9).
- white propaganda — propaganda that comes from the source it claims to come from
- white rhinoceros — an African rhinoceros, Diceros simus, having two horns on the nose