18-letter words containing t, i, h, w
- water on the brain — hydrocephalus.
- wesleyan methodist — a member of any of the churches founded on the evangelical principles of John Wesley.
- western hemisphere — the western part of the terrestrial globe, including North and South America, their islands, and the surrounding waters.
- westinghouse brake — a railroad air brake operated by compressed air.
- which sth is which — If you cannot tell the difference between two things, you can say that you do not know which is which.
- white iron pyrites — marcasite
- white man's burden — the alleged duty of white colonizers to care for nonwhite indigenous subjects in their colonial possessions.
- white trumpet lily — a lily, Lilium longiflorum, of Japan, having fragrant, pure white, trumpet-shaped flowers nearly 7 inches (18 cm) in length.
- white-collar crime — any of various crimes, as embezzlement, fraud, or stealing office equipment, committed by business or professional people while working at their occupations.
- white-faced hornet — any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
- white-footed mouse — any of several North American woodland mice of the genus Peromyscus, especially P. leucopus, having white feet and undersides.
- white-fronted tern — a coastal bird of New Zealand and SE Australia, Sterna striata, with a long black bill, a white breast, and a forked tail
- white-spotted hyla — a type of tree frog (H. leucophyllata) of tropical America
- whitewater rafting — the sport of rafting down fast-flowing rivers, esp over rapids
- whittaker chambers — Robert, 1802–71, Scottish publisher and editor.
- widemouth blindcat — any of several catfishes, as Satan eurystomus (widemouth blindcat) of Texas, that inhabit underground streams and have undeveloped eyes and unpigmented skin.
- wireless telephone — Now Rare. radiotelephony.
- wireless telephony — Now Rare. radiotelephony.
- witch hazel family — the plant family Hamamelidaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having alternate, simple leaves, flowers in clusters or heads, and fruit in the form of a double-beaked woody capsule, and including the sweet gum, witch alder, and witch hazel.
- with flying colors — with flying colors, with an overwhelming victory, triumph, or success: He passed the test with flying colors.
- withdrawal symptom — effects of stopping a drug
- without hesitation — immediately, willingly
- without obligation — In advertisements, if a product or a service is available without obligation, you do not have to pay for that product or service until you have tried it and are satisfied with it.
- work out the kinks — If someone works out the kinks in a situation, they resolve the problems associated with it.
- working hypothesis — See under hypothesis (def 1).
- writ of attachment — a document by which a court orders the seizing of property in order to ensure satisfaction of a judgement