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16-letter words containing t, o, h, r, 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
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