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18-letter words containing t, o, w, i, s

  • revolutionary wars — American Revolution.
  • rhode island white — one of a dual-purpose American breed of chickens having white feathers and a rose comb.
  • right-to-work laws — a state law making it illegal to refuse employment to a person for the sole reason that he or she is not a union member.
  • rub shoulders with — to mix with socially or associate with
  • schleswig-holstein — two contiguous duchies of Denmark that were a center of international tension in the 19th century: Prussia annexed Schleswig 1864 and Holstein 1866.
  • short story writer — author of short fiction
  • short-tailed shrew — a grayish-black shrew, Blarina brevicauda, common in eastern North America, that has a tail less than half the length of the body.
  • silvery spleenwort — a fern, Diplazium pycnocarpon, of eastern North America, having fronds from 20 to 30 inches (50.8 to 76.2 cm) long on yellowish-green stalks.
  • slow-motion replay — a showing again in slow motion of a sequence of action, esp of part of a sporting contest immediately after it happens
  • solomon rabinowitzSolomon, Aleichem, Sholom.
  • song without words — a song which only consists of a tune or melody and does not have any lyrics
  • spike-tooth harrow — a harrow equipped with straight teeth on horizontal bars, usually employed to smooth and level plowed soil or seedbeds for planting or sowing.
  • tale of two cities — a historical novel (1859) by Dickens.
  • territorial waters — law: nation's boundaries
  • the bird has flown — the person in question has fled or escaped
  • throw oneself into — 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.
  • to bear witness to — If a person or thing bears witness to something, they show or say that it exists or happened.
  • to get wind of sth — If you get wind of something, you hear about it, especially when someone else did not want you to know about it.
  • to twist the knife — If you twist the knife or if you turn the knife in someone's wound, you do or say something to make an unpleasant situation they are in even more unpleasant.
  • treaty of rijswijk — a treaty signed at Rijswijk in the Netherlands in 1697, ending the War of the Grand Alliance
  • ultrasonic welding — the use of high-energy vibration of ultrasonic frequency to produce a weld between two components which are held in close contact
  • wardrobe assistant — a person who assists the wardrobe mistress in a theatre
  • warehouse capacity — the amount of storage space in a warehouse
  • warrant of fitness — a six-monthly certificate required for motor vehicles certifying mechanical soundness
  • waste minimization — a policy of generating as little waste as possible
  • watson-crick model — a widely accepted model for the three-dimensional structure of DNA, featuring a double-helix configuration for the molecule's two hydrogen-bonded complementary polynucleotide strands.
  • wesleyan methodist — a member of any of the churches founded on the evangelical principles of John Wesley.
  • western alienation — a feeling of resentment by some inhabitants of western Canada against perceived favouritism by the national government towards the eastern provinces
  • western isles pony — a breed of large pony, typically grey, with a dense waterproof coat. The only surviving variety is the Eriskay pony
  • westinghouse brake — a railroad air brake operated by compressed air.
  • white iron pyrites — marcasite
  • white-footed mouse — any of several North American woodland mice of the genus Peromyscus, especially P. leucopus, having white feet and undersides.
  • white-spotted hyla — a type of tree frog (H. leucophyllata) of tropical America
  • wireless telephone — Now Rare. radiotelephony.
  • wireless telephony — Now Rare. radiotelephony.
  • with flying colorswith 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
  • woe betide someone — misfortune will befall someone
  • women at point sur — a narrative poem (1927) by Robinson Jeffers.
  • women's liberation — a movement to combat sexual discrimination and to gain full legal, economic, vocational, educational, and social rights and opportunities for women, equal to those of men.
  • wood-burning stove — cooker: fueled by wood
  • 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).
  • wrangell mountains — a mountain range in SE Alaska, extending into the Yukon, Canada. Highest peak: Mount Blackburn, 5037 m (16 523 ft)
  • writ of assistance — a writ issued by a superior colonial court authorizing officers of the British crown to summon aid and enter and search any premises.
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