14-letter words containing t, o, w

sweet and sour — Sweet and sour is used to describe Chinese food that contains both a sweet flavour and something sharp or sour such as lemon or vinegar.
sweet marjoram — any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Origanum, of the mint family, especially O. majorana (sweet marjoram) having leaves used as seasoning in cooking.
sweet nothings — terms of endearment
sweet woodruff — any of several plants belonging to the genus Asperula or Galium, of the madder family, as G. odoratum (sweet woodruff) a fragrant plant with small white flowers.
sweet wormwood — a widely distributed plant, Artemisia annua, having scented leaves and loose, nodding clusters of yellow flowers.
sweet-and-sour — cooked with sugar and vinegar or lemon juice and often other seasonings.
swinging voter — a person who does not vote consistently for any single political party
take away from — detract
take one's way — to go on a journey; travel
tasmanian wolf — thylacine.
telephone wire — a wire that transmits telegraph and telephone signals
tenpin bowling — Tenpin bowling is a game in which you roll a heavy ball down a narrow track toward a group of wooden objects and try to knock down as many of them as possible.
the chosen few — a small group who are treated better than other people
the five towns — the name given in his fiction by Arnold Bennett to the Potteries towns (actually six in number) of Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton, Stoke-upon-Trent, and Tunstall, now part of the city of Stoke-on-Trent
the free world — the non-Communist countries collectively, esp those that are actively anti-Communist
the lower paid — people who do not earn a lot of money
the phoney war — a period of apparent calm and inactivity, esp the period at the beginning of World War II
the real world — if you talk about the real world, you are referring to the world and life in general, in contrast to a particular person's own life, experience, and ideas, which may seem untypical and unrealistic
the snow queen — a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, published in 1845; a young boy, Kay, falls under a troll's spell and his heart is turned to ice. He is carried off by the Snow Queen, who holds him captive until he is rescued by his devoted friend, Gerda
the top twenty — the twenty best-selling pop music recordings at any particular time
the unknowable — the ultimate reality that underlies all phenomena but cannot be known
the wool trade — the business of buying and selling wool, formerly very important in Britain, Australia etc
the world over — If you say that something happens or exists the world over, you mean that it happens or exists in every part of the world.
the worm turns — If you say that the worm turns, you mean that someone who usually obeys another person or accepts their bad behaviour unexpectedly starts resisting that person or expresses their anger.
theater of war — the entire area in which ground, sea, and air forces may become directly employed in war operations, including the theater of operations and the zone of interior.
theatre of war — the area of air, sea and land that is directly involved in war
there's no way — If you say there's no way that something will happen, you are emphasizing that you think it will definitely not happen.
thought shower — brainstorm
throw a wobbly — to become suddenly very agitated or angry
throw a wrench — If someone throws a wrench or throws a monkey wrench into a process, they prevent something happening smoothly by deliberately causing a problem.
throw light on — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
throw together — 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.
throwing stick — a short, straight or curved stick, flat or cylindrical in form, often having a hand grip, and used generally in preliterate societies as a hunting weapon to throw at birds and small game.
to blow a kiss — If you blow someone a kiss or blow a kiss, you touch the palm of your hand lightly with your lips, and then blow across your hand towards the person, in order to show them your affection.
to draw breath — If you do not have time to draw breath, you do not have time to have a break from what you are doing.
to follow suit — If people follow suit, they do the same thing that someone else has just done.
to get to work — If you get to work, go to work, or set to work on a job, task, or problem, you start doing it or dealing with it.
to know better — If someone knows better than to do something, they are old enough or experienced enough to know it is the wrong thing to do.
to overflowing — If a place or container is filled to overflowing, it is so full of people or things that no more can fit in.
to sweat blood — If you say that someone sweats blood trying to do something, you are emphasizing that they try very hard to do it.
to think twice — If you think twice about doing something, you consider it again and decide not to do it, or decide to do it differently.
to wax lyrical — If you say that someone, for example, waxes lyrical or waxes indignant about a subject, you mean that they talk about it in an enthusiastic or indignant way.
to win the day — If a particular person, group, or thing wins the day, they win a battle, struggle, or competition. If they lose the day, they are defeated.
to windward of — advantageously situated with respect to
tongue twister — a word or sequence of words difficult to pronounce, especially rapidly, because of alliteration or a slight variation of consonant sounds, as “She sells seashells by the seashore.”.
tongue-twister — A tongue-twister is a sentence or expression which is very difficult to say properly, especially when you try to say it quickly. An example of a tongue-twister is 'Red leather, yellow leather'.
top-down model — (programming) A method for estimating the overall cost and effort of the proposed software project from global properties of the project. The total cost and schedule is partitioned into components for planning purposes.
tower of babel — an ancient city in the land of Shinar in which the building of a tower (Tower of Babel) intended to reach heaven was begun and the confusion of the language of the people took place. Gen. 11:4–9.
transom window — a window divided by a transom.
tripolitan war — a war (1801–05) that Tripoli declared on the United States because of American refusal to pay tribute for the safe passage of shipping in Barbary Coastal waters.

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