17-letter words containing t, o, w

newfoundland time — a form of civil time observed on the island of Newfoundland, one and one-half hours later than Eastern time and a half hour later than Atlantic time.
ninety-day wonder — an officer commissioned in a branch of the armed forces after an unusually short training period, especially after a three-months officers' training course during World War II.
north-wall hammer — a type of ice axe that has a hammer as part of its head
northcountrywoman — a female native or inhabitant of the North of England
northern bobwhite — any of several American quail of the genus Colinus, especially C. virginianus (northern bobwhite) having mottled reddish-brown, black, and white plumage.
northwest by west — a point on the compass, 11°15′ west of northwest. Abbreviation: NWbW.
northwest passage — a ship route along the Arctic coast of Canada and Alaska, joining the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
norwegian current — an ocean current formed from the terminus of the North Atlantic Current, flowing N along the Norwegian coast into the Barents Sea.
not worth a whoop — worthless
number three wood — spoon (def 5).
observation tower — lookout, observation point
of its own accord — If something happens of its own accord, it seems to happen by itself, without anyone making it happen.
off one's own bat — If someone does something off their own bat, they do it without anyone else suggesting it.
on one's own time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
on the wrong foot — in an inauspicious manner
on the wrong tack — a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
one-time password — (security) (OTP) A security system that requires a new password every time a user authenticates themselves, thus protecting against an intruder replaying an intercepted password. OTP generates passwords using either the MD4 or MD5 hashing algorithms. The equivalent term "S/Key", developed by Bellcore, is a trademark of Telcordia Technologies, so the name OTP is used increasingly. See RFC 1760 - "The S/KEY One-Time Password System" and RFC 1938 - "A One-Time Password System".
out at the elbows — the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm.
out of harm's way — If someone or something is out of harm's way, they are in a safe place away from danger or from the possibility of being damaged.
out of the window — dispensed with; disregarded
out of this world — the earth or globe, considered as a planet.
pacific northwest — the region of North America lying north of the Columbia River and west of the Rockies
pebbleweave cloth — an irregularly textured material made from twisted yarn
play along (with) — to join in or cooperate (with)
play with oneself — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
pointer swizzling — swizzle
powder metallurgy — the art or science of manufacturing useful articles by compacting metal and other powders in a die, followed by sintering.
power of attorney — a written document given by one person or party to another authorizing the latter to act for the former.
power supply unit — (hardware) (PSU) An electronic module that converts high voltage (110 or 240 VAC) alternating current mains electricity into smoothed direct current at the various differnt voltages required by the motherboard; internal peripheral devices, cheifly storage devices: hard disks, CD or DVD, floppy disks and external connections such as USB. A PSU needs a high enough power output rating to supply all the devices connected to it and should output as little as possible electrical noise, both on the output wires and as electromagnetic radiation. See also uninterruptable power supply.
private ownership — the fact of being owned by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
pull one's weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
put in a word for — to make favourable mention of (someone); recommend
put the screws on — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
quick on the draw — having fast reflexes
radioactive waste — the radioactive by-products from the operation of a nuclear reactor or from the reprocessing of depleted nuclear fuel.
rainbow coalition — a political grouping together by several minority parties
read-write memory — a type of computer memory that you can write to as well as read from
register of wills — (in some states of the U.S.) the official charged with the probate of wills or with the keeping of the records of the probate court.
revolutionary war — American Revolution.
right-to-work law — 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.
roll with a punch — to move in the same direction as a punch thrown at one so as to lessen its force
roof of the world — Tibet, Plateau of.
rub the wrong way — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
run short/run low — If you are running short of something or running low on something, you do not have much of it left. If a supply of something is running short or running low, there is not much of it left.
saint john's wort — any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Hypericum, having yellow flowers and transparently dotted leaves.
sanitation worker — a person employed to collect, haul away, and dispose of garbage.
sawatch mountains — range of the Rocky Mountains, in central Colo.: highest peak, Elbert
sawed-off shotgun — rifle with a short barrel
scattered showers — showers that are scattered across an area, or that occur at intervals throughout the day
settlement worker — a person who works with underprivileged people in a settlement house.

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