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18-letter words containing t, w, e, n, r

  • software backplane — (programming, tool)   A CASE framework from Atherton.
  • sow dragon's teeth — to take some action that is intended to prevent strife or trouble but that actually brings it about
  • st. andrew's cross — a low evergreen shrub, Ascyrum hypericoides, native to temperate and subtropical America, having flowers in clusters of three: often cultivated.
  • st. lawrence river — a river in SE Canada, flowing NE from Lake Ontario, forming part of the boundary between New York and Ontario, and emptying into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 760 miles (1225 km) long.
  • swarm intelligence — the collective behaviour of a group of animals, esp social insects such as ants, bees, and termites, that are each following very basic rules
  • swartkrans ape-man — the fossil remains of the extinct hominid Australopithecus robustus, found at Swartkrans, Republic of South Africa: formerly classified in the genus Paranthropus.
  • sweet vernal grass — a Eurasian meadow grass, Anthoxanthum odoratum, found throughout North America, having clusters of brownish-green flowers.
  • sweptwing aircraft — an aircraft which has wings that are swept (usually) backwards
  • telford and wrekin — a unitary authority in W Central England, in Shropshire. Pop: 160 300 (2003 est). Area: 289 sq km (112 sq miles)
  • the bird has flown — the person in question has fled or escaped
  • the three wise men — the wise men from the east who came to do homage to the infant Jesus
  • think the world of — the earth or globe, considered as a planet.
  • throw in the towel — an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.
  • 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.
  • traditional weapon — a weapon having ceremonial tribal significance, such as an assegai or knobkerrie
  • treaty of waitangi — a treaty signed in 1840 by Māori chiefs and a representative of the British Government, providing the basis for the British annexation of New Zealand
  • true to one's word — If you are true to your word or as good as your word, you do what you say you will do.
  • two-minute warning — a time-out called by an official to notify both teams that two minutes remain in a half.
  • two-tier financing — a form of lending in which the debt is divided into two separate parts, as in a first and second mortgage held by an individual on a single property
  • ultralow frequency — an electromagnetic wave with a frequency between 300 and 3000 hertz. Abbreviation: ULF, ulf.
  • ultrasonic welding — the use of high-energy vibration of ultrasonic frequency to produce a weld between two components which are held in close contact
  • wage determination — the process of setting wage rates or establishing wage structures in particular situations
  • wandering minstrel — travelling performer
  • wardrobe assistant — a person who assists the wardrobe mistress in a theatre
  • warrant of fitness — a six-monthly certificate required for motor vehicles certifying mechanical soundness
  • water of hydration — the portion of a hydrate that is represented as, or can be expelled as, water: now usually regarded as being in true molecular combination with the other atoms of the compound, and not existing in the compound as water.
  • water on the brain — hydrocephalus.
  • water stick insect — a slender sticklike flightless water bug, Ranatra linearis, that is predatory on small creatures such as water fleas
  • 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.
  • weberian apparatus — (in certain fishes) a chain of small bones and ligaments connecting the inner ear with the air bladder.
  • welwyn garden city — a town in SE England, in Hertfordshire: established (1920) as a planned industrial and residential community. Pop: 43 512 (2001)
  • west-northwestward — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the west-northwest.
  • western alienation — a feeling of resentment by some inhabitants of western Canada against perceived favouritism by the national government towards the eastern provinces
  • western hemisphere — the western part of the terrestrial globe, including North and South America, their islands, and the surrounding waters.
  • western isles pony — a breed of large pony, typically grey, with a dense waterproof coat. The only surviving variety is the Eriskay pony
  • western meadowlark — any of several American songbirds of the genus Sturnella, of the family Icteridae, especially S. magna (eastern meadowlark) and S. neglecta (western meadowlark) having a brownish and black back and wings and a yellow breast, noted for their clear, tuneful song.
  • westinghouse brake — a railroad air brake operated by compressed air.
  • 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-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-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
  • whitewater rafting — the sport of rafting down fast-flowing rivers, esp over rapids
  • wildlife sanctuary — an area where wild animals and plants are protected
  • wind river systems — (company)   A company founded in 1981, now a world leader in embedded systems, providing real-time operating systems and development tools. Wind River's development tools enable customers to standardise designs across projects and quickly develop feature-rich products. Wind River Systems employs over 500 people worldwide (1998). Service and support is provided through its U.S. headquarters and overseas operations in the U.K., France, Germany, Scandinavia and Japan. Address: Alameda, California, USA.
  • winged everlasting — a bushy composite plant, Ammobium alatum, of Australia, having winged branches, javelin-shaped leaves, and white flowers.
  • wireless telephone — Now Rare. radiotelephony.
  • wireless telephony — Now Rare. radiotelephony.
  • woman of the world — a woman experienced and sophisticated in the ways and manners of the world, especially the world of society.
  • women at point sur — a narrative poem (1927) by Robinson Jeffers.
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