19-letter words containing t, w, e, o, h
- on top of the world — the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit. Synonyms: zenith, acme, peak, pinnacle, vertex. Antonyms: bottom, base, foot, lowest point.
- one way and another — on balance
- one's money's worth — full value for the money one has paid for something
- out at (the) elbows — shabby; poverty-stricken
- parting of the ways — When there is a parting of the ways, two or more people or groups of people stop working together or travelling together.
- play footsie (with) — to touch feet or rub knees (with) in a caressing way, as under the table
- programmer's switch — (hardware) A button on the front of some Apple Macintosh computers which, when pressed, causes a command line prompt to appear. This gives access to the built-in mini-debugger, which has commands to dump memory, return to the application that was broken out, and others. A more sophisticated debugger must be installed in order to inspect breakpoints, etc.
- sandwich generation — the generation of people still raising their children while having to care for their aging parents.
- sell down the river — a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels.
- smooth the path/way — If you smooth the path or smooth the way towards something, you make it easier or more likely to happen.
- so what else is new — not surprised
- son-of-a-bitch stew — (in the Old West) a stew often prepared by chuck-wagon cooks for working cowboys, containing tripe and often also the heart, liver, brains, kidney, etc., of a slaughtered steer.
- straightforwardness — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
- sweetheart contract — a contract made through collusion between management and labor representatives containing terms beneficial to management and detrimental to union workers.
- take it to the wire — to compete to the bitter end to win a competition or title
- taming of the shrew — a comedy (1594?) by Shakespeare.
- teaching fellowship — a fellowship providing a student in a graduate school with free tuition and expenses and stipulating that the student assume some teaching duties in return.
- the eye of the wind — the direction from which the wind is blowing
- the grapes of wrath — a novel (1939) by John Steinbeck.
- the hampshire downs — a range of low chalk hills that crosses Hampshire in S England
- the mathworks, inc. — (company) The company marketing MATLAB. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Address: 3 Apple Hill Drive, Natick, Massachusetts 01760-2098 USA. Telephone: +1 (508) 647-7000. Fax: +1 (508) 647-7101.
- the whole enchilada — all of it; everything; the entirety of something
- the wolverine state — a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes area of the north central US
- the world of cryton — (TWOC) A BBS for the Acorn Archimedes. Telephone: +44 (1749) 670 030 (24hrs, most speeds).
- there is no knowing — one cannot tell
- throw cold water on — having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: cold water; a cold day.
- throw in one's hand — (in cards) to concede defeat by putting one's cards down
- throw in the sponge — any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.
- throw oneself at sb — If someone throws themselves at you, they make it very obvious that they want to begin a relationship with you, by behaving as though they are sexually attracted to you.
- throw sth overboard — If you throw something overboard, for example an idea or suggestion, you reject it completely.
- throw to the wolves — 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 be a showstopper — to be very impressive; to be sensational
- to be going on with — If you say that something is enough to be going on with, you mean that it is enough for your needs at the moment, although you will need something better at some time in the future.
- to be headline news — to attract a lot of attention from newspapers
- to be reckoned with — of considerable importance or influence
- to blow the whistle — If you blow the whistle on someone, or on something secret or illegal, you tell another person, especially a person in authority, what is happening.
- to have it off/away — To have it off with someone or have it away with someone means to have sex with them.
- to lay down the law — If you say that someone lays down the law, you are critical of them because they give other people orders and they think that they are always right.
- to plumb new depths — If you say that something plumbs new depths, you mean that it is worse than all the things of its kind that have existed before, even though some of them have been very bad.
- to pull your weight — If you pull your weight, you work as hard as everyone else who is involved in the same task or activity.
- to wet your whistle — To wet your whistle means to have a drink.
- toot one's own horn — one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- trickle-down theory — an economic theory that monetary benefits directed especially by the government to big business will in turn pass down to and profit smaller businesses and the general public.
- under the shadow of — in danger of; apparently fated for
- wage-push inflation — an inflationary trend caused by wage increases that in turn cause rises in production costs and prices.
- waste heat recovery — the use of heat that is produced in a thermodynamic cycle, as in a furnace, combustion engine, etc, in another process, such as heating feedwater or air
- wearable technology — a small computer or advanced electronic device that is worn or carried on the body: the trendiest wearable technologies.
- welsh mountain pony — a small sturdy but graceful breed of pony used mostly for riding, originally from Wales
- wesleyan methodists — a branch of the Methodist Church in its original form
- west dunbartonshire — a council area of W central Scotland, on Loch Lomond and the Clyde estuary: corresponds to part of the historical county of Dunbartonshire; part of Strathclyde Region from 1975 to 1996: engineering industries. Administrative centre: Dumbarton. Pop: 92 320 (2003 est). Area: 162 sq km (63 sq miles)