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19-letter words containing t, w, i, e, r, a

  • northwest ordinance — the act of Congress in 1787 providing for the government of the Northwest Territory and setting forth the steps by which its subdivisions might become states.
  • 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.
  • perfoliate bellwort — a slender plant, Uvularia perfoliata, of the lily family, of eastern North America, having pale yellow, bell-shaped flowers.
  • pileated woodpecker — a large, black-and-white American woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus, having a prominent red crest.
  • 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.
  • public-interest law — a branch of law that often utilizes class-action suits to protect the interest of a large group or of the public at large, as in matters relating to racial discrimination, air pollution, etc.
  • reef whitetip shark — whitetip shark (def 1).
  • sandwich generation — the generation of people still raising their children while having to care for their aging parents.
  • spanish west africa — a former overseas territory of Spain in NW Africa: divided in 1958 into the overseas provinces of Ifni and Spanish Sahara
  • spider-hunting wasp — any solitary wasp of the superfamily Pompiloidea, having a slender elongated body: the fast-running female hunts spiders as a food store for her larvae
  • stick in one's craw — the crop of a bird or insect.
  • straightforwardness — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
  • strawberry geranium — a plant, Saxifraga stolonifera (or S. sarmentosa), of the saxifrage family, native to eastern Asia, that has rounded, variegated leaves and numerous threadlike stolons and is frequently cultivated as a houseplant.
  • sweetheart neckline — a neckline on a woman's garment, as a dress, with a high back and a low-cut front with two curved edges resembling the conventionalized shape of a heart.
  • take it to the wire — to compete to the bitter end to win a competition or title
  • take my word for it — If you say to someone 'take my word for it', you mean that they should believe you because you are telling the truth.
  • taming of the shrew — a comedy (1594?) by Shakespeare.
  • the great awakening — a movement of religious revival in the American Colonies from c. 1720 to the time of the Revolution
  • 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 pickwick papers — a novel written by the English novelist Charles Dickens(1812--70)
  • the wolverine state — a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes area of the north central US
  • throw in one's hand — (in cards) to concede defeat by putting one's cards down
  • tidal power station — a power station where the energy of flowing water is converted into electricity
  • traveling-wave tube — an electron tube used in microwave communications systems, having an electron beam directed coaxially through a wire helix to produce amplification.
  • twist someone's arm — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
  • wandering albatross — a large albatross, Diomedea exulans, of southern waters, having the plumage mostly white with dark markings on the upper parts.
  • wassermann antibody — reagin (def 1).
  • wassermann reaction — a diagnostic test for syphilis using the fixation of a complement by the serum of a syphilitic individual.
  • watch night service — a service held on the night of December 24, or of December 31
  • waterglass painting — stereochromy.
  • websters-dictionary — Informal. a dictionary of the English language, especially American English, such as Dictionary.com.
  • 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)
  • wet behind the ears — moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid: wet hands.
  • whistle in the dark — to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
  • white-collar worker — office employee, clerical worker
  • white-water rafting — White-water rafting is the activity of riding on a raft over rough, dangerous parts of a fast-flowing river.
  • whorfian hypothesis — Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
  • wild bleeding-heart — a plant, Dicentra eximia, of the fumitory family, native to the eastern coast of the U.S., having elongated clusters of drooping, heart-shaped rose-colored or pink flowers.
  • wire-haired terrier — a breed of terrier having a rough wiry coat
  • wireless telegraphy — Now Rare. radiotelegraphy.
  • withdrawal syndrome — a spectrum of physical and behavioral symptoms following cessation from the continuous use of an addictive drug, the character and severity of the symptoms depending upon the particular drug and the daily dose.
  • within rocket range — able to be reached by rockets
  • without further ado — If you do something without further ado or without more ado, you do it at once and do not discuss or delay it any longer.
  • woman in the street — the average woman: a new magazine for the woman in the street.
  • world heritage site — a natural or manmade area or structure which is recognized as being of international importance and therefore deserving special protection
  • writing on the wall — writing done with a pen or pencil in the hand; script.
  • yellowtail flounder — a righteyed flounder, Limanda ferruginea, inhabiting waters along the Atlantic coast of North America, having a yellowish tail fin and rusty-red spots on the body: once commercially important, now greatly reduced in number.
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