21-letter words containing t, w, i, e

spicebush swallowtail — a swallowtail butterfly, Papilio troilus, having a dark body with yellow spots on the forewings and greenish hind wings.
subsistence allowance — money given in advance to a new soldier, employee, etc., to buy food, clothing, and pay for other necessities while awaiting a first pay.
surface acoustic wave — an acoustic wave generated on the surface of a piezoelectric substrate: used as a filter in electronic circuits
sweet spirit of nitre — ethyl nitrite spirit.
swim against the tide — to resist prevailing opinion
take one's (own) life — to commit suicide
take sb at their word — If you take someone at their word, you believe what they say, when they did not really mean it or when they meant something slightly different.
the microsoft network — (networking) (MSN) Microsoft's ISP and online content service, launched in October 1996. Not to be confused with Microsoft Networking. MSN was originally based on custom software and protocols, however Microsoft saw the error of their ways and adopted Internet standards. MSN now provides standard WWW and email facilities, albeit with Microsoft's Internet Explorer web-browser and the Outlook Express email software. The service also provides "Community Services" including newsgroups, forums, and chat.
the middle of nowhere — remote place
the throwaway society — a society full of excessive consumption and waste of food, products, etc
the yellow brick road — the road to success or happiness (in the film the Wizard of Oz the yellow brick road leads to Oz)
thermal power station — a power station in which heat is converted into electricity
thin end of the wedge — anything unimportant in itself that implies the start of something much larger
threshold wage policy — a policy whereby wages are increased in accordance with inflation
throw one's hat at it — to give up all hope of getting or achieving something
to blow sth wide open — to expose something
to give the game away — If someone or something gives the game away, they reveal a secret or reveal their feelings, and this puts them at a disadvantage.
to lay down your life — If someone lays down their life for another person, they die so that the other person can live.
to let your hair down — If you let your hair down, you relax completely and enjoy yourself.
to put the wind up sb — If something or someone puts the wind up you, they frighten or worry you.
to rub shoulders with — If you rub shoulders with famous people, you meet them and talk to them. You can also say that you rub elbows with someone, especially in American English.
to sink without trace — If you say that someone or something sinks without trace or sinks without a trace, you mean that they stop existing or stop being successful very suddenly and completely.
to take the long view — If you take the long view, you consider what is likely to happen in the future over a long period, rather than thinking only about things that are going to happen soon.
to throw in the towel — If you throw in the towel, you stop trying to do something because you realize that you cannot succeed.
traffic control tower — an elevated structure for the visual observation and control of the air and ground traffic at an airport
twelve-tone technique — a modern system of tone relationships in which the 12 tones of an octave are not centered around any one tone, but are unified by a selected order of tones for a given composition.
twenty-two metre line — one of two lines on a rugby pitch which are twenty-two metres from the goal-line
twist the lion's tail — a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
two-point perspective — a mathematical system for representing three-dimensional objects and space on a two-dimensional surface by means of intersecting lines that are drawn vertically and horizontally and that radiate from one point (one-point perspective) two points (two-point perspective) or several points on a horizon line as perceived by a viewer imagined in an arbitrarily fixed position.
up to the elbows with — busily occupied with; deeply immersed in
warm silence software — A small company run by(?) Robin Watts, producing software for the Acorn Archimedes.
watenstedt-salzgitter — former name of Salzgitter.
water of constitution — water present in a molecule that cannot be removed without disrupting the molecule.
weinberg-salam theory — electroweak theory.
well-ordering theorem — the theorem of set theory that every set can be made a well-ordered set.
west lothian question — the apparent inconsistency that members of parliament who represent Scottish constituencies are eligible to vote at Westminster on matters that relate only to England, whereas members of parliament from English constituencies are not eligible to vote on Scottish matters
west university place — a city in SE Texas.
wet collodion process — a photographic process, in common use in the mid-19th century, employing a glass photographic plate coated with iodized collodion and dipped in a silver nitrate solution immediately before use.
what price something? — what are the chances of something happening now?
whip-and-tongue graft — a graft prepared by cutting both the scion and the stock in a sloping direction and inserting a tongue in the scion into a slit in the stock.
whistling in the dark — If you say that someone is whistling in the dark, you mean that they are trying to remain brave and convince themselves that the situation is not as bad as it seems.
white-crowned sparrow — a North American sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys, having black and white stripes on the head.
white-knuckle paddler — an inexpert and timid canoeist.
wildlife photographer — someone that specializes in taking photographs of wild animals, especially in their natural habitats, and plants
william the conqueror — ("the Conqueror") 1027–87, duke of Normandy 1035–87; king of England 1066–87 (son of Robert I, duke of Normandy).
wilson's storm petrel — a small petrel, Oceanites oceanicus, that breeds in the Southern Hemisphere but ranges into the North Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
with a capital letter — (used to give emphasis to a statement)
with one's bare hands — If someone does something with their bare hands, they do it without using any weapons or tools.
with sb's compliments — If you say that you are giving someone something with your compliments, you are saying in a polite and fairly formal way that you are giving it to them, especially as a gift or a favour.
with the exception of — except for, save

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