14-letter words containing t, w, i, r, l
- sanitary towel — sanitary napkin.
- self-interview — a formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person: a job interview.
- shillingsworth — the amount that can be purchased for a shilling
- social network — a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts: Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
- steering wheel — a wheel used by a driver, pilot, or the like, to steer an automobile, ship, etc.
- stewart island — one of the islands of New Zealand, S of South Island. 670 sq. mi. (1735 sq. km).
- street railway — a company that operates streetcars or buses.
- telegraph wire — a wire that transmits telegraph and telephone signals
- telephone wire — a wire that transmits telegraph and telephone signals
- teletypewriter — a telegraphic apparatus by which signals are sent by striking the letters and symbols of the keyboard of an instrument resembling a typewriter and are received by a similar instrument that automatically prints them in type corresponding to the keys struck. Abbreviation: TTY.
- the lower paid — people who do not earn a lot of money
- the wilderness — the barren regions to the south and east of Palestine, esp those in which the Israelites wandered before entering the Promised Land and in which Christ fasted for 40 days and nights
- throw light on — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
- to overflowing — If a place or container is filled to overflowing, it is so full of people or things that no more can fit in.
- to wax lyrical — If you say that someone, for example, waxes lyrical or waxes indignant about a subject, you mean that they talk about it in an enthusiastic or indignant way.
- tripolitan war — a war (1801–05) that Tripoli declared on the United States because of American refusal to pay tribute for the safe passage of shipping in Barbary Coastal waters.
- tumbler switch — electrical control
- twilight hours — the period in which there occurs soft diffused light due to the sun being just below the horizon, esp following sunset
- twilight world — a situation of confusion or uncertainty, which seems to exist between two different states or categories
- two-time loser — a person who has been sentenced to prison twice, especially for a major crime in a state where a third sentence is mandatory life imprisonment.
- walking shorts — medium to long shorts, often cut fuller than Bermuda shorts and used for walking or leisure activity.
- wall pellitory — pellitory (sense 1)
- walpurgisnacht — (especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.
- warrantability — The quality of being warrantable.
- waste material — a useless by-product of an industrial process
- water plantain — any of several marsh plants of the genus Alisma, esp A. plantago-aquatica, of N temperate regions and Australia, having clusters of small white or pinkish flowers and broad pointed leaves: family Alismataceae
- watercolourist — An artist who paints watercolours.
- watering place — British. a seaside or lakeside vacation resort featuring bathing, boating, etc.
- waxleaf privet — an evergreen shrub, Ligustrum japonicum, native to Japan and Korea, having leathery leaves and large clusters of small white flowers.
- weather signal — a visual signal, as a light or flag, indicating a weather forecast.
- weatherability — the property of a material that permits it to endure or resist exposure to the weather.
- welfare rights — legal entitlements to financial and other benefits
- well-fortified — to protect or strengthen against attack; surround or provide with defensive military works.
- well-practiced — skilled or expert; proficient through practice or experience: a practiced hand at politics.
- well-practised — having or having been habitually or frequently practised in order to improve skill or quality
- whirlpool bath — a bath in which the body is immersed in swirling water as therapy or for relaxation.
- whistle blower — a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
- whistle-blower — a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
- whistleblowers — Plural form of whistleblower.
- white charlock — a related plant, Raphanus raphanistrum, with yellow, mauve, or white flowers and podlike fruits
- white mulberry — See under mulberry (def 2).
- whitewall tyre — a pneumatic tyre having white sidewalls
- whortleberries — Plural form of whortleberry.
- wildcat strike — unofficial work stoppage
- wilhelmstrasse — a street in Berlin, Germany: location of the German foreign office and other government buildings until 1945.
- willow pattern — a decorative design in English ceramics, depicting chiefly a willow tree, small bridge, and two birds, derived from Chinese sources and introduced in approximately 1780: often executed in blue and white but sometimes in red and white.
- wiltshire horn — a breed of medium-sized sheep having horns in both male and female, originating from the Chalk Downs, England
- wind deflector — an accessory that can be fitted to parts of a vehicle that are often open when driving, such as windows and sunroofs, to prevent the driver and passengers being buffeted by wind as well as reducing noise and keeping out flying debris
- windsor castle — a castle in the town of Windsor in Berkshire, residence of English monarchs since its founding by William the Conqueror
- winter clothes — the type of heavy, warm clothing that people tend to wear in very cold weather