15-letter words containing t, w, i, r

grid networking — a type of computer networking that harnesses unused processing cycles of ordinary desktop computers to create a virtual supercomputer
griqualand west — a former district in S South Africa, N of the Orange River and W of the Orange Free State: diamonds found 1867.
growth industry — an industry that is experiencing rapid growth
have words with — to argue angrily with
hawaiian guitar — a six-to-eight-string electric guitar, fretted with a piece of metal or bone to produce a whining, glissando sound, played in a horizontal position usually resting on the performer's knees or on a stand, and much used by country music performers.
helicopter view — an overview of a situation without any details
high-water mark — a mark showing the highest level reached by a body of water.
horizontal well — A horizontal well is a well which has sections that have been drilled at more than 80 degrees from the vertical in order to penetrate a greater length of the reservoir.
in all weathers — If you say that someone does something in all weathers, you mean that they do it regularly whether the weather is good or bad.
in harness with — in cooperation with
indian hawthorn — a southern Chinese evergreen shrub, Raphiolepis indica, of the rose family, having shiny, leathery leaves and pinkish-white flowers in loose clusters.
internetworking — Present participle of internetwork.
intertwistingly — by intertwisting
irvine dataflow — (language) (Always called "Id") A non-strict, single assignment language and incremental compiler developed by Arvind and Gostelow and used on MIT's Tagged-Token Dataflow Architecture and planned to be used on Motorola's Monsoon. See also Id Nouveau.
james rainwater — (Leo) James, 1917–86, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1975.
javelin thrower — a person who throws a javelin
joint ownership — sharing of property
kidasa software — (company) A company which develops project management software for Microsoft Windows.
leadwort family — the plant family Plumbaginaceae, characterized by shrubs and herbaceous plants of seacoasts and semiarid regions, having basal or alternate leaves, spikelike clusters of tubular flowers, and dry, one-seeded fruit, and including leadwort, sea lavender, statice, and thrift.
lord-in-waiting — a nobleman in attendance on a British monarch or the Prince of Wales.
low earth orbit — (communications) (LEO) The kind of orbit used by communications satellites that will offer high bandwidth for video on demand, television, and Internet communications. A satellite in LEO, in contrast to one in a geostationary orbit, is not in a fixed position relative to the Earth's surface so several satellites are required to provide continuous service.
low pass filter — (electronics, graphics) A filter that attenuates high frequency components of a signal. In image processing, a low pass filter might be used to remove noise from an image.
low-pass filter — a filter that transmits all frequencies below a specified value, substantially attenuating frequencies above this value
lower criticism — a form of Biblical criticism having as its purpose the reconstruction of the original texts of the books of the Bible.
lower east side — a section in the borough of Manhattan, New York: noted for its immigrant culture.
mohawk hair cut — a member of a tribe of the most easterly of the Iroquois Five Nations, formerly resident along the Mohawk River, New York.
mouthwateringly — In a mouthwatering manner.
moving stairway — escalator (def 1).
murder will out — Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder)
new hampshirite — of New Hampshire
new port richey — a town in central Florida.
new territories — a British crown colony comprising Hong Kong island (29 sq. mi.; 75 sq. km), Kowloon peninsula, nearby islands, and the adjacent mainland in SE China (New Territories) reverted to Chinese sovereignty in 1997. 404 sq. mi. (1046 sq. km). Capital: Victoria.
new westminster — a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, on the Fraser River: suburb of Vancouver.
new york minute — a very short time.
new-variant cjd — a form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease thought to be transmitted by eating beef or beef products infected with BSE
noncreditworthy — Not creditworthy.
north kingstown — a town in S central Rhode Island.
norwich terrier — one of an English breed of small, short-legged terriers having a straight, wiry, red, gray, or black-and-tan coat, and erect ears that distinguish it from the Norfolk terrier.
outline drawing — a drawing consisting only of external lines
outside forward — one of two attacking players who usually play on the far side of the field; wing.
outward-looking — looking beyond oneself; open-minded and reaching out to other people, organizations, etc
patchwork quilt — cover sewn from patches of cloth
picture writing — the art of recording events or expressing ideas by pictures, or pictorial symbols, as practiced by preliterate peoples.
pinkster flower — a wild azalea, Rhododendron periclymenoides, of the U.S., having pink or purplish flowers.
port washington — a town on NW Long Island, in SE New York.
port wine stain — a large birthmark of purplish color, usually on the face or neck.
port-wine stain — a large birthmark of purplish color, usually on the face or neck.
power macintosh — Power Mac
precinct worker — a worker in a polling or electoral district (such as someone who mans voting, etc)
preview monitor — (in a television studio control room) a picture monitor used for inspecting a picture source before it is switched to transmission

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