18-letter words containing t, w, o, e
- wattless component — Electricity. reactive component.
- wave of the future — a trend or development that may influence or become a significant part of the future: Computerization is the wave of the future.
- weather forecaster — meteorologist
- web request broker — (web) (WRB) Part of Oracle Corporation's WebServer suite of programs. It is a high-performance, multi-threaded HTTP server which allows clients' requests to be directly translated into Oracle 7 database scripts, and automatically translates the results of the query back into HTML for delivery to the client browser.
- wesleyan methodist — a member of any of the churches founded on the evangelical principles of John Wesley.
- west-northwestward — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the west-northwest.
- west-southwestward — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the west-southwest.
- western alienation — a feeling of resentment by some inhabitants of western Canada against perceived favouritism by the national government towards the eastern provinces
- western isles pony — a breed of large pony, typically grey, with a dense waterproof coat. The only surviving variety is the Eriskay pony
- western meadowlark — any of several American songbirds of the genus Sturnella, of the family Icteridae, especially S. magna (eastern meadowlark) and S. neglecta (western meadowlark) having a brownish and black back and wings and a yellow breast, noted for their clear, tuneful song.
- westinghouse brake — a railroad air brake operated by compressed air.
- what has become of — If you wonder what has become of someone or something, you wonder where they are and what has happened to them.
- where you left off — If something continues from where it left off, it starts happening again at the point where it had previously stopped.
- white iron pyrites — marcasite
- white-collar crime — any of various crimes, as embezzlement, fraud, or stealing office equipment, committed by business or professional people while working at their occupations.
- white-faced hornet — any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
- white-footed mouse — any of several North American woodland mice of the genus Peromyscus, especially P. leucopus, having white feet and undersides.
- white-fronted tern — a coastal bird of New Zealand and SE Australia, Sterna striata, with a long black bill, a white breast, and a forked tail
- white-spotted hyla — a type of tree frog (H. leucophyllata) of tropical America
- widemouth blindcat — any of several catfishes, as Satan eurystomus (widemouth blindcat) of Texas, that inhabit underground streams and have undeveloped eyes and unpigmented skin.
- wireless telephone — Now Rare. radiotelephony.
- wireless telephony — Now Rare. radiotelephony.
- without hesitation — immediately, willingly
- woe betide someone — misfortune will befall someone
- woman of the house — lady of the house.
- woman of the world — a woman experienced and sophisticated in the ways and manners of the world, especially the world of society.
- women at point sur — a narrative poem (1927) by Robinson Jeffers.
- women's liberation — a movement to combat sexual discrimination and to gain full legal, economic, vocational, educational, and social rights and opportunities for women, equal to those of men.
- wood-burning stove — cooker: fueled by wood
- work out the kinks — If someone works out the kinks in a situation, they resolve the problems associated with it.
- work-study student — a student who is permitted to work while studying, and use the money earned to pay for their studies
- working hypothesis — See under hypothesis (def 1).
- world trade center — New York: business district
- wrangell mountains — a mountain range in SE Alaska, extending into the Yukon, Canada. Highest peak: Mount Blackburn, 5037 m (16 523 ft)
- writ of assistance — a writ issued by a superior colonial court authorizing officers of the British crown to summon aid and enter and search any premises.
- writ of attachment — a document by which a court orders the seizing of property in order to ensure satisfaction of a judgement
- writ of certiorari — certiorari.