18-letter words containing t, w, o, p
- the powers that be — You can refer to people in authority as the powers that be, especially when you want to say that you disagree with them or do not understand what they say or do.
- to plough a furrow — If you say that someone ploughs a particular furrow or ploughs their own furrow, you mean that their activities or interests are different or isolated from those of other people.
- to sweep the board — If someone sweeps the board in a competition or election, they win nearly everything that it is possible to win.
- to watch your step — If someone tells you to watch your step, they are warning you to be careful about how you behave or what you say so that you do not get into trouble.
- traditional weapon — a weapon having ceremonial tribal significance, such as an assegai or knobkerrie
- two-colour process — (in early colour photography) a method of printing which uses superimposed red and green images
- up to one's elbows — the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm.
- warehouse capacity — the amount of storage space in a warehouse
- wattless component — Electricity. reactive component.
- western isles pony — a breed of large pony, typically grey, with a dense waterproof coat. The only surviving variety is the Eriskay pony
- white iron pyrites — marcasite
- white-spotted hyla — a type of tree frog (H. leucophyllata) of tropical America
- wireless telephone — Now Rare. radiotelephony.
- wireless telephony — Now Rare. radiotelephony.
- withdrawal symptom — effects of stopping a drug
- women at point sur — a narrative poem (1927) by Robinson Jeffers.
- work-study program — a program enabling high-school or college students to combine academic work with actual job experience.
- working hypothesis — See under hypothesis (def 1).