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14-letter words containing t, w, o, s, r

  • sweated labour — workers forced to work in poor conditions for low pay
  • sweet and sour — Sweet and sour is used to describe Chinese food that contains both a sweet flavour and something sharp or sour such as lemon or vinegar.
  • sweet marjoram — any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Origanum, of the mint family, especially O. majorana (sweet marjoram) having leaves used as seasoning in cooking.
  • sweet woodruff — any of several plants belonging to the genus Asperula or Galium, of the madder family, as G. odoratum (sweet woodruff) a fragrant plant with small white flowers.
  • sweet wormwood — a widely distributed plant, Artemisia annua, having scented leaves and loose, nodding clusters of yellow flowers.
  • sweet-and-sour — cooked with sugar and vinegar or lemon juice and often other seasonings.
  • swinging voter — a person who does not vote consistently for any single political party
  • the worm turns — If you say that the worm turns, you mean that someone who usually obeys another person or accepts their bad behaviour unexpectedly starts resisting that person or expresses their anger.
  • there's no way — If you say there's no way that something will happen, you are emphasizing that you think it will definitely not happen.
  • thought shower — brainstorm
  • throwing stick — a short, straight or curved stick, flat or cylindrical in form, often having a hand grip, and used generally in preliterate societies as a hunting weapon to throw at birds and small game.
  • tongue twister — a word or sequence of words difficult to pronounce, especially rapidly, because of alliteration or a slight variation of consonant sounds, as “She sells seashells by the seashore.”.
  • tongue-twister — A tongue-twister is a sentence or expression which is very difficult to say properly, especially when you try to say it quickly. An example of a tongue-twister is 'Red leather, yellow leather'.
  • transom window — a window divided by a transom.
  • twilight hours — the period in which there occurs soft diffused light due to the sun being just below the horizon, esp following sunset
  • two-horse race — a competition, election, etc, in which there are only two teams or candidates with a chance of winning
  • 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.
  • two-way street — an arrangement or a situation involving reciprocal obligation or mutual action
  • unpraiseworthy — not worthy of praise
  • upwards of sth — A quantity that is upwards of a particular number is more than that number.
  • wainscot chair — an armchair of the 17th century, made of oak and having a solid paneled back.
  • walking shorts — medium to long shorts, often cut fuller than Bermuda shorts and used for walking or leisure activity.
  • waltham forest — a borough of Greater London, England.
  • wardour street — a street in Soho where many film companies have their London offices: formerly noted for shops selling antiques and mock antiques
  • waste products — the useless products of bodily processes
  • water moccasin — the cottonmouth.
  • water scorpion — any of several predaceous aquatic bugs of the family Nepidae, having clasping front legs and a long respiratory tube at the rear of the abdomen: capable of biting if handled.
  • water softener — any of a group of substances that when added to water containing calcium and magnesium ions cause the ions to precipitate or change their usual properties: used in the purification of water for the laboratory, and for giving water more efficient sudsing ability with soap.
  • water starwort — any of several aquatic plants of the genus Callitriche, having a star-shaped rosette of floating leaves: family Callitrichaceae
  • watercolourist — An artist who paints watercolours.
  • waterproofness — The property of being waterproof.
  • weatherpersons — Plural form of weatherperson.
  • webster groves — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
  • well-supported — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
  • west glamorgan — a county in S Wales. 315 sq. mi. (815 sq. km).
  • west yorkshire — a metropolitan county in N England. 787 sq. mi. (2039 sq. km).
  • west-northwest — a point on the compass midway between west and northwest.
  • western europe — countries in the west of Europe
  • western omelet — an omelet prepared with diced green peppers, onions, and ham.
  • westernisation — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of westernization.
  • westernization — The process of assimilation, by a society, of the customs and practices of western culture.
  • 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 mariposa — a Mariposa lily, Calochortus venustus, having white or pale lilac flowers.
  • whorehouse cut — a cut in which a pack is divided into two parts, each of which is divided again before the pack is reassembled.
  • whortleberries — Plural form of whortleberry.
  • wiltshire horn — a breed of medium-sized sheep having horns in both male and female, originating from the Chalk Downs, England
  • 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
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