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

the-leaning-tower-pisa — a round, marble campanile in Pisa, Italy, begun in 1174 and now 17 feet (5.2 meters) out of the perpendicular in its height of 179 feet (54 meters).
throw on the scrapheap — to discard or get rid of as useless
to be a one-way street — if you describe an agreement or a relationship as a one-way street, you mean that only one of the sides in the agreement or relationship is offering something or is benefitting from it
to bend over backwards — If you say that someone is bending over backwards to be helpful or kind, you are emphasizing that they are trying very hard to be helpful or kind.
to cast your net wider — If you cast your net wider, you look for or consider a greater variety of things.
to draw someone's fire — If you draw fire from someone, you cause them to shoot at you, for example because they think that you are threatening them.
to drown one's sorrows — If you say that someone is drowning their sorrows, you mean that they are drinking alcohol in order to forget something sad or upsetting that has happened to them.
to swallow one's pride — If you swallow your pride, you decide to do something even though you think it will cause you to lose some respect.
to twiddle your thumbs — If you say that someone is twiddling their thumbs, you mean that they do not have anything to do and are waiting for something to happen.
to twist someone's arm — If you twist someone's arm, you persuade them to do something.
unwritten constitution — a constitution, as in Great Britain, not codified as a document but defined by custom and precedent as embodied in statutes and judicial decisions.
user network interface — (communications, networking) (UNI) An interface point between ATM end users and a private ATM switch, or between a private ATM switch and the public carrier ATM network. The physical and protocol specifications for UNIs are defined by the ATM Forum's UNI documents, which allow for various types of physical interfaces. See also: NNI
van der waals equation — an equation of state relating the pressure, volume, and absolute temperature of a gas, taking into account the finite size of the molecules and the attractive force between them.
wardour street english — affectedly archaic speech or writing
was not born yesterday — is not gullible or foolish
washington court house — a city in SW Ohio.
wear out one's welcome — a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
where the shoe pinches — the source of trouble, grief, difficulty, etc.
whitchurch-stouffville — a town in SW Ontario, in S Canada, N of Toronto.
white australia policy — an unofficial term for an immigration policy designed to restrict the entry of non-White people into Australia
white-throated sparrow — a common North American finch, Zonotrichia albicollis, having a white patch on the throat and a black and white striped crown.
whitworth screw thread — a thread form and system of standard sizes, proposed by Whitworth in 1841 and adopted as standard in the U.K., having a flank angle of 55° and a rounded top and foot
wi-fi protected access — (networking, security) (WPA) A security scheme for wireless networks, developed by the networking industry in response to the shortcomings of Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP). WPA uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) encryption and provides built-in authentication, giving security comparable to VPN tunneling with WEP, with the benefit of easier administration and use.
william's bon chrétien — a variety of pear that has large yellow juicy sweet fruit
within someone's grasp — If you say that something is within someone's grasp, you mean that it is very likely that they will achieve it.
workmen's compensation — compensation for death, injury, or accident suffered by a workman in the course of his employment and paid to him or his dependents
wrong end of the stick — a complete misunderstanding of a situation, explanation, etc
xerox network services — (networking) (XNS)
yellow-shafted flicker — a North American woodpecker C. auratus, which has a yellow undersurface to the wings and tail
your neck of the woods — Someone or something that is from your neck of the woods is from the same part of the country as you are.

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