18-letter words containing u, n, w, o, r
- ailanthus silkworm — a green silkworm, Samia walkeri, introduced into the U.S. from China, that feeds on the leaves of the ailanthus.
- antivirus software — (tool) Programs to detect and remove computer viruses. The simplest kind scans executable files and boot blocks for a list of known viruses. Others are constantly active, attempting to detect the actions of general classes of viruses. antivirus software should always include a regular update service allowing it to keep up with the latest viruses as they are released.
- before you know it — rapidly, soon
- berwick-upon-tweed — a town in N England, in N Northumberland at the mouth of the Tweed: much involved in border disputes between England and Scotland between the 12th and 16th centuries; neutral territory 1551–1885. Pop: 12 870 (2001)
- cauliflower fungus — a large edible white to yellowish cauliflowerlike mushroom, Sparassis radicata, widely distributed in North America.
- clew down (or up) — to lower (or raise) a sail by means of clew lines
- conductivity water — water that has a conductivity of less than 0.043 × 10–6 S cm–1
- down to the ground — thoroughly; completely
- dwarf storage unit — (humour) (DSU) An IBM term for a cupboard.
- floating underflow — underflow
- fulminating powder — powder that explodes by percussion.
- greenhouse warming — the increase in the mean temperature of the earth attributed to the greenhouse effect
- junior heavyweight — a boxer weighing up to 190 pounds (85.5 kg), between light heavyweight and heavyweight.
- junior lightweight — a boxer weighing up to 130 pounds (58.5 kg), between featherweight and lightweight.
- lay down your arms — If soldiers lay down their arms, they stop fighting and give up their weapons.
- long hundredweight — a hundredweight of 112 pounds (50.8 kg), the usual hundredweight in Great Britain, but now rare in the U.S.
- mixed-flow turbine — a water turbine in which water flows radially and axially through the rotating vanes
- multiple ownership — ownership by several people or organizations
- new orleans lugger — a half-decked fishing boat, formerly used on the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans, having a rather broad hull with centerboard and a single mast with a large dipping lugsail.
- norwegian elkhound — one of a breed of dogs having a short, compact body, short, pointed ears, and a thick, gray coat, raised originally in Norway for hunting elk and other game.
- now you're talking — at last you're saying something agreeable
- of your own making — If you say that something such as a problem you have is of your own making, you mean you have caused or created it yourself.
- percussion welding — a form of resistance welding in which the required pressure is provided by a hammerlike blow.
- pour cold water on — If someone pours cold water on a plan or idea, they criticize it so much that people lose their enthusiasm for it.
- presumption of law — a presumption based upon a policy of law or a general rule and not upon the facts or evidence in an individual case.
- prison rustic work — rustication having a deeply pitted surface.
- put your foot down — If someone puts their foot down, they use their authority in order to stop something happening.
- ready when you are — If you say to someone 'Ready when you are', you are telling them that you are now ready to do something and that as soon as they are ready, you will do it.
- revolutionary wars — American Revolution.
- russo-japanese war — the war (1904–1905) between Russia and Japan.
- song without words — a song which only consists of a tune or melody and does not have any lyrics
- sunflower seed oil — the oil extracted from sunflower seeds, used as a salad oil, in the manufacture of margarine, etc
- true to one's word — If you are true to your word or as good as your word, you do what you say you will do.
- two-minute warning — a time-out called by an official to notify both teams that two minutes remain in a half.
- ultralow frequency — an electromagnetic wave with a frequency between 300 and 3000 hertz. Abbreviation: ULF, ulf.
- ultrasonic welding — the use of high-energy vibration of ultrasonic frequency to produce a weld between two components which are held in close contact
- very low frequency — any frequency between 3 and 30 kilohertz. Abbreviation: VLF.
- weak nuclear force — weak interaction
- westinghouse brake — a railroad air brake operated by compressed air.
- wheelchair housing — housing designed or adapted for a chairbound person
- women at point sur — a narrative poem (1927) by Robinson Jeffers.
- 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 men's club — A working men's club is a place where working people, especially men, can go to relax, drink alcoholic drinks, and sometimes watch live entertainment.
- wrangell mountains — a mountain range in SE Alaska, extending into the Yukon, Canada. Highest peak: Mount Blackburn, 5037 m (16 523 ft)
- wrongful dismissal — the act of making someone redundant for reasons which are illegal or unjust
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