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14-letter words containing u, r, a, w

  • measuring worm — the larva of any geometrid moth, which progresses by bringing the rear end of the body forward and then advancing the front end.
  • mother-out-law — the mother of one's ex-husband or ex-wife
  • mount wrangell — a mountain in S Alaska, in the W Wrangell Mountains. Height: 4269 m (14 005 ft)
  • mouth-watering — very appetizing in appearance, aroma, or description: a mouth-watering dessert.
  • mustard powder — Mustard powder is a yellow powder. You add hot water to it in order to make mustard.
  • nature worship — a system of religion based on the deification and worship of natural forces and phenomena.
  • neural network — artificial neural network
  • new australian — an immigrant to Australia, esp one whose native tongue is not English
  • new journalism — journalism containing the writer's personal opinions and reactions and often fictional asides as added color.
  • newfoundlander — a native or inhabitant of Newfoundland.
  • nuclear weapon — an explosive device whose destructive potential derives from the release of energy that accompanies the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei.
  • nuclear winter — the general devastation of life, along with worldwide darkness and extreme cold, that some scientists believe would result from a global dust cloud screening out sunlight following large-scale nuclear detonations.
  • peninsular war — the war (1808–14) fought in the Iberian Peninsula by British, Portuguese, and Spanish forces against the French, resulting in the defeat of the French: part of the Napoleonic Wars
  • persian walnut — English walnut.
  • powdered sugar — a sugar produced by pulverizing granulated sugar, especially a coarser variety used for fruits or cold beverages. Symbol: XX.
  • public welfare — state aid to the poor
  • quarter hollow — a deep cove or cavetto.
  • quarter window — (on a car) a small triangular side window with hinges that can be opened for extra ventilation
  • rainbow cactus — an erect stiff cactus, Echinocereus pectinatus rigidissimus, of Arizona and Mexico, having a cylindrical body, numerous interlocking spines, and pink flowers.
  • rainbow runner — a streamlined, cigar-shaped swift jack, Elagatis bipinnulata, of warm seas, having a blue back, light-colored abdomen, and blue-bordered yellow stripes on its sides: a food and game fish.
  • residual power — power retained by a governmental authority after certain powers have been delegated to other authorities.
  • ruby-tail wasp — any of various brightly coloured wasps of the family Chrysididae, having a metallic sheen, which parasitize bees and other solitary wasps
  • rude awakening — If you have a rude awakening, you are suddenly made aware of an unpleasant fact.
  • shower curtain — waterproof sheet around a shower
  • software house — a commercial organization that specializes in the production of computer software packages
  • southeastwards — Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast.
  • southwestwards — Also, southwestwards. toward the southwest.
  • straw mushroom — a small brown mushroom, Volvariella volvacea, used in Asian cookery.
  • straw-coloured — If you describe something, especially hair, as straw-coloured, you mean that it is pale yellow.
  • sturgeon's law — "Ninety percent of everything is crap". Derived from a quote by science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon, who once said, "Sure, 90% of science fiction is crud. That's because 90% of everything is crud." Oddly, when Sturgeon's Law is cited, the final word is almost invariably changed to "crap". Compare Ninety-Ninety Rule. Though this maxim originated in SF fandom, most hackers recognise it and are all too aware of its truth.
  • surajah dowlah — Siraj-ud-daula.
  • surface worker — a person who works on or near the ground surface
  • 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-and-sour — cooked with sugar and vinegar or lemon juice and often other seasonings.
  • three-way bulb — a light bulb that can be switched to three successive degrees of illumination.
  • trumpeter swan — a large, pure-white, wild swan, Cygnus buccinator, of North America, having a sonorous cry: once near extinction, the species is now recovering.
  • tunbridge ware — decorative wooden ware, including tables, trays, boxes, and ornamental objects, produced especially in the late 17th and 18th centuries in Tunbridge Wells, England, with mosaiclike marquetry sawed from square-sectioned wooden rods of different natural colors.
  • unforeknowable — not foreknowable
  • unknown factor — a factor that is not known or understood
  • unlawful entry — clandestine, forced, or fraudulent entry into a premises, without the permission of its owner or occupant
  • unpraiseworthy — not worthy of praise
  • upwards of sth — A quantity that is upwards of a particular number is more than that number.
  • urban clearway — a stretch of road in an urban area on which motorists may stop only in an emergency
  • url forwarding — URL redirection
  • voluntary work — unpaid employment for a cause
  • wagner-jauregg — Julius [yoo-lee-oo s] /ˈyu liˌʊs/ (Show IPA), 1857–1940, Austrian psychiatrist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1927.
  • walkaround pay — extra pay earned by an employee for accompanying an official inspector on a plant tour or around a job site.
  • walpurgisnacht — (especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.
  • ward cunnigham — (person)   The creator of the first wiki.
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