14-letter words containing w, a, d, e
- ways and means — methods
- weather window — a limited interval when weather conditions can be expected to be suitable for a particular project, such as laying offshore pipelines, reaching a high mountain summit, launching a satellite, etc
- weatherboarded — Simple past tense and past participle of weatherboard.
- weatherproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of weatherproof.
- weil's disease — a type of leptospirosis in humans, characterized by fever and jaundice, caused by the spirochete Leptospira icterohaemorrhagiae.
- welfare island — a former name of Roosevelt Island.
- well and truly — If you say that something is well and truly finished, gone, or done, you are emphasizing that it is completely finished or gone, or thoroughly done.
- well motivated — to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
- well-addressed — a speech or written statement, usually formal, directed to a particular group of persons: the president's address on the state of the economy.
- well-appointed — attractively equipped, arranged, or furnished, especially for comfort or convenience: a well-appointed room.
- well-concealed — to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight: He concealed the gun under his coat.
- well-fashioned — a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.
- well-modulated — to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
- well-motivated — to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
- well-organized — affiliated in an organization, especially a union: organized dockworkers.
- well-practiced — skilled or expert; proficient through practice or experience: a practiced hand at politics.
- well-practised — having or having been habitually or frequently practised in order to improve skill or quality
- well-qualified — having the qualities, accomplishments, etc., that fit a person for some function, office, or the like.
- well-regulated — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
- well-rehearsed — to practice (a musical composition, a play, a speech, etc.) in private prior to a public presentation.
- well-satisfied — content: a satisfied look.
- well-travelled — traveled.
- west hempstead — a city on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- western saddle — a heavy saddle having a deep seat, high cantle and pommel, pommel horn, wide leather flaps for protecting the rider's legs, and little padding.
- wheel and axle — a simple machine consisting, in its typical form, of a cylindrical drum to which a wheel concentric with the drum is firmly fastened: ropes are so applied that as one unwinds from the wheel, another rope is wound on to the drum.
- wheel and deal — a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery.
- wheeler-dealer — a person who wheels and deals.
- wholeheartedly — fully or completely sincere, enthusiastic, energetic, etc.; hearty; earnest: a wholehearted attempt to comply.
- wide-awake hat — a hat with a low crown and very wide brim
- wide-spreading — spreading over or covering a large area: wide-spreading showers; wide-spreading ivy.
- wild buckwheat — umbrella plant (def 3).
- wild hydrangea — a shrub, Hydrangea arborescens, of the saxifrage family, common throughout the eastern half of the U.S., having egg-shaped leaves and a rounded cluster of white flowers.
- wildcat strike — unofficial work stoppage
- wind generator — an electric generator situated on a tower and driven by the force of wind on blades or a rotor.
- window cleaner — someone that cleans windows for a living
- windsor castle — a castle in the town of Windsor in Berkshire, residence of English monarchs since its founding by William the Conqueror
- wing commander — British. an officer in the Royal Air Force equivalent in rank to a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force.
- with bad grace — elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action: We watched her skate with effortless grace across the ice. Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity. Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- wood engraving — the art or process of engraving designs in relief with a burin on the end grain of wood, for printing.
- world language — a language spoken and known in many countries, such as English
- wrangel island — an island in the Arctic Ocean, off the coast of the extreme NE of Russia: administratively part of Russia; mountainous and mostly tundra. Area: about 7300 sq km (2800 sq miles)
- wrongful death — the death of a person wrongfully caused, as comprising the grounds of a damage suit.
- wyandotte cave — a cave in S Indiana: one of the most extensive in the U.S., with 23 miles (37 km) of passages.
- yeddo hawthorn — a Japanese shrub, Raphiolepis umbellata, of the rose family, having leathery leaves and dense, hairy clusters of fragrant white flowers.
- yesterday week — a week yesterday; a week ago from yesterday