16-letter words containing w, a, d, e

new year's (day) — Jan. 1, the first day of a calendar year, usually celebrated as a legal holiday
newry and mourne — a district of SE Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 89 644 (2003 est). Area: 909 sq km (351 sq miles)
nightingale ward — a long hospital ward with beds on either side and the nurses' station in the middle
nine-days wonder — something that arouses great interest, but only for a short period
norwegian buhund — a slightly-built medium-sized dog of a breed with erect pointed ears and a short thick tail carried curled over its back
observation ward — a ward in a hospital where patients are monitored
on a world scale — in a way that involves the whole world
on the bandwagon — on the popular or apparently winning side, as in an election
on the downgrade — waning in importance, popularity, health, etc
overhead railway — elevated railroad.
pearls of wisdom — good advice, wise words
portmanteau word — a case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, especially a leather trunk or suitcase that opens into two halves.
private viewdata — an interactive video text system with restricted access
rattlesnake weed — a hawkweed, Hieracium venosum, of eastern North America, whose leaves and root are thought to possess medicinal properties.
rear-wheel drive — a layout in motor vehicles which places the engine at the front and the driven wheels at the rear
redbank whiteoak — a city in S Tennessee.
rolled paperwork — a form of decoration on small objects, such as boxes, in which a design is made up of tiny rolls of paper cut crossways and laid together: popular in the 18th and 19th centuries
seaside knotweed — See under knotweed.
second world war — World War II.
secondary growth — an increase in the thickness of the shoots and roots of a vascular plant as a result of the formation of new cells in the cambium.
seward peninsula — a peninsula in W Alaska, on Bering Strait.
shakedown cruise — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
shared ownership — (in Britain) a form of house purchase whereby the purchaser buys a proportion of the dwelling, usually from a local authority or housing association, and rents the rest
shorthand writer — a person trained to write in shorthand
show cause order — a court order issued to a party in a lawsuit, directing that party to appear to give reasons why a certain action should not be put into effect by the court.
show-me attitude — a sceptical frame of mind
strawberry blond — reddish blond.
swedenborgianism — of or relating to Emanuel Swedenborg, his religious doctrines, or the body of followers adhering to these doctrines and constituting the Church of the New Jerusalem, or New Church.
swedish vallhund — a small sturdy dog of a Swedish breed with a long body and pricked pointed ears
sweet almond oil — almond oil (def 1).
teutoburger wald — a chain of wooded hills in Germany, in Westphalia: Romans defeated by German tribes a.d.
the here and now — the present time
the war-disabled — those people who have been disabled by war
to draw the line — If you draw the line at a particular activity, you refuse to do it, because you disapprove of it or because it is more extreme than what you normally do.
to wine and dine — If you wine and dine, or if someone wines and dines you, you go out, for example to expensive restaurants, and spend a lot of money.
traded endowment — A traded endowment is a traditional with-profits endowment policy that has been sold to a new owner part way through its term.
two-tailed pasha — a distinctive vanessid butterfly of S Europe, Charaxes jasius, having mottled brown wings with a yellow-orange margin and frilled hind edges
twofold purchase — a purchase using a double standing block and a double running block so as to give a mechanical advantage of four or five, neglecting friction, depending on whether the hauling is on the standing block or the running block.
upside-down cake — a cake that is baked on a layer of fruit, then turned before serving so that the fruit is on top.
viewing audience — the audience reached by television
walking delegate — (formerly) an official appointed by a trade union to go from place to place to investigate working conditions, to ascertain whether union contracts were being fulfilled, and, sometimes, to negotiate contracts between employers and the union.
walking distance — distance that can easily be walked
walking dragline — a very large-capacity dragline mounted on feet or pads instead of tracks
ward christensen — (person) The inventor of XMODEM and of the BBS. Ward did physics in college and programmed mainframes for IBM. Ward and friend Randy Suess set up their BBS on first on 1978-02-16 in Chicago. It ran on an S-100 computer with 64k RAM and two single-sided 8" 250kB diskettes.
wash one's hands — to go to the lavatory
way of the world — a comedy of manners (1700) by William Congreve.
weather advisory — advisory (def 5).
weighted average — a mean that is computed with extra weight given to one or more elements of the sample.
well-appreciated — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
well-articulated — made clear or distinct: articulated sounds.

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