14-letter words containing w, a, g, e
- go up the wall — to become crazy or furious
- golden ragwort — any of various composite plants of the genus Senecio, as S. jacobaea, of the Old World, having yellow flowers and irregularly lobed leaves, or S. aureus (golden ragwort) of North America, also having yellow flowers.
- golden warbler — yellow warbler.
- googlewhacking — The action of searching for googlewhacks.
- granary weevil — a reddish-brown weevil, Sitophilus granarius, that infests stored grain.
- graveyard stew — milk toast.
- great firewall — a system that prevents access to websites deemed undesirable by the government of the People's Republic of China
- great gray owl — a large, dish-faced, gray owl, Strix nebulosa, of northern North America and western Eurasia, having streaked and barred plumage.
- great unwashed — the general public; the populace or masses.
- great zimbabwe — Formerly Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia. a republic in S Africa: a former British colony and part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; gained independence 1980. 150,330 sq. mi. (389,362 sq. km). Capital: Harare.
- greater weever — either of two small, European, marine fishes of the genus Trachinus, T. draco (greater weever) or T. vipera (lesser weever) having highly poisonous dorsal spines.
- gridwall panel — A gridwall panel is a metal grid that can be hung on a wall and used for displaying goods.
- grow the beard — (of a TV series) to gain credibility or improve in quality during the course of a series following a specified development
- growing season — The growing season in a particular country or area is the period in each year when the weather and temperature is right for plants and crops to grow.
- guy fawkes day — (in Britain) November 5, celebrating the anniversary of the capture of Guy Fawkes.
- hawaiian goose — nene.
- healing powers — beneficial qualities
- health warning — a message indicating the dangers to the consumer's health of consuming a particular product printed on the packaging for the product
- heartwarmingly — In a heartwarming manner.
- heartwrenching — Having a painful emotional impact; causing grief or distress.
- heidelberg jaw — a human lower jaw of early middle Pleistocene age found in 1907 near Heidelberg, Germany.
- hemingwayesque — of, relating to, or characteristic of Ernest Hemingway or his works.
- in league with — along with, plotting with
- interwreathing — Present participle of interwreathe.
- jugurthine war — an unsuccessful war waged against the Romans (112–105 bc) by Jugurtha, king of Numidia (died 104)
- jungle warfare — the specialized techniques required by the military to survive and fight in jungle terrain
- king's weather — fine weather; weather fit for a king.
- knowledge base — (artificial intelligence) A collection of knowledge expressed using some formal knowledge representation language. A knowledge base forms part of a knowledge-based system (KBS).
- lake bangweulu — a shallow lake in NE Zambia, discovered by David Livingstone, who died there in 1873. Area: about 9850 sq km (3800 sq miles), including swamps
- lake winnebago — a lake in E Wisconsin, fed and drained by the Fox river: the largest lake in the state. Area: 557 sq km (215 sq miles)
- landing wheels — wheels that a plane lowers when it is going to land
- landing-waiter — landwaiter.
- lappet weaving — weaving into which an embroidered pattern produced by additional warp threads has been introduced with the aid of a lappet.
- licensing laws — In Britain, the licensing laws are the laws which control the selling of alcoholic drinks.
- long underwear — a close-fitting, usually knitted undergarment with legs reaching to the ankles, as a union suit, worn as protection against the cold.
- long-eared owl — a mottled-gray owl, Asio otus, of the Northern Hemisphere, having a long tuft on each side of the head.
- longshorewoman — a woman employed on the wharves of a port, as in loading and unloading vessels.
- low-angle shot — a shot taken with the camera placed in a position below and pointing upward at the subject.
- lower michigan — the southern part of Michigan, S of the Strait of Mackinac.
- lower tunguska — one of three rivers in Russia, in central Siberia, that is a tributary of the Yenisei and is 2690 km (1670 miles) long
- magdeburg laws — the local laws of the city of Magdeburg, which were adopted by many European cities in the middle ages
- mangold-wurzel — mangel-wurzel.
- mangrove swamp — a coastal marine swamp of tropical or subtropical regions that is dominated by mangrove trees.
- 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.
- migrant-worker — migrating, especially of people; migratory.
- 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.
- mowing machine — a machine for mowing or cutting down grass, grain, etc.
- nerve wracking — extremely irritating, annoying, or trying: a nerve-racking day; a nerve-racking noise.
- nerve-wracking — extremely irritating, annoying, or trying: a nerve-racking day; a nerve-racking noise.