14-letter words containing w, a, l, c
- dwelling place — a dwelling.
- enclosure wall — a wall that encloses a piece of land
- flowering crab — any of several species and varieties of crab apple trees with small fruits and abundant spring flowers ranging from white to reddish purple
- follow-up call — a telephone call made as a follow-up to a letter, fax, meeting, etc
- follow-up care — care provided for a patient after medical or surgical treatment
- free cash flow — Free cash flow is revenue of a business that is available to spend.
- glow discharge — the conduction of electricity in a low-pressure gas, producing a diffuse glow.
- googlewhacking — The action of searching for googlewhacks.
- hardware cloth — galvanized steel wire screen with a mesh usually between 0.25 and 0.5 inches (0.64 and 1.27 cm), used for coarse sieves, animal cages, and the like.
- humpback whale — a large whalebone whale of the genus Megaptera having long narrow flippers, and noted for its habit of arching deeply as it dives: once abundant in coastal waters, it is now rare but its numbers are increasing.
- identical twin — one of a pair of twins who develop from a single fertilized ovum and therefore have the same genotype, are of the same sex, and usually resemble each other closely.
- lattice window — a window formed of an open framework of wood, metal, etc, arranged to form an ornamental pattern
- law of cosines — a law stating that the square of a side of a plane triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides minus twice the product of the other sides multiplied by the cosine of the angle between them.
- lawrence frame — a gilded frame for a circular or oval painting, having a rectangular exterior form.
- lawson cypress — Port Orford cedar.
- licensing laws — In Britain, the licensing laws are the laws which control the selling of alcoholic drinks.
- lower michigan — the southern part of Michigan, S of the Strait of Mackinac.
- lu-wang school — School of Mind.
- make allowance — to take circumstances, limitations, etc. into consideration
- midwall column — a column or the like carrying a wall overhanging it on both sides.
- miracle worker — If you describe someone as a miracle worker, you mean that they have achieved or are able to achieve success in something that other people have found very difficult.
- new caledonian — of, from, or relating to New Caledonia
- new carrollton — a city in S central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
- 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.
- pascal's wager — the argument put forth by Blaise Pascal that it is in one's best interest to believe in the existence of God, as it is a rational assumption and does no harm, and the possibility of eternal punishment in hell outweighs any advantage of believing otherwise.
- peacock-flower — royal poinciana.
- pelican-flower — a woody vine, Aristolochia grandiflora, of the West Indies, having heart-shaped leaves and purple-spotted, purple-veined flowers from 18 to 24 inches (46 to 61 cm) wide with a long, taillike structure at the tip of the corolla.
- pendulum watch — (formerly) a watch having a balance wheel, especially a balance wheel bearing a fake pendulum bob oscillating behind a window in the dial.
- porcelain ware — articles made of porcelain, such as plates and cups
- prawn cocktail — A prawn cocktail is a dish that consists of prawns, salad, and a sauce. It is usually eaten at the beginning of a meal.
- public welfare — state aid to the poor
- railway police — the branch of the police force specializing in maintaining law and order and detecting crime on the railways
- rainbow-collar — being or of an employee who combines work or experience on the assembly line with more technical or administrative duties; having both blue-collar and white-collar duties or experience.
- rent allowance — money given to individuals by the government that subsidises the cost of renting a property
- road allowance — land reserved by the government to be used for public roads
- sackville-west — Dame Victoria Mary ("Vita") 1892–1962, English poet and novelist (wife of Harold Nicolson).
- saint lawrence — D(avid) H(erbert) 1885–1930, English novelist.
- sandwich glass — any of various forms of glassware manufactured at Sandwich, Mass., from 1825 to c1890.
- sandwich panel — a structural panel consisting of a core of one material enclosed between two sheets of a different material.
- scenic railway — a railroad that carries its passengers on a brief tour of an amusement park, resort, etc.
- secondary wall — the innermost part of a plant cell wall, deposited after the wall has ceased to increase in surface area.
- showplace home — a historic house
- sleepaway camp — a camp providing facilities for teenagers to sleep away from home
- social network — a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts: Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
- social welfare — social services provided by a government for its citizens.
- spectra yellow — a vivid yellow color.
- straw-coloured — If you describe something, especially hair, as straw-coloured, you mean that it is pale yellow.
- to wax lyrical — If you say that someone, for example, waxes lyrical or waxes indignant about a subject, you mean that they talk about it in an enthusiastic or indignant way.
- tuckaway table — a table having a support folding into one plane and a tilting or drop-leaf top.