14-letter words containing w, a, l, c
- unacknowledged — widely recognized; generally accepted: an acknowledged authority on Chinese art.
- unwatchfulness — the quality or state of being unwatchful
- urban clearway — a stretch of road in an urban area on which motorists may stop only in an emergency
- walk-in closet — a closet that is large enough to walk around in.
- walking ticket — walking papers.
- wallace's line — an imaginary line that separates the Oriental and Australian zoogeographical regions and passes between Bali and Lombok, west of Celebes, and east of the Philippines.
- walpurgisnacht — (especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.
- warehouse club — A warehouse club is a large shop which sells goods at reduced prices to people who pay each year to become members of the organization that runs the shop.
- watercolourist — An artist who paints watercolours.
- watering place — British. a seaside or lakeside vacation resort featuring bathing, boating, etc.
- welfare centre — a place where people or animals receive assistance
- well-concealed — to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight: He concealed the gun under his coat.
- 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
- weltanschauung — a comprehensive conception or image of the universe and of humanity's relation to it.
- whachamacallit — an object or person whose name one does not know or cannot recall.
- whaddayacallit — A metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot remember.
- whale watching — the activity of observing whales in their natural surroundings
- wheel clamping — the practice of attaching wheel clamps to vehicles
- whiplash-curve — the lash of a whip.
- white charlock — a related plant, Raphanus raphanistrum, with yellow, mauve, or white flowers and podlike fruits
- wild buckwheat — umbrella plant (def 3).
- wildcat strike — unofficial work stoppage
- 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
- with a capital — You can use phrases such as 'Life with a capital L', to emphasize that a word has a particular significance in the situation you are talking about.
- wollstonecraft — Mary (Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin) 1759–97, English author and feminist (mother of Mary Shelley).
- work placement — temporary job, internship
- world champion — someone who has won a competition open to people throughout the whole world
- wrecker's ball — a heavy metal ball swung on a cable from a crane and used in demolition work.
- wristlet watch — a watch that is attached to a band or bracelet