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16-letter words containing w, a, n, h

  • hesitation waltz — a waltz based on the frequent use of a step that consists of a pause and glide.
  • hole in the wall — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
  • hole-in-the-wall — A hole-in-the-wall machine is a machine built into the wall of a bank or other building, which allows people to take out money from their bank account by using a special card.
  • hudsonian godwit — any of several large, widely distributed shorebirds of the genus Limosa, as the New World L. haemastica (Hudsonian godwit) having a long bill that curves upward slightly.
  • in the meanwhile — until then, for now
  • in the shadow of — very close to; verging upon
  • in the worst way — bad or ill in the highest, greatest, or most extreme degree: the worst person.
  • invisible shadow — (in architectural shades and shadows) a three-dimensional space occupied by the shadow projected by a solid and within which a surface is in shadow.
  • javelin throwing — the sport of throwing the javelin
  • jawaharlal nehru — Jawaharlal [juh-wah-her-lahl] /dʒəˈwɑ hər lɑl/ (Show IPA), 1889–1964, Hindu political leader in India: first prime minister of the republic of India 1947–64 (father of Indira Gandhi).
  • know what's what — to know how one thing or things in general work
  • knuckle sandwich — a punch in the mouth with a clenched fist.
  • lay down the law — the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
  • lewis and harris — the northernmost island of the Hebrides, in NW Scotland. 825 sq. mi. (2135 sq. km).
  • lord howe island — an island in the S Pacific, E of Australia: a dependency of New South Wales. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
  • machine washable — suitable for washing in a washing machine
  • man of the world — a man who is widely experienced in the ways of the world and people; an urbane, sophisticated man.
  • matthew flinders — Matthew, 1774–1814, English navigator and explorer: surveyed coast of Australia.
  • mauchly, john w. — John Mauchly
  • mount washington — a mountain in N New Hampshire, in the White Mountains: the highest peak in the northeast US; noted for extreme weather conditions. Height: 1917 m (6288 ft)
  • multi-way branch — switch statement
  • new commonwealth — a term used esp in the latter part of the 20th century in Britain to describe countries in the British Commonwealth that became independent after World War II
  • new haven colony — a settlement founded in 1638 by John Davenport and Theophilus Eaton at Quinnipiac (now New Haven, Conn.).
  • new philadelphia — a city in E Ohio.
  • new smyrna beach — a town in NE Florida.
  • nightingale ward — a long hospital ward with beds on either side and the nurses' station in the middle
  • 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
  • not worth a damn — worthless
  • not worth a shit — useless, valueless, etc.
  • on the bandwagon — on the popular or apparently winning side, as in an election
  • on the downgrade — waning in importance, popularity, health, etc
  • one with another — on average
  • packet switching — a method of efficient data transmission whereby the initial message is broken into relatively small units, or packets, that are routed independently and subsequently reassembled.
  • packet-switching — a method of efficient data transmission whereby the initial message is broken into relatively small units, or packets, that are routed independently and subsequently reassembled.
  • purchasing power — Also called buying power. the ability to purchase goods and services.
  • rainbow seaperch — an embiotocid fish, Hypsurus caryi, living off the Pacific coast of North America, having red, orange, and blue stripes on the body.
  • redbank whiteoak — a city in S Tennessee.
  • sandwich islands — the Hawaiian Islands
  • savannah sparrow — a North American sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis, having brown and white plumage with a yellow stripe over each eye.
  • sawn-off shotgun — A sawn-off shotgun is a shotgun on which the barrel has been cut short. Guns like this are often used by criminals because they can be easily hidden.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • spanish windlass — a stick used as a device for twisting and tightening a rope or cable
  • swedish vallhund — a small sturdy dog of a Swedish breed with a long body and pricked pointed ears
  • the commonwealth — the government in England under the Cromwells and Parliament from 1649 to 1660
  • the here and now — the present time
  • the little woman — one's wife
  • the weakest link — the person who is making the least contribution to the collective achievement of a group
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