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14-letter words containing w, a, n, t, d

  • postnatal ward — a ward in a hospital where women and their babies are provided with medical care immediately after the birth of the baby
  • quarter window — (on a car) a small triangular side window with hinges that can be opened for extra ventilation
  • rainbow darter — a stout darter, Etheostoma caeruleum, inhabiting the Great Lakes and Mississippi River drainages, the spawning male of which has the sides marked with oblique blue bars with red interspaces.
  • raise the wind — to obtain the necessary funds
  • richard tawneyRichard Henry, 1880–1962, English historian, born in Calcutta.
  • shadow cabinet — (in the British Parliament) a group of prominent members of the opposition who are expected to hold positions in the cabinet when their party assumes power.
  • standing water — still water that has stagnated
  • stewart island — one of the islands of New Zealand, S of South Island. 670 sq. mi. (1735 sq. km).
  • strong forward — power forward
  • sweet and sour — Sweet and sour is used to describe Chinese food that contains both a sweet flavour and something sharp or sour such as lemon or vinegar.
  • sweet-and-sour — cooked with sugar and vinegar or lemon juice and often other seasonings.
  • swing the lead — to malinger or make up excuses
  • the waste land — a poem (1922) by T. S. Eliot.
  • to win the day — If a particular person, group, or thing wins the day, they win a battle, struggle, or competition. If they lose the day, they are defeated.
  • to windward of — advantageously situated with respect to
  • traffic warden — officer who monitors parking, etc.
  • transom window — a window divided by a transom.
  • tunbridge ware — decorative wooden ware, including tables, trays, boxes, and ornamental objects, produced especially in the late 17th and 18th centuries in Tunbridge Wells, England, with mosaiclike marquetry sawed from square-sectioned wooden rods of different natural colors.
  • waiting period — a specified delay, required by law, between officially stating an intention and acting on it, as between securing a marriage license and getting married.
  • war department — the department of the federal government that, from 1789 until 1947, was responsible for defense and the military establishment: in 1947 it became the Department of the Army, which became part of the Department of Defense when it was established in 1949.
  • wardrobe trunk — a large, upright trunk, usually with space on one side for hanging clothes and drawers or compartments on the other for small articles, shoes, etc.
  • watch and ward — a continuous watch or vigil, by or as by night and by day, especially for the purpose of guarding.
  • water divining — the location of water with a divining rod
  • watling island — San Salvador (def 1).
  • weather window — a limited interval when weather conditions can be expected to be suitable for a particular project, such as laying offshore pipelines, reaching a high mountain summit, launching a satellite, etc
  • well and truly — If you say that something is well and truly finished, gone, or done, you are emphasizing that it is completely finished or gone, or thoroughly done.
  • well-appointed — attractively equipped, arranged, or furnished, especially for comfort or convenience: a well-appointed room.
  • western saddle — a heavy saddle having a deep seat, high cantle and pommel, pommel horn, wide leather flaps for protecting the rider's legs, and little padding.
  • wind generator — an electric generator situated on a tower and driven by the force of wind on blades or a rotor.
  • wind indicator — a large weather vane used at airports to indicate wind direction.
  • windsor castle — a castle in the town of Windsor in Berkshire, residence of English monarchs since its founding by William the Conqueror
  • word formation — the formation of words, for example by adding prefixes or suffixes to roots
  • wrongful death — the death of a person wrongfully caused, as comprising the grounds of a damage suit.
  • wyandotte cave — a cave in S Indiana: one of the most extensive in the U.S., with 23 miles (37 km) of passages.
  • yeddo hawthorn — a Japanese shrub, Raphiolepis umbellata, of the rose family, having leathery leaves and dense, hairy clusters of fragrant white flowers.
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