15-letter words containing w, a, n, t, l
- navigation laws — laws relating to navigation
- neural networks — any group of neurons that conduct impulses in a coordinated manner, as the assemblages of brain cells that record a visual stimulus.
- new south wales — a state in SE Australia. 309,433 sq. mi. (801,430 sq. km). Capital: Sydney.
- newton's cradle — an ornamental puzzle consisting of a frame in which five metal balls are suspended in such a way that when one is moved it sets all the others in motion in turn
- newtonian fluid — any fluid exhibiting a linear relation between the applied shear stress and the rate of deformation.
- northeastwardly — Towards the northeast.
- northwestwardly — Towards the northwest.
- outline drawing — a drawing consisting only of external lines
- outward-looking — looking beyond oneself; open-minded and reaching out to other people, organizations, etc
- personal growth — development as an individual
- privately owned — owned by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
- question of law — a question concerning a rule or the legal effect or consequence of an event or circumstance, usually determined by a court or judge.
- railway network — a system of intersecting rail routes
- railway station — train stop, railroad station
- reading the law — that part of the morning service on Sabbaths, festivals, and Mondays and Thursdays during which a passage is read from the Torah scrolls
- rowland heights — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- sam browne belt — a sword belt having a supporting strap over the right shoulder, formerly worn by officers in the U.S. Army, now sometimes worn as part of the uniform by police officers, guards, and army officers in other nations.
- sergeant at law — a noncommissioned army officer of a rank above that of corporal.
- serjeant at law — (formerly in England) a barrister of a special rank, to which he was raised by a writ under the Great Seal
- snowball effect — a process of continuously accelerating change in size, importance, etc
- sparkling water — soda water (def 1).
- stacking swivel — a metal swivel attached to the stock of a military rifle for use in hooking three rifles together to form a stack.
- streamline flow — the flow of a fluid past an object such that the velocity at any fixed point in the fluid is constant or varies in a regular manner.
- sunflower state — Kansas (used as a nickname).
- swallow-tanager — a tropical American bird, Tersina viridis, related to the true tanagers but with longer, swallowlike wings.
- take lying down — to be in a horizontal, recumbent, or prostrate position, as on a bed or the ground; recline. Antonyms: stand.
- teaching fellow — a holder of a teaching fellowship.
- the common weal — the good of society
- the lower ranks — people who have a low rank in a military organization
- thorndike's law — the principle that all learnt behaviour is regulated by rewards and punishments, proposed by Edward Lee Thorndike (1874–1949), US psychologist
- to draw a blank — If you draw a blank when you are looking for someone or something, you do not succeed in finding them.
- training wheels — a pair of small wheels attached one on each side of the rear wheel of a bicycle for stability while one is learning to ride.
- travelling wave — a wave carrying energy away from its source
- twitching trail — a logging road sufficiently developed to allow the hauling of logs along it by horse or tractor.
- two-dimensional — having the dimensions of height and width only: a two-dimensional surface.
- unanswerability — the quality of not being answerable or contestable
- vatican swindle — Lafcadio's Adventures.
- walk-in traffic — The walk-in traffic of a store is the number of people who choose to visit it as they pass by.
- walking catfish — an Asian catfish, Clarias batrachus, that can survive out of water and move overland from one body of water to another: introduced into Florida.
- wallace nutting — Wallace, 1861–1941, U.S. antiquary, author, and illustrator.
- walloon brabant — a province of central Belgium, formed in 1995 from the S part of Brabant province: densely populated and intensively farmed, with large industrial centres. Pop: 360 717 (2004 est). Area: 1091 sq km (421 sq miles)
- walnut husk fly — any of several fruit flies, as Rhagoletis completa, the larvae of which feed on and discolor walnut husks.
- walpurgis night — (especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.
- warrantableness — Quality of being warrantable.
- washington lily — a lily, Lilium washingtonianum, of the western coast of the U.S., having whorled leaves and fragrant, purple-spotted white flowers.
- washington palm — a palm tree, Washingtonia filifera, of California and Florida, having large fan-shaped leaves and small black fruits
- water pimpernel — the brookweed.
- water pollution — the pollution of the sea and rivers
- water-repellent — having a finish that resists but is not impervious to water.
- wattle and daub — Also, wattle and dab. a building technique employing wattles plastered with clay and mud.