22-letter words containing w, a, n, t, o, e
- on the way/on it's way — If something is on the way, it will arrive soon.
- outside awareness port — (humour) (OAP) A humorous IBM term for a window (the glass kind) rather than the GUI kind.
- overstay one's welcome — to stay (at a party, on a visit, etc), longer than pleases the host or hostess
- public domain software — public domain
- sail close to the wind — air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth's surface: A gentle wind blew through the valley. High winds were forecast.
- sb can whistle for sth — If you say that someone can whistle for a particular thing, you mean that you are not willing or able to give it to them.
- self-sustaining growth — economic growth that maintains itself without intervention
- sir william blackstone — Sir William, 1723–80, English jurist and writer on law.
- social networking site — a website that allows subscribers to interact, typically by requesting that others add them to their visible list of contacts, by forming or joining sub-groups based around shared interests, or publishing content so that a specified group of subscribers can access it
- statute of westminster — the act of Parliament (1931) that formally recognized the independence of the dominions within the Empire
- take one's breath away — the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
- the end of the rainbow — If you say that something is at the end of the rainbow, you mean that people want it but it is almost impossible to obtain or achieve.
- the-leaning-tower-pisa — a round, marble campanile in Pisa, Italy, begun in 1174 and now 17 feet (5.2 meters) out of the perpendicular in its height of 179 feet (54 meters).
- throw on the scrapheap — to discard or get rid of as useless
- to awaken to something — to become aware of something
- to be a one-way street — if you describe an agreement or a relationship as a one-way street, you mean that only one of the sides in the agreement or relationship is offering something or is benefitting from it
- to be knocked sideways — If you are knocked sideways by something, it makes you feel very surprised, confused, or upset.
- to bend over backwards — If you say that someone is bending over backwards to be helpful or kind, you are emphasizing that they are trying very hard to be helpful or kind.
- to cast your net wider — If you cast your net wider, you look for or consider a greater variety of things.
- to draw someone's fire — If you draw fire from someone, you cause them to shoot at you, for example because they think that you are threatening them.
- to swallow one's pride — If you swallow your pride, you decide to do something even though you think it will cause you to lose some respect.
- to twist someone's arm — If you twist someone's arm, you persuade them to do something.
- to whom it may concern — salutation in a letter
- unconventional warfare — warfare that is conducted within enemy lines through guerrilla tactics or subversion, usually supported at least in part by external forces.
- user network interface — (communications, networking) (UNI) An interface point between ATM end users and a private ATM switch, or between a private ATM switch and the public carrier ATM network. The physical and protocol specifications for UNIs are defined by the ATM Forum's UNI documents, which allow for various types of physical interfaces. See also: NNI
- van der waals equation — an equation of state relating the pressure, volume, and absolute temperature of a gas, taking into account the finite size of the molecules and the attractive force between them.
- vibration white finger — a condition affecting workers using vibrating machinery, which causes damage to the blood vessels and nerves of the fingers and leads to a permanent loss of feeling
- wardour street english — affectedly archaic speech or writing
- was not born yesterday — is not gullible or foolish
- washington court house — a city in SW Ohio.
- wear out one's welcome — a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
- what can/do you expect — You can say 'What can you expect?' or 'What do you expect?' to emphasize that there is nothing surprising about a situation or a person's behaviour, especially if you find this disappointing.
- william's bon chrétien — a variety of pear that has large yellow juicy sweet fruit
- with egg on one's face — made to look ridiculous
- within someone's grasp — If you say that something is within someone's grasp, you mean that it is very likely that they will achieve it.
- woman police constable — a policewoman of the lowest rank
- workmen's compensation — compensation for death, injury, or accident suffered by a workman in the course of his employment and paid to him or his dependents
- zero population growth — the maintenance of a population at a constant level by limiting the number of live births to that needed to replace the existing population.