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19-letter words containing w, a, r, n, s

  • mermaid's wineglass — a colony of green algae, Acetabularia crenulata, of warm seas, having a cup-shaped cap on a slender stalk.
  • motorway restaurant — a restaurant on a motorway
  • nasty piece of work — malicious person
  • new year resolution — a promise to yourself or decision to do something, especially to improve one's behaviour or lifestyle in some way, during the year ahead
  • nine plus two array — the arrangement of microtubules in a flagellum or cilium, consisting of a ring of nine evenly spaced couplets surrounding two central singlets. Symbol: 9 + 2.
  • nine--days---wonder — an event or thing that arouses considerable but short-lived interest or excitement.
  • nordrhein-westfalen — German name of North Rhine-Westphalia.
  • northwest ordinance — the act of Congress in 1787 providing for the government of the Northwest Territory and setting forth the steps by which its subdivisions might become states.
  • of one's own accord — to be in agreement or harmony; agree.
  • parting of the ways — When there is a parting of the ways, two or more people or groups of people stop working together or travelling together.
  • personal watercraft — a jet-propelled boat ridden like a motorcycle.
  • port jackson willow — an Australian acacia tree, Acacia cyanophylla, introduced in the 19th century into South Africa, where it is now regarded as a pest
  • public-interest law — a branch of law that often utilizes class-action suits to protect the interest of a large group or of the public at large, as in matters relating to racial discrimination, air pollution, etc.
  • pugwash conferences — international peace conferences of scientists held regularly to discuss world problems: Nobel peace prize 1995 awarded to Joseph Rotblat (1908–2005) , one of the founders of the conferences, secretary-general (1957–73), and president (1988–97)
  • ralph waldo emerson — Ralph Waldo [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1803–82, U.S. essayist and poet.
  • sandwich generation — the generation of people still raising their children while having to care for their aging parents.
  • scale down (or up) — to reduce (or increase), often according to a fixed ratio or proportion
  • see one's way clear — to be willing (to do something)
  • siberian wallflower — a North American plant, Erysimum asperum, of the mustard family, having orange-yellow flowers.
  • spanish west africa — a former overseas territory of Spain in NW Africa: divided in 1958 into the overseas provinces of Ifni and Spanish Sahara
  • spider-hunting wasp — any solitary wasp of the superfamily Pompiloidea, having a slender elongated body: the fast-running female hunts spiders as a food store for her larvae
  • st. lawrence seaway — a series of channels, locks, and canals between Montreal and the mouth of Lake Ontario, a distance of 182 miles (293 km), enabling most deep-draft vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean, up the St. Lawrence River, to all the Great Lakes ports: developed jointly by the U.S. and Canada.
  • stick in one's craw — the crop of a bird or insect.
  • straight and narrow — the way of virtuous or proper conduct: After his release from prison, he resolved to follow the straight and narrow.
  • straightforwardness — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
  • strawberry geranium — a plant, Saxifraga stolonifera (or S. sarmentosa), of the saxifrage family, native to eastern Asia, that has rounded, variegated leaves and numerous threadlike stolons and is frequently cultivated as a houseplant.
  • swallow one's words — to retract a statement, argument, etc, often in humiliating circumstances
  • sweetheart contract — a contract made through collusion between management and labor representatives containing terms beneficial to management and detrimental to union workers.
  • sweetheart neckline — a neckline on a woman's garment, as a dress, with a high back and a low-cut front with two curved edges resembling the conventionalized shape of a heart.
  • taming of the shrew — a comedy (1594?) by Shakespeare.
  • the hampshire downs — a range of low chalk hills that crosses Hampshire in S England
  • the mathworks, inc. — (company)   The company marketing MATLAB. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Address: 3 Apple Hill Drive, Natick, Massachusetts 01760-2098 USA. Telephone: +1 (508) 647-7000. Fax: +1 (508) 647-7101.
  • the wolverine state — a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes area of the north central US
  • throw in one's hand — (in cards) to concede defeat by putting one's cards down
  • throw oneself at sb — If someone throws themselves at you, they make it very obvious that they want to begin a relationship with you, by behaving as though they are sexually attracted to you.
  • tidal power station — a power station where the energy of flowing water is converted into electricity
  • twist someone's arm — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
  • under the shadow of — in danger of; apparently fated for
  • wandering albatross — a large albatross, Diomedea exulans, of southern waters, having the plumage mostly white with dark markings on the upper parts.
  • want no part of sth — If you say that you want no part of something, you mean that you do not want to be involved in it at all.
  • wassermann antibody — reagin (def 1).
  • wassermann reaction — a diagnostic test for syphilis using the fixation of a complement by the serum of a syphilitic individual.
  • watch night service — a service held on the night of December 24, or of December 31
  • waterglass painting — stereochromy.
  • websters-dictionary — Informal. a dictionary of the English language, especially American English, such as Dictionary.com.
  • wedding anniversary — the annual commemoration of a couple's marriage: a tenth wedding anniversary.
  • west dunbartonshire — a council area of W central Scotland, on Loch Lomond and the Clyde estuary: corresponds to part of the historical county of Dunbartonshire; part of Strathclyde Region from 1975 to 1996: engineering industries. Administrative centre: Dumbarton. Pop: 92 320 (2003 est). Area: 162 sq km (63 sq miles)
  • wet behind the ears — moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid: wet hands.
  • what's your poison? — what would you like to drink?
  • whispering campaign — the organized spreading of insinuations or rumors to destroy the reputation of a person, organization, etc.
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