17-letter words containing w, a, s

mann-whitney test — a statistical test of the difference between the distributions of data collected in two experimental conditions applied to unmatched groups of subjects but comparing the distributions of the ranks of the scores
maxwell equations — equations developed by James Clerk Maxwell (1831–79) upon which classical electromagnetic theory is based
may/might as well — If you say that you might as well do something, or that you may as well do it, you mean that you will do it although you do not have a strong desire to do it and may even feel slightly unwilling to do it.
mercy otis warren — Earl, 1891–1974, U.S. lawyer and political leader: chief justice of the U.S. 1953–69.
message switching — store and forward
narrow-shouldered — having shoulders which do not extend very far from the neck; not broad-shouldered
nashville warbler — a North American wood warbler, Vermivora ruficapilla, having a gray head, an olive-green back, and yellow underparts.
nervous breakdown — (not in technical use) any disabling mental disorder requiring treatment.
new england aster — a tall composite plant, Aster novae-angliae, of the northeastern U.S., the flowers of which have lavender to deep-purple rays.
new lease on life — a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
new orleans style — a style of jazz developed in New Orleans early in the 20th century, influenced by blues, ragtime, marching band music, and minstrelsy and marked by polyphonic group improvisation.
new scotland yard — See under Scotland Yard (def 1).
newcastle disease — a rapidly spreading virus-induced disease of birds and domestic fowl, as chickens, marked by respiratory difficulty, reduced egg production and, in chicks, paralysis.
newspaper cutting — clipping from a news publication
nine days' wonder — an event or thing that arouses considerable but short-lived interest or excitement.
northwest passage — a ship route along the Arctic coast of Canada and Alaska, joining the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
observation tower — lookout, observation point
of its own accord — If something happens of its own accord, it seems to happen by itself, without anyone making it happen.
off one's own bat — If someone does something off their own bat, they do it without anyone else suggesting it.
one-time password — (security) (OTP) A security system that requires a new password every time a user authenticates themselves, thus protecting against an intruder replaying an intercepted password. OTP generates passwords using either the MD4 or MD5 hashing algorithms. The equivalent term "S/Key", developed by Bellcore, is a trademark of Telcordia Technologies, so the name OTP is used increasingly. See RFC 1760 - "The S/KEY One-Time Password System" and RFC 1938 - "A One-Time Password System".
out at the elbows — the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm.
out of harm's way — If someone or something is out of harm's way, they are in a safe place away from danger or from the possibility of being damaged.
pacific northwest — the region of North America lying north of the Columbia River and west of the Rockies
pay someone's way — to pay someone's share of the expenses
peloponnesian war — a war between Athens and Sparta, 431–404 b.c., that resulted in the transfer of hegemony in Greece from Athens to Sparta.
play with oneself — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
poison-arrow frog — a small, bright-colored terrestrial frog of the family Dendrobatidae, of Central and South American rain forests, that secretes a virulent poison from its skin, once used on the tips of Indian hunting arrows.
pressure drawdown — Pressure drawdown is the difference between the reservoir pressure and the flowing wellbore pressure, which drives fluids from the reservoir into the wellbore.
private ownership — the fact of being owned by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
prusso-danish war — a war of 1864 between Prussia and Denmark by which Denmark lost Schleswig-Holstein.
quality newspaper — a more serious newspaper which gives detailed accounts of world events, as well as reports on business, culture, and society
radioactive waste — the radioactive by-products from the operation of a nuclear reactor or from the reprocessing of depleted nuclear fuel.
renaissance woman — a woman who has acquired profound knowledge or proficiency in more than one field.
russian wolfhound — borzoi.
saint john's wort — any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Hypericum, having yellow flowers and transparently dotted leaves.
sandwich compound — any of a class of organometallic compounds whose molecules have a metal atom or ion bound between two plane parallel organic rings
sanitation worker — a person employed to collect, haul away, and dispose of garbage.
sawatch mountains — range of the Rocky Mountains, in central Colo.: highest peak, Elbert
sawed-off shotgun — rifle with a short barrel
scattered showers — showers that are scattered across an area, or that occur at intervals throughout the day
scentless mayweed — a similar and related plant, Matricaria maritima, with scentless leaves
schwedler's maple — a variety of the Norway maple, Acer platanoides schwedleri, producing red leaves that subsequently turn green.
seaweed marquetry — marquetry having the form of symmetrical, foliate scrolls, as on English cabinetwork of the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
second balkan war — Balkan War (def 2).
secondary rainbow — a faint rainbow formed by light rays that undergo two internal reflections in drops of rain, appearing above the primary rainbow and having its colors in the opposite order.
secondary winding — A secondary winding is the winding of a transformer that receives its energy by electromagnetic induction from the primary winding.
self-acknowledged — widely recognized; generally accepted: an acknowledged authority on Chinese art.
september weather — weather characteristic of the month of September, esp in being unpredictable as summer is ending and autumn is beginning
shower attachment — a device fixed to taps to make a shower
sidesaddle flower — a pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea.

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