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17-letter words containing w, a, t, e, n

  • a fly on the wall — If you say that you would like to be a fly on the wall in a situation that does not involve you, you mean that you would like to see or hear what happens in that situation.
  • a law unto itself — a person or thing that is outside established laws
  • acetylene welding — a type of welding that uses an acetylene torch
  • agenbite of inwit — remorse of conscience
  • ahnfelt's seaweed — a red alga, Ahnfeltia plicata, common along the coasts of North America and Europe, having brownish, bushlike branches.
  • an effort of will — If you do something difficult or painful by an effort of will, you manage to make yourself do it.
  • answering pennant — one of the flags of the International Code of Signals, a pennant of three red and two white vertical stripes, flown at the dip while a message is being interpreted and close up when it is understood.
  • at one fell swoop — to sweep through the air, as a bird or a bat, especially down upon prey.
  • at one's own pace — If you do something at your own pace, you do it at a speed that is comfortable for you.
  • at one's own risk — If you tell someone that they are doing something at their own risk, you are warning them that, if they are harmed, it will be their own responsibility.
  • at their own game — If you beat someone at their own game, you use the same methods that they have used, but more successfully, so that you gain an advantage over them.
  • babe in the woods — a baby or child.
  • baden-wurttemberg — a state of SW Germany. Capital: Stuttgart. Pop: 53 938 (2003 est). Area: 35 742 sq km (13 800 sq miles)
  • barren strawberry — a Eurasian plant, Potentilla sterilis, related to the strawberry that does not produce edible fruit
  • breakdown voltage — the minimum applied voltage that would cause a given insulator or electrode to break down.
  • brownian movement — random movement of microscopic particles suspended in a fluid, caused by bombardment of the particles by molecules of the fluid. First observed in 1827, it provided strong evidence in support of the kinetic theory of molecules
  • capital allowance — the practice of allowing a certain amount of money spent by a company on fixed assets to be taken off the profits of the company before tax is imposed
  • character witness — a witness in a trial who testifies to the accused's general good character rather than providing evidence about the specific offence which has led to him or her being on trial
  • charles townshendCharles, 1725–67, English politician, chancellor of the exchequer for whom the Townshend Acts are named.
  • circle the wagons — to take defensive action; prepare for an attack: from arranging a wagon train in a circular formation
  • consolidated laws — a body of laws collected together in a single codifying statute
  • consumer watchdog — an organization or government agency that campaigns for consumers
  • contraflow system — a system of traffic lanes whose normal direction is reversed to allow traffic to move during repairs or an accident
  • crew-neck sweater — a sweater with a crew neck
  • darwinian fitness — fitness (def 3).
  • darwinian-fitness — health.
  • dead in the water — If you say that someone or something is dead in the water, you are emphasizing that they have failed, and that there is little hope of them being successful in the future.
  • deepwater horizon — an offshore oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, 40 miles (64km) south-east off the coast of Louisiana, that suffered a massive oil spill following an explosion in April 2010
  • diocletian window — a window in the form of a round-headed archway with a narrower compartment on either side, the side compartments usually being capped with entablatures on which the arch of the central compartment rests.
  • down-at-the-heels — of a shabby, run-down appearance; seedy: He is rapidly becoming a down-at-heel drifter and a drunk.
  • drawn-thread work — ornamental needlework done by drawing threads out of the fabric and using the remaining threads to form lacelike patterns
  • east renfrewshire — a council area of W central Scotland, comprising part of the historical county of Renfrewshire; part of Strathclyde region from 1975 to 1996: chiefly agricultural and residential. Administrative centre: Giffnock. Pop: 89 680 (2003 est). Area: 173 sq km (67 sq miles)
  • eastern townships — an area of central Canada, in S Quebec: consists of 11 townships south of the St Lawrence
  • edgar watson howe — E(dgar) W(atson) 1853–1937, U.S. novelist and editor.
  • equivalent weight — the weight of an element or compound that will combine with or displace 8 grams of oxygen or 1.007 97 grams of hydrogen
  • fellow countryman — sb of same nationality
  • flowering currant — an ornamental shrub, Ribes sanguineum, growing to 2 to 3 metres (6 to 9ft) in height, with red, crimson, yellow, or white flowers: family Saxifragaceae
  • flowering tobacco — any plant belonging to the genus Nicotiana, of the nightshade family, as N. alata and N. sylvestris, having clusters of fragrant flowers that usually bloom at night, grown as an ornamental.
  • fort leonard wood — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in SW Missouri, SW of Rolla.
  • fort walton beach — a city in NW Florida.
  • garden strawberry — a plant which has white flowers and red edible fruits and is spread by runners, Fragaria ananassa
  • george washington — Booker T(aliaferro) [boo k-er tol-uh-ver] /ˈbʊk ər ˈtɒl ə vər/ (Show IPA), 1856–1915, U.S. reformer, educator, author, and lecturer.
  • go down the drain — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
  • great awakening's — the series of religious revivals among Protestants in the American colonies, especially in New England, lasting from about 1725 to 1770.
  • great white heron — a large white heron, Ardea occidentalis, of Florida and the Florida Keys.
  • great-grandnephew — a grandson of one's nephew or niece.
  • green-winged teal — a small freshwater duck, Anas crecca, of Eurasia and North America, having an iridescent green speculum in the wing.
  • how the land lies — the prevailing conditions or state of affairs
  • illinois waterway — a waterway system in N Illinois made up of canals and rivers connecting Lake Michigan in Chicago with the Mississippi River. 336 miles (541 km) long.
  • immigrant workers — people who work in a country they arrived to in order to settle there

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