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

have the wood on — to have an advantage over
hawthorne effect — a positive change in the performance of a group of persons taking part in an experiment or study due to their perception of being singled out for special consideration.
hesitation waltz — a waltz based on the frequent use of a step that consists of a pause and glide.
hole in the wall — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
hole-in-the-wall — A hole-in-the-wall machine is a machine built into the wall of a bank or other building, which allows people to take out money from their bank account by using a special card.
icterine warbler — a European variety of tree warbler (Hippolais icterina )
implied warranty — a warranty not stated explicitly by the seller of merchandise or real property but presumed for reasons of commercial or legal custom (distinguished from express warranty).
in ones and twos — You can use in ones and twos to indicate that people do things or something happens gradually and in small groups.
in the meanwhile — until then, for now
in the shadow of — very close to; verging upon
in the worst way — bad or ill in the highest, greatest, or most extreme degree: the worst person.
in-law apartment — a self-contained living area within a single-family home, as for an aging parent.
indian wrestling — arm wrestling
industrial waste — waste materials left over from a manufacturing process in industrial buildings such as factories and mines
javelin throwing — the sport of throwing the javelin
kentucky warbler — a wood warbler, Oporornis formosus, of the U.S., olive-green above, yellow below, and marked with black on the face.
kentucky windage — a method of correcting for windage, gravity, etc., by aiming a weapon to one side of the target instead of by adjusting the sights.
keynote software — A company which offers software-based business contact directories for people who develop, manufacture, market, or distribute software or multimedia products. E-mail: <[email protected]> (Subject: SEND INDEX).
knowledgeability — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
kondratieff wave — a long business cycle of economic expansion and contraction, postulated to last about 60 years.
law of exponents — the theorem stating the elementary properties of exponents, as the property that the product of the same bases, each raised to an exponent, is equal to the base raised to the sum of the exponents: xa ⋅ xb = xa + b .
lawson criterion — (in a hypothetical nuclear fusion reactor) the requirement that in order for the energy produced by fusion to exceed the energy expended in causing the fusion, the product of the density of the fuel and the time during which it is confined at that density (Lawson product) must be greater than a certain number that depends on the kind of fuel used.
lay down the law — the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
little brown bat — any of several small to medium-sized common bats of the genera Myotis and Eptesicus, found worldwide in caves, trees, and buildings, including M. lucifugus (little brown bat) and E. fuscus (big brown bat) a widespread North American species.
low-carbon steel — steel containing between 0.04 and 0.25 per cent carbon
lower palatinate — See under Palatinate (def 1).
mackinaw blanket — a thick woolen blanket, often woven with bars of color, formerly used in the northern and western U.S. by Indians, loggers, etc.
maintenance crew — a group of people who work together to keep a road, building, vehicle, or machine in good condition by regularly checking it and repairing it when necessary
man of the world — a man who is widely experienced in the ways of the world and people; an urbane, sophisticated man.
matthew flinders — Matthew, 1774–1814, English navigator and explorer: surveyed coast of Australia.
minerva software — A company producing software for the Acorn Archimedes.
most wanted list — an actual or supposed listing of the names of persons who are urgently being sought for a specific reason, as apprehension for an alleged crime.
network analysis — a mathematical method of analyzing complex problems, as in transportation or project scheduling, by representing the problem as a network of lines and nodes.
network database — (database) A kind of database management system in which each record type can have multiple owners, e.g. orders are owned by both customers and products. This contrasts with a hierarchical database (one owner) or relational database (no explicit owner).
network operator — (job) A person who monitors and maintains the operation of a communications network. A network operator troubleshoots hardware (cables, routers, network switches, hubs, network adaptors), software, and transmission problems.
new commonwealth — a term used esp in the latter part of the 20th century in Britain to describe countries in the British Commonwealth that became independent after World War II
new frontiersman — an advocate or follower of the New Frontier, especially one in public service.
newspaper report — a report published in a newspaper
nightingale ward — a long hospital ward with beds on either side and the nurses' station in the middle
nuncupative will — a will made by the oral and unwritten declaration of the testator, valid only in special circumstances.
observation ward — a ward in a hospital where patients are monitored
on the bandwagon — on the popular or apparently winning side, as in an election
on the downgrade — waning in importance, popularity, health, etc
one with another — on average
one-way function — (cryptography, mathematics) A function which is easy to compute but whose inverse is very difficult to compute. Such functions have important applications in cryptography, specifically in public-key cryptography. See also: trapdoor function.
packet switching — a method of efficient data transmission whereby the initial message is broken into relatively small units, or packets, that are routed independently and subsequently reassembled.
packet-switching — a method of efficient data transmission whereby the initial message is broken into relatively small units, or packets, that are routed independently and subsequently reassembled.
portmanteau word — a case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, especially a leather trunk or suitcase that opens into two halves.
rainbow lorikeet — a small Australasian parrot, Trichoglossus haematodus, with brightly-coloured plumage
rattlesnake weed — a hawkweed, Hieracium venosum, of eastern North America, whose leaves and root are thought to possess medicinal properties.

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