14-letter words containing w, a, t, l
- welsh mountain — a common breed of small hardy sheep kept mainly in the mountains of Wales
- weltanschauung — a comprehensive conception or image of the universe and of humanity's relation to it.
- west glamorgan — a county in S Wales. 315 sq. mi. (815 sq. km).
- west lafayette — a city in central Indiana: suburb of Lafayette.
- western saddle — a heavy saddle having a deep seat, high cantle and pommel, pommel horn, wide leather flaps for protecting the rider's legs, and little padding.
- whachamacallit — an object or person whose name one does not know or cannot recall.
- whaddayacallit — A metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot remember.
- whale watching — the activity of observing whales in their natural surroundings
- whirlpool bath — a bath in which the body is immersed in swirling water as therapy or for relaxation.
- whistling swan — the small North American subspecies, Cygnus columbianus columbianus, of the tundra swan.
- white charlock — a related plant, Raphanus raphanistrum, with yellow, mauve, or white flowers and podlike fruits
- white elephant — a possession unwanted by the owner but difficult to dispose of: Our Victorian bric-a-brac and furniture were white elephants.
- white gasoline — unleaded and uncracked gasoline, designed especially for use in motorboats.
- whitewall tyre — a pneumatic tyre having white sidewalls
- wholeheartedly — fully or completely sincere, enthusiastic, energetic, etc.; hearty; earnest: a wholehearted attempt to comply.
- wild buckwheat — umbrella plant (def 3).
- wildcat strike — unofficial work stoppage
- wilhelmstrasse — a street in Berlin, Germany: location of the German foreign office and other government buildings until 1945.
- willow pattern — a decorative design in English ceramics, depicting chiefly a willow tree, small bridge, and two birds, derived from Chinese sources and introduced in approximately 1780: often executed in blue and white but sometimes in red and white.
- windsor castle — a castle in the town of Windsor in Berkshire, residence of English monarchs since its founding by William the Conqueror
- with a capital — You can use phrases such as 'Life with a capital L', to emphasize that a word has a particular significance in the situation you are talking about.
- wollaston lake — a lake in NE Saskatchewan, in central Canada. About 796 sq. mi. (2062 sq. km).
- wollaston wire — extremely fine wire formed by a process (Wollaston process) in which the metal, drawn as an ordinary wire, is encased in another metal and the two drawn together, after which the outer metal is stripped off or dissolved.
- wollstonecraft — Mary (Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin) 1759–97, English author and feminist (mother of Mary Shelley).
- woolly mammoth — a large extinct elephant
- work placement — temporary job, internship
- wristlet watch — a watch that is attached to a band or bracelet
- wrongful death — the death of a person wrongfully caused, as comprising the grounds of a damage suit.
- yellow gentian — a plant, Gentiana lutea, of Europe and Asia Minor, having yellow flowers, the rootstock yielding a bitter tonic.
- yellow wagtail — Motacilla flava; a small passerine
- yellowfin tuna — an important food fish, Thunnus albacares, inhabiting warm seas.