Words containing w, a, v, e, n, d
8 letter words containing w, a, v, e, n, d
- handwave — [possibly from gestures characteristic of stage magicians] To gloss over a complex point; to distract a listener; to support a (possibly actually valid) point with blatantly faulty logic. If someone starts a sentence with "Clearly..." or "Obviously..." or "It is self-evident that...", it is a good bet he is about to handwave (alternatively, use of these constructions in a sarcastic tone before a paraphrase of someone else's argument suggests that it is a handwave). The theory behind this term is that if you wave your hands at the right moment, the listener may be sufficiently distracted to not notice that what you have said is wrong. Failing that, if a listener does object, you might try to dismiss the objection with a wave of your hand. The use of this word is often accompanied by gestures: both hands up, palms forward, swinging the hands in a vertical plane pivoting at the elbows and/or shoulders (depending on the magnitude of the handwave); alternatively, holding the forearms in one position while rotating the hands at the wrist to make them flutter. In context, the gestures alone can suffice as a remark; if a speaker makes an outrageously unsupported assumption, you might simply wave your hands in this way, as an accusation, far more eloquent than words could express, that his logic is faulty.
- unavowed — acknowledged; declared: an avowed enemy.
- unwaived — to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo: to waive one's right; to waive one's rank; to waive honors.
- waveband — band2 (def 9).
9 letter words containing w, a, v, e, n, d
10 letter words containing w, a, v, e, n, d
- drawknives — Plural form of drawknife.
- hand-woven — woven by hand rather than by machine
- heavenward — Also, heavenwards. toward heaven.
- unavowedly — in an unavowed or concealed manner
11 letter words containing w, a, v, e, n, d
- handweaving — the art or technique of weaving on a handloom.
- heavenwards — Also, heavenwards. toward heaven.
- interweaved — to weave together, as threads, strands, branches, or roots.
- overdrawing — Present participle of overdraw.
- vinegarweed — a plant, Trichostema lanceolatum, of the mint family, native to the western coast of the U.S., having clusters of blue flowers with long, protruding filaments and growing in dry, sandy soil.
12 letter words containing w, a, v, e, n, d
- wave-and-pay — relating to a payment system that uses RFID technology to allow a customer to pay for goods by passing a card in front of a sensor
15 letter words containing w, a, v, e, n, d
- brown-and-serve — requiring only a brief period of browning, as in an oven, before being ready to serve: brown-and-serve rolls.
- overforwardness — the quality of being too familiar
- well-ventilated — to provide (a room, mine, etc.) with fresh air in place of air that has been used or contaminated.
16 letter words containing w, a, v, e, n, d
- völkerwanderung — the migration of peoples, esp of Germanic and Slavic peoples into S and W Europe from 2nd to 11th centuries
17 letter words containing w, a, v, e, n, d
- well-investigated — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
21 letter words containing w, a, v, e, n, d
- devil's-walking-stick — Hercules-club (def 2).
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