16-letter words containing w, a, v
- blackwater fever — a rare and serious complication of malaria, characterized by massive destruction of red blood cells, producing dark red or blackish urine
- brave west winds — the strong west and west-northwest winds blowing between latitudes 40° S and 60° S.
- compression wave — a shock wave that compresses the medium through which it is transmitted.
- conservation law — any law stating that some quantity or property remains constant during and after an interaction or process, as conservation of charge or conservation of linear momentum.
- conservative jew — a Jew who adheres for the most part to the principles and practices of traditional Judaism with the reservation that, taking into account contemporary conditions, certain modifications or rejections are permissible.
- continuous waves — radio waves generated as a continuous train of oscillations having a constant frequency and amplitude
- creative writing — Creative writing is writing such as novels, stories, poems, and plays.
- de broglie waves — the set of waves that represent the behaviour of an elementary particle, or some atoms and molecules, under certain conditions. The de Broglie wavelength, λ, is given by λ = h/mv, where h is the Planck constant, m the mass, and v the velocity of the particle
- distributive law — a theorem asserting that one operator can validly be distributed over another
- elevated railway — an urban railway track built on supports above a road
- fairview heights — a city in SW Illinois.
- fellow traveller — a companion on a journey
- find favour with — to be approved of by someone
- fort leavenworth — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in E Kansas adjoining Leavenworth, one of the oldest (1827) military posts W of the Mississippi and site of federal penitentiary.
- forward delivery — delivery at a future date.
- have a talk with — discuss
- have a word with — discuss
- have in the wind — to be in the act of following (quarry) by scent
- have issues with — If someone has issues with a particular aspect of their life, they have problems connected with it.
- have the wood on — to have an advantage over
- heavy with child — pregnant
- high-level waste — radioactive waste material, such as spent nuclear fuel initially having a high activity and thus needing constant cooling for several decades by its producers before it can be reprocessed or treated
- invisible shadow — (in architectural shades and shadows) a three-dimensional space occupied by the shadow projected by a solid and within which a surface is in shadow.
- javelin throwing — the sport of throwing the javelin
- kondratieff wave — a long business cycle of economic expansion and contraction, postulated to last about 60 years.
- leave well alone — to refrain from interfering with something that is satisfactory
- minerva software — A company producing software for the Acorn Archimedes.
- new haven colony — a settlement founded in 1638 by John Davenport and Theophilus Eaton at Quinnipiac (now New Haven, Conn.).
- 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
- offensive weapon — an instrument designed to be used in attack, or an object which may be used in attack
- overhead railway — elevated railroad.
- private viewdata — an interactive video text system with restricted access
- rear-view mirror — a mirror mounted on the side, windshield, or instrument panel of an automobile or other vehicle to provide the driver with a view of the area behind the vehicle.
- rear-wheel drive — a layout in motor vehicles which places the engine at the front and the driven wheels at the rear
- savannah sparrow — a North American sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis, having brown and white plumage with a yellow stripe over each eye.
- seven weeks' war — the war (1866) in which Prussia, Italy, and some minor German states opposed Austria, Saxony, Hanover, and the states of southern Germany.
- seven years' war — the war (1756–63) in which England and Prussia defeated France, Austria, Russia, Sweden, and Saxony.
- sheet-web weaver — any of numerous spiders of the family Linyphiidae, characterized by a closely woven, sheetlike web.
- strawberry guava — a shrub or small tree, Psidium littorale, of the myrtle family, native to Brazil, having smooth, grayish-brown bark, leathery leaves, white flowers, and edible, white-fleshed, purplish-red fruit.
- superheavyweight — an amateur boxer weighing more than 91 kg
- swedish vallhund — a small sturdy dog of a Swedish breed with a long body and pricked pointed ears
- twelvepenny nail — a nail that is 3 1/4 inches (8.25 cm) long.
- vaughan williams — Ralph, 1872–1958, English composer.
- vegetable marrow — any of various summer squashes, as the cocozelle and zucchini.
- vegetable tallow — any of several tallowlike substances of vegetable origin, used in making candles, soap, etc., and as lubricants.
- viewing audience — the audience reached by television
- virginia cowslip — a perennial woodland plant (Mertensia virginica) of the borage family, native to E North America and having clusters of blue or purple, bell-shaped flowers
- voluntary worker — a person who serves or acts in a specified function of their own accord and without compulsion or promise of remuneration
- weather advisory — advisory (def 5).
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