0%

14-letter words containing w, d, r

  • microsoft word — (text, tool, product)   A popular word processor, part of the Microsoft Office suite. The original Word (versions 1.0 to 4.?/5.0?) was originally text-based (non-GUI) and ran under MS-DOS. Then Microsoft released Word for Windows 1.0 and 2.0. Later they produced new versions for each OS, both numbered 6.0.
  • middle western — of or relating to the Middle West.
  • milk and water — If you think that someone's suggestions or ideas are weak or sentimental, you can say that they are milk and water.
  • milk-and-water — ineffective; wishy-washy; lacking will or strength.
  • mum's the word — silent; not saying a word: to keep mum.
  • mustard powder — Mustard powder is a yellow powder. You add hot water to it in order to make mustard.
  • new federalism — a plan, announced in 1969, to turn over the control of some federal programs to state and local governments and institute block grants, revenue sharing, etc.
  • new model army — the army established in 1645 during the Civil War by the English parliamentarians, which exercised considerable political power under Cromwell
  • new netherland — a Dutch colony in North America (1613–64), comprising the area along the Hudson River and the lower Delaware River. By 1669 all of the land comprising this colony was taken over by England. Capital: New Amsterdam.
  • new providence — an island in the N Bahamas. 58 sq. mi. (150 sq. km).
  • new year's day — January 1, celebrated as a holiday in many countries.
  • newfoundlander — a native or inhabitant of Newfoundland.
  • news broadcast — TV, radio: current affairs item
  • nice/good work — You can say to someone 'nice work' or 'good work' in order to thank or praise them for doing something well or quickly.
  • northeastwards — northeastward.
  • northwestwards — northwestward.
  • off-line world — (jargon)   A die-hard nethead term for non-computer-related experience. See also big room.
  • old low german — the language of the German lowlands before c1100. Abbreviation: OLG.
  • one-hit wonder — a singer, composer or group that only ever has one successful piece
  • overbejewelled — wearing an excessive amount of jewellery, or excessively decorated
  • owner-occupied — (of a home, apartment, etc.) used as a residence by the owner.
  • paddle-wheeler — a steamboat propelled by a paddle wheel
  • partridge wood — the rotted condition of the wood of certain trees, especially oaks, caused by a parasitic fungus, Xylobolus frustulatus.
  • partridge-wood — the rotted condition of the wood of certain trees, especially oaks, caused by a parasitic fungus, Xylobolus frustulatus.
  • picture window — a large window in a house, usually dominating the room or wall in which it is located, and often designed or placed to present an attractive view.
  • policy wording — Policy wording is the terms and conditions and definitions of insurance coverage as they are written down in the insurance policy.
  • possible world — (in modal logic) a semantic device formalizing the notion of what the world might have been like. A statement is necessarily true if and only if it is true in every possible world
  • postnatal ward — a ward in a hospital where women and their babies are provided with medical care immediately after the birth of the baby
  • powder compact — make-up: small case of foundation
  • powdered sugar — a sugar produced by pulverizing granulated sugar, especially a coarser variety used for fruits or cold beverages. Symbol: XX.
  • powdery mildew — any of various parasitic fungi of the ascomycete order Erysiphales, which produce a powderlike film of mycelium on the surface of host plants.
  • power dressing — a style of dressing in severely tailored suits, adopted by some women executives to project an image of efficiency
  • power industry — all the people and activities involved in providing power (gas, electricity, etc) to homes and businesses
  • power-assisted — a procedure for supplementing or replacing the manual effort needed to operate a device or system, often by hydraulic, electrical, or mechanical means.
  • prawn-sandwich — characterizing or belonging to the type of spectator at a football match who is motivated to attend more by the corporate hospitality available than a true devotion to a particular club
  • puncture wound — injury: perforation
  • put down roots — settle: in a place
  • put into words — express in language
  • quarter window — (on a car) a small triangular side window with hinges that can be opened for extra ventilation
  • railway bridge — a bridge built to carry a railway over a road, river, etc
  • rainbow bridge — a natural stone bridge in S Utah: a national monument. 290 feet (88 meters) high; 275 feet (84 meters) span.
  • rainbow darter — a stout darter, Etheostoma caeruleum, inhabiting the Great Lakes and Mississippi River drainages, the spawning male of which has the sides marked with oblique blue bars with red interspaces.
  • raise the wind — to obtain the necessary funds
  • rawhide hammer — a hammer, used to avoid damaging a surface, having a head consisting of a metal tube from each end of which a tight roll of hide protrudes
  • reach-me-downs — trousers
  • red sandalwood — the fragrant heartwood of any of certain Asian trees of the genus Santalum, used for ornamental carving and burned as incense.
  • reserved power — a political power that a constitution reserves exclusively to the jurisdiction of a particular political authority.
  • residual power — power retained by a governmental authority after certain powers have been delegated to other authorities.
  • rewardableness — the quality or state of being rewardable
  • richard tawney — Richard Henry, 1880–1962, English historian, born in Calcutta.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?