14-letter words containing w, e, d, g, r
- alfred wegener — Alfred Lothar [ahl-freyt loh-tahr,, loh-tahr] /ˈɑl freɪt ˈloʊ tɑr,, loʊˈtɑr/ (Show IPA), 1880–1930, German meteorologist and geophysicist: originated theory of continental drift.
- big red switch — (jargon) (BRS) IBM jargon for the power switch on a computer, especially the "Emergency Pull" switch on an IBM mainframe or the power switch on an IBM PC where it really is large and red. "This [email protected]%$% bitty box is hung again; time to hit the Big Red Switch." It is alleged that the emergency pull switch on an IBM 360/91 actually fired a non-conducting bolt into the main power feed; the BRSes on more recent mainframes physically drop a block into place so that they can't be pushed back in. People get fired for pulling them, especially inappropriately (see also molly-guard). Compare power cycle, three-finger salute, 120 reset; see also scram switch.
- brownie guider — the adult leader of a pack of Brownie Guides
- church wedding — a wedding ceremony performed in a church and having a religious rather than civil content
- common ragweed — a plant, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, of a chiefly North American genus: family Asteraceae (composites). Its green tassel-like flowers produce large amounts of pollen, which causes hay fever
- counterweighed — Simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh.
- cowper's gland — either of two small glands with ducts opening into the male urethra: during sexual excitement they secrete a mucous substance
- dano-norwegian — Bokmål.
- detail drawing — a separate large-scale drawing of a small part or section of a building, machine, etc
- dogwood winter — a short period of cold weather in the spring.
- dowager's hump — a type of kyphosis, common in older women, in which the shoulders become rounded and the upper back develops a hump: caused by osteoporosis resulting in skeletal deformity.
- downing street — a street in W central London, England: cabinet office; residence of the prime minister.
- downregulating — Present participle of downregulate.
- downregulation — (genetics) The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors decreases in order to decrease sensitivity.
- drawing chisel — an obliquely edged wood chisel for working across grain, as in forming the ends of tenons.
- drawing office — an office where drawings are made
- drinking water — water that is safe to drink
- dusting powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
- dusting-powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
- emergency ward — a ward in a hospital that deals with patients who need emergency treatment
- garden warbler — any of several small brownish-grey European songbirds of the genus Sylvia (warblers), esp S. borin, common in woods and hedges: in some parts of Europe they are esteemed as a delicacy
- garden webworm — the larva of any of several moths, as Hyphantria cunea (fall webworm) or Loxostege similalis (garden webworm) which spins a web over the foliage on which it feeds.
- glow discharge — the conduction of electricity in a low-pressure gas, producing a diffuse glow.
- golden ragwort — any of various composite plants of the genus Senecio, as S. jacobaea, of the Old World, having yellow flowers and irregularly lobed leaves, or S. aureus (golden ragwort) of North America, also having yellow flowers.
- golden warbler — yellow warbler.
- graveyard stew — milk toast.
- great unwashed — the general public; the populace or masses.
- gridwall panel — A gridwall panel is a metal grid that can be hung on a wall and used for displaying goods.
- grinding wheel — a wheel composed of abrasive material, used for grinding.
- grow the beard — (of a TV series) to gain credibility or improve in quality during the course of a series following a specified development
- guided writing — In language teaching, when students do guided writing activities, they are given an outline in words or pictures to help them write.
- gunpowder plot — an unsuccessful plot to kill King James I and the assembled Lords and Commons by blowing up Parliament, November 5, 1605, in revenge for the laws against Roman Catholics.
- heidelberg jaw — a human lower jaw of early middle Pleistocene age found in 1907 near Heidelberg, Germany.
- hundredweights — Plural form of hundredweight.
- itching powder — a powder that causes itching when applied to human skin. usually used as a practical joke on an unsuspecting victim
- landing-waiter — landwaiter.
- long underwear — a close-fitting, usually knitted undergarment with legs reaching to the ankles, as a union suit, worn as protection against the cold.
- long-eared owl — a mottled-gray owl, Asio otus, of the Northern Hemisphere, having a long tuft on each side of the head.
- magdeburg laws — the local laws of the city of Magdeburg, which were adopted by many European cities in the middle ages
- mangold-wurzel — mangel-wurzel.
- 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.
- old low german — the language of the German lowlands before c1100. Abbreviation: OLG.
- 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.
- powdered sugar — a sugar produced by pulverizing granulated sugar, especially a coarser variety used for fruits or cold beverages. Symbol: XX.
- power dressing — a style of dressing in severely tailored suits, adopted by some women executives to project an image of efficiency
- 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.
- rude awakening — If you have a rude awakening, you are suddenly made aware of an unpleasant fact.
- series winding — the winding of an electric motor or generator in such a way that the field and armature circuits are connected in series
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