14-letter words containing w, e, i, f
- ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
- pelican-flower — a woody vine, Aristolochia grandiflora, of the West Indies, having heart-shaped leaves and purple-spotted, purple-veined flowers from 18 to 24 inches (46 to 61 cm) wide with a long, taillike structure at the tip of the corolla.
- pinxter flower — a variety of azalea (Rhododendron nudiflorum) with pink, sweet-smelling flowers, purplish-red at the base
- play with fire — a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
- potential flow — Potential flow is a way of describing flow in a fluid using streamlines.
- public welfare — state aid to the poor
- self-interview — a formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person: a job interview.
- self-ownership — the state or fact of being an owner.
- social welfare — social services provided by a government for its citizens.
- the five towns — the name given in his fiction by Arnold Bennett to the Potteries towns (actually six in number) of Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton, Stoke-upon-Trent, and Tunstall, now part of the city of Stoke-on-Trent
- the kiwi ferns — the women's international Rugby League football team of New Zealand
- to overflowing — If a place or container is filled to overflowing, it is so full of people or things that no more can fit in.
- traffic warden — officer who monitors parking, etc.
- uniflow engine — a double-acting steam engine exhausting from the middle of each cylinder at each stroke so that the motion of the steam from admission to exhaust is continuous in one direction.
- water fountain — a drinking fountain, water cooler, or other apparatus supplying drinking water.
- water purifier — a device that purifies water
- waxleaf privet — an evergreen shrub, Ligustrum japonicum, native to Japan and Korea, having leathery leaves and large clusters of small white flowers.
- wayfaring tree — a Eurasian shrub, Viburnum lantana, of the honeysuckle family, having finely toothed, ovate leaves and branching clusters of white flowers, growing along roadsides and cultivated as an ornamental in North America.
- weight for age — the poundage assigned to be borne by a horse in a race, based on the age of the horse.
- weight lifting — sport: competition to lift barbells
- welfare island — a former name of Roosevelt Island.
- welfare rights — legal entitlements to financial and other benefits
- well-confirmed — made certain as to truth, accuracy, validity, availability, etc.: confirmed reports of new fighting at the front; confirmed reservations on the three o'clock flight to Denver.
- well-fashioned — a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.
- well-fortified — to protect or strengthen against attack; surround or provide with defensive military works.
- well-furnished — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- well-justified — to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.
- well-qualified — having the qualities, accomplishments, etc., that fit a person for some function, office, or the like.
- well-satisfied — content: a satisfied look.
- wind deflector — an accessory that can be fitted to parts of a vehicle that are often open when driving, such as windows and sunroofs, to prevent the driver and passengers being buffeted by wind as well as reducing noise and keeping out flying debris
- worshipfulness — The state or condition of being worshipful; reverence.
- wriggle out of — evade: a duty
- writ of extent — extent (def 4a).
- yellowfin tuna — an important food fish, Thunnus albacares, inhabiting warm seas.