17-letter words containing w, e, i, r, s

lewis with harris — the northernmost island of the Hebrides, in NW Scotland. 825 sq. mi. (2135 sq. km).
mercy otis warren — Earl, 1891–1974, U.S. lawyer and political leader: chief justice of the U.S. 1953–69.
microsoft network — The Microsoft Network
nashville warbler — a North American wood warbler, Vermivora ruficapilla, having a gray head, an olive-green back, and yellow underparts.
new expressionism — neo-expressionism.
newspaper cutting — clipping from a news publication
nine days' wonder — an event or thing that arouses considerable but short-lived interest or excitement.
observation tower — lookout, observation point
old wives' summer — a period of fine, summerlike weather occurring in Europe in autumn.
one-time password — (security) (OTP) A security system that requires a new password every time a user authenticates themselves, thus protecting against an intruder replaying an intercepted password. OTP generates passwords using either the MD4 or MD5 hashing algorithms. The equivalent term "S/Key", developed by Bellcore, is a trademark of Telcordia Technologies, so the name OTP is used increasingly. See RFC 1760 - "The S/KEY One-Time Password System" and RFC 1938 - "A One-Time Password System".
pacific northwest — the region of North America lying north of the Columbia River and west of the Rockies
peloponnesian war — a war between Athens and Sparta, 431–404 b.c., that resulted in the transfer of hegemony in Greece from Athens to Sparta.
pincushion flower — scabious2 (def 1).
pointer swizzling — swizzle
power supply unit — (hardware) (PSU) An electronic module that converts high voltage (110 or 240 VAC) alternating current mains electricity into smoothed direct current at the various differnt voltages required by the motherboard; internal peripheral devices, cheifly storage devices: hard disks, CD or DVD, floppy disks and external connections such as USB. A PSU needs a high enough power output rating to supply all the devices connected to it and should output as little as possible electrical noise, both on the output wires and as electromagnetic radiation. See also uninterruptable power supply.
private ownership — the fact of being owned by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
quality newspaper — a more serious newspaper which gives detailed accounts of world events, as well as reports on business, culture, and society
radioactive waste — the radioactive by-products from the operation of a nuclear reactor or from the reprocessing of depleted nuclear fuel.
red-osier dogwood — Also called red-osier dogwood. a North American dogwood, Cornus sericea (or C. stolonifera), having red twigs and branches and white fruits.
register of wills — (in some states of the U.S.) the official charged with the probate of wills or with the keeping of the records of the probate court.
renaissance woman — a woman who has acquired profound knowledge or proficiency in more than one field.
sanitation worker — a person employed to collect, haul away, and dispose of garbage.
secondary rainbow — a faint rainbow formed by light rays that undergo two internal reflections in drops of rain, appearing above the primary rainbow and having its colors in the opposite order.
secondary winding — A secondary winding is the winding of a transformer that receives its energy by electromagnetic induction from the primary winding.
sidesaddle flower — a pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea.
singer-songwriter — A singer-songwriter is someone who writes and performs their own songs, especially popular songs.
sino-japanese war — the war (1894–95) between China and Japan over the control of Korea that resulted in the nominal independence of Korea and the Chinese cession to Japan of Formosa and the Pescadores.
slap on the wrist — a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
social networking — the development of social and professional contacts; the sharing of information and services among people with a common interest.
software engineer — a person who writes computer programs
south west africa — a former name of Namibia.
south-west africa — a former name of Namibia.
spaghetti western — a low-budget western movie shot in Italy or Spain, usually with Italian actors and an American star.
spiny-headed worm — any of a small group of endoparasites of the phylum Acanthocephala, as larvae parasitic in insects and crustaceans and as adults in various vertebrates.
spread your wings — if you spread your wings, you do something new and rather difficult or move to a new place, because you feel more confident in your abilities than you used to and you want to gain wider experience
spring cankerworm — the striped, green caterpillar of any of several geometrid moths: a foliage pest of various fruit and shade trees, as Paleacrita vernata (spring cankerworm) and Alsophila pometaria (fall cankerworm)
straw in the wind — If you say that an incident or piece of news is a straw in the wind, you mean that it gives an indication of what might happen in the future.
teaching software — computer software for use in providing online education
the lower animals — relatively simple or primitive animals and not mammals or vertebrates
the lower regions — hell
the outside world — You can use the outside world to refer to all the people who do not live in a particular place or who are not involved in a particular situation.
the winter season — the season of the year that covers the winter months
thirty years' war — the war, often regarded as a series of wars (1618–48), in central Europe, initially involving a conflict between German Protestants and Catholics and later including political rivalries with France, Sweden, and Denmark opposing the Holy Roman Empire and Spain.
three-strikes law — a law that mandates a life sentence to a felon convicted for the third time.
tiger swallowtail — a yellow swallowtail butterfly, Papilio glaucus, of eastern North America, having the forewings striped with black.
top-security wing — a wing of a prison, mental hospital, etc that has a very high level of precautions against escape
turkish towelling — woven cloth which is used to make towels, wash cloths, etc
turn-down service — In a hotel, a turn-down service is the preparation of a room for a guest to sleep in by slightly turning back the comforter on the bed, turning down the lights, and so on.
twelve patriarchs — any of the sons of Jacob ((the twelve patriarchs),) from whom the tribes of Israel were descended.
wage-price spiral — a situation in which wage and price increases drive each other upward and cause inflation

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