14-letter words containing w, e, k, n
- pick one's way — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- reckon without — If you say that you had reckoned without something, you mean that you had not expected it and so were not prepared for it.
- rip van winkle — (in a story by Washington Irving) a ne'er-do-well who sleeps 20 years and upon waking is startled to find how much the world has changed.
- rude awakening — If you have a rude awakening, you are suddenly made aware of an unpleasant fact.
- self-knowledge — knowledge or understanding of oneself, one's character, abilities, motives, etc.
- sensor network — a network of tiny autonomous devices embedded in everyday objects or sprinkled on the ground, able to communicate using wireless links
- shrink-wrapped — A shrink-wrapped product is sold in a tight covering of thin plastic.
- snowflake baby — a baby born following the transfer of a surplus embryo produced during the in-vitro fertilization of one woman to the womb of another woman who was not a cell donor
- social network — a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts: Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
- sparkling wine — a wine that is naturally carbonated by a second fermentation.
- stock watering — the creation of more new shares in a company than is justified by its assets
- take one's way — to go on a journey; travel
- the kiwi ferns — the women's international Rugby League football team of New Zealand
- the unknowable — the ultimate reality that underlies all phenomena but cannot be known
- to know better — If someone knows better than to do something, they are old enough or experienced enough to know it is the wrong thing to do.
- to think twice — If you think twice about doing something, you consider it again and decide not to do it, or decide to do it differently.
- unacknowledged — widely recognized; generally accepted: an acknowledged authority on Chinese art.
- uncrowned king — a man or woman of high status among a certain group
- unforeknowable — not foreknowable
- walk the plank — a long, flat piece of timber, thicker than a board.
- walk-in closet — a closet that is large enough to walk around in.
- walking papers — notice of dismissal
- walking ticket — walking papers.
- wardrobe trunk — a large, upright trunk, usually with space on one side for hanging clothes and drawers or compartments on the other for small articles, shoes, etc.
- white-knuckled — causing fear, apprehension, or panic: The plane made a white-knuckle approach to the fogged-in airport.
- windsor rocker — a Windsor chair on rockers
- winkle-pickers — shoes or boots with very pointed narrow toes, popular in the mid-20th century
- winning streak — several consecutive wins
- wollaston lake — a lake in NE Saskatchewan, in central Canada. About 796 sq. mi. (2062 sq. km).
- work placement — temporary job, internship
- working memory — temporary or short-term recall
- working papers — documents permitting employment
- wrecking crane — a crane for lifting and removing wrecked rolling stock.
- you never know — You say 'You never know' or 'One never knows' to indicate that it is not definite or certain what will happen in the future, and to suggest that there is some hope that things will turn out well.