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15-letter words containing w, e, l, a

  • sword swallower — performer who puts swords in throat
  • sword-swallower — a performer who simulates the swallowing of swords
  • take lying down — to be in a horizontal, recumbent, or prostrate position, as on a bed or the ground; recline. Antonyms: stand.
  • talcum (powder) — a powder for the body and face made of powdered, purified talc, usually perfumed
  • tall meadow rue — a meadow rue, Thalictrum polygamum.
  • teaching fellow — a holder of a teaching fellowship.
  • the black watch — (formerly) the Royal Highland Regiment in the British Army; (since 2006) an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
  • the common weal — the good of society
  • the lower karoo — one of the two divisions of the Karoo
  • the lower ranks — people who have a low rank in a military organization
  • the public weal — the public good; the good of society
  • the rule of law — the principle that no one is above the law and that everyone must follow the law
  • the wherewithal — necessary funds, resources, or equipment (for something or to do something)
  • thorndike's law — the principle that all learnt behaviour is regulated by rewards and punishments, proposed by Edward Lee Thorndike (1874–1949), US psychologist
  • titius-bode law — Bode's law.
  • to lead the way — If you lead the way along a particular route, you go along it in front of someone in order to show them where to go.
  • training wheels — a pair of small wheels attached one on each side of the rear wheel of a bicycle for stability while one is learning to ride.
  • travelling wave — a wave carrying energy away from its source
  • troubled waters — a confused or chaotic state of affairs: The situation was terrible, but like many politicians he was attracted by troubled waters.
  • tweet you later — (on the Twitter website) goodbye; see you later
  • twelve apostles — the twelve disciples chosen by Jesus to go forth to teach the gospel
  • two-dimensional — having the dimensions of height and width only: a two-dimensional surface.
  • two-star petrol — leaded petrol that has a low octane number; inferior leaded petrol
  • unanswerability — the quality of not being answerable or contestable
  • unknowledgeable — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
  • upperclasswoman — An upperclasswoman is a junior or senior student in a high school, college, or university.
  • upwardly mobile — See under vertical mobility (def 1).
  • vatican swindle — Lafcadio's Adventures.
  • viewing gallery — an area in a building or outside for viewing an activity, the surrounding scenery, etc
  • völkerwanderung — the migration of peoples, esp of Germanic and Slavic peoples into S and W Europe from 2nd to 11th centuries
  • wager of battle — (in medieval Britain) a pledge to do battle for a cause, esp to decide guilt or innocence by single combat
  • walk (all) over — to defeat overwhelmingly
  • walking wounded — casualties, as of a military conflict, who are wounded but ambulatory.
  • wallace nutting — Wallace, 1861–1941, U.S. antiquary, author, and illustrator.
  • walleye pollock — a cod, Theragra chalcogramma, ranging the northern Pacific, that is related to and resembles the pollock.
  • wallpaper music — music that is pleasant but not interesting, so people do not pay much attention to it
  • wallpaper paste — an adhesive used for attaching wallpaper to a surface
  • walrus mustache — a thick, shaggy mustache hanging down loosely at both ends.
  • warrantableness — Quality of being warrantable.
  • watch the clock — If you are watching the clock, you keep looking to see what time it is, usually because you are bored by something and want it to end as soon as possible.
  • water pimpernel — the brookweed.
  • water pollution — the pollution of the sea and rivers
  • water-repellent — having a finish that resists but is not impervious to water.
  • waterfall model — (programming)   A software life-cycle or product life-cycle model, described by W. W. Royce in 1970, in which development is supposed to proceed linearly through the phases of requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing (validation), integration and maintenance. The Waterfall Model is considered old-fashioned or simplistic by proponents of object-oriented design which often uses the spiral model instead. Earlier phases are sometimes called "upstream" and later ones "downstream". Compare: iterative model.
  • waterford glass — fine cut or gilded glass made in Waterford, Ireland, having a slight blue cast due to the presence of cobalt.
  • wattle and daub — Also, wattle and dab. a building technique employing wattles plastered with clay and mud.
  • wearing apparel — clothing; garments.
  • weather balloon — sounding balloon.
  • wechsler scales — a group of intelligence tests, including the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) later revised (WAIS-R) the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) later revised (WISC-R) the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) and the Wechsler-Bellevue Scale, no longer used, all of which emphasize performance and verbal skills and give separate scores for subtests in vocabulary, arithmetic, memory span, assembly of objects, and other abilities.
  • wedding planner — sb hired to organize a marriage day
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