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16-letter words containing w, e, l

  • functional water — water containing additives that provide extra nutritional value
  • gas blowoff line — A gas blowoff line is a safety device to control sudden increases in pressure.
  • gasoline-powered — using gasoline as fuel
  • geothermal power — power generated using steam produced by heat emanating from the molten core of the earth
  • go the whole hog — Nautical. (of a hull) to have less than the proper amount of sheer because of structural weakness; arch. Compare sag (def 6a).
  • go with the flow — take a relaxed approach
  • goolagong cawley — Evonne [ih-von,, ee-von] /ɪˈvɒn,, iˈvɒn/ (Show IPA), born 1951, Australian tennis player.
  • great horned owl — a large, brown-speckled owl, Bubo virginianus, common in the Western Hemisphere, having prominent ear tufts.
  • growth potential — capability of expanding
  • hand screw clamp — a screw that can be tightened by the fingers, without the aid of a tool.
  • have a talk with — discuss
  • hawksbill turtle — a sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, the shell of which is the source of tortoise shell: an endangered species.
  • heavy with child — pregnant
  • hesitation waltz — a waltz based on the frequent use of a step that consists of a pause and glide.
  • high-level waste — radioactive waste material, such as spent nuclear fuel initially having a high activity and thus needing constant cooling for several decades by its producers before it can be reprocessed or treated
  • hole in the wall — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
  • hole-in-the-wall — A hole-in-the-wall machine is a machine built into the wall of a bank or other building, which allows people to take out money from their bank account by using a special card.
  • hopfield network — (artificial intelligence)   (Or "Hopfield model") A kind of neural network investigated by John Hopfield in the early 1980s. The Hopfield network has no special input or output neurons (see McCulloch-Pitts), but all are both input and output, and all are connected to all others in both directions (with equal weights in the two directions). Input is applied simultaneously to all neurons which then output to each other and the process continues until a stable state is reached, which represents the network output.
  • hot-water bottle — a bag, usually of rubber, for holding hot water to apply warmth to some part of the body, as the feet.
  • icterine warbler — a European variety of tree warbler (Hippolais icterina )
  • imperfect flower — a unisexual flower with only stamens or only pistils
  • implied warranty — a warranty not stated explicitly by the seller of merchandise or real property but presumed for reasons of commercial or legal custom (distinguished from express warranty).
  • in lockstep with — progressing at exactly the same speed and in the same direction as other people or things, esp as a matter of course rather than by choice
  • in the meanwhile — until then, for now
  • in-law apartment — a self-contained living area within a single-family home, as for an aging parent.
  • inclined railway — a cable railway used on particularly steep inclines unsuitable for normal adhesion locomotives
  • indian wrestling — arm wrestling
  • industrial waste — waste materials left over from a manufacturing process in industrial buildings such as factories and mines
  • invisible shadow — (in architectural shades and shadows) a three-dimensional space occupied by the shadow projected by a solid and within which a surface is in shadow.
  • it is as well to — You say it is as well to think or do something when you are advising someone to think in a particular way or to take a particular action.
  • jailhouse lawyer — a prisoner who has taught himself or herself law while serving time, is knowledgeable about technical legal matters, and gives legal advice, especially to fellow prisoners.
  • javelin throwing — the sport of throwing the javelin
  • jawaharlal nehru — Jawaharlal [juh-wah-her-lahl] /dʒəˈwɑ hər lɑl/ (Show IPA), 1889–1964, Hindu political leader in India: first prime minister of the republic of India 1947–64 (father of Indira Gandhi).
  • jeweller's rouge — a finely powdered form of ferric oxide used as a metal polish
  • john wheelwright — John, 1592?–1679, English clergyman in America.
  • junior flyweight — a boxer weighing up to 108 pounds (48.6 kg), between minimumweight and flyweight.
  • kentucky warbler — a wood warbler, Oporornis formosus, of the U.S., olive-green above, yellow below, and marked with black on the face.
  • know one's place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
  • knowledge worker — a person employed to produce or analyse ideas and information
  • knowledgeability — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
  • knuckle sandwich — a punch in the mouth with a clenched fist.
  • law of exponents — the theorem stating the elementary properties of exponents, as the property that the product of the same bases, each raised to an exponent, is equal to the base raised to the sum of the exponents: xa ⋅ xb = xa + b .
  • lawson criterion — (in a hypothetical nuclear fusion reactor) the requirement that in order for the energy produced by fusion to exceed the energy expended in causing the fusion, the product of the density of the fuel and the time during which it is confined at that density (Lawson product) must be greater than a certain number that depends on the kind of fuel used.
  • lay down the law — the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
  • leave well alone — to refrain from interfering with something that is satisfactory
  • lesser spearwort — a Eurasian ranunculaceous plant, R. flammula, of the genus Ranunculus, which grows in wet places and has long narrow leaves and yellow flowers
  • let loose (with) — to set free or give out; release
  • lewis and harris — the northernmost island of the Hebrides, in NW Scotland. 825 sq. mi. (2135 sq. km).
  • little brown bat — any of several small to medium-sized common bats of the genera Myotis and Eptesicus, found worldwide in caves, trees, and buildings, including M. lucifugus (little brown bat) and E. fuscus (big brown bat) a widespread North American species.
  • littoral warfare — military combat conducted in coastal areas.
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