16-letter words containing w, e, m

in the meanwhile — until then, for now
in your own time — If you do something in your own time, you do it at the speed that you choose, rather than allowing anyone to hurry you.
in-law apartment — a self-contained living area within a single-family home, as for an aging parent.
machine washable — suitable for washing in a washing machine
mackinaw blanket — a thick woolen blanket, often woven with bars of color, formerly used in the northern and western U.S. by Indians, loggers, etc.
magnolia warbler — a black and yellow wood warbler, Dendroica magnolia, of North America.
maintenance crew — a group of people who work together to keep a road, building, vehicle, or machine in good condition by regularly checking it and repairing it when necessary
man of few words — man who speaks very little
man of the world — a man who is widely experienced in the ways of the world and people; an urbane, sophisticated man.
matthew flinders — Matthew, 1774–1814, English navigator and explorer: surveyed coast of Australia.
matthew of paris — c1200–59, English chronicler.
measured daywork — a system of wage payment, usually determined by work-study techniques, whereby the wage of an employee is fixed on the understanding that a specific level of work performance will be maintained
micrometer screw — a screw with a fine thread of definite pitch, such as that of a micrometer gauge
middle westerner — the region of the United States bounded on the W by the Rocky Mountains, on the S by the Ohio River and the S extremities of Missouri and Kansas, and on the E, variously, by the Allegheny Mountains, the E border of Ohio, or the E border of Illinois.
minerva software — A company producing software for the Acorn Archimedes.
molecular weight — the average weight of a molecule of an element or compound measured in units once based on the weight of one hydrogen atom taken as the standard or on 1/16 (0.0625) the weight of an oxygen atom, but after 1961 based on 1/12 (0.083) the weight of the carbon-12 atom; the sum of the atomic weights of all the atoms in a molecule. Abbreviation: mol. wt.
monkey's wedding — a combination of sunshine and light rain
monkey-faced owl — barn owl.
most wanted list — an actual or supposed listing of the names of persons who are urgently being sought for a specific reason, as apprehension for an alleged crime.
muddy the waters — If someone or something muddies the waters, they cause a situation or issue to seem less clear and less easy to understand.
narrowmindedness — Alternative spelling of narrow-mindedness.
network computer — a relatively inexpensive computer with minimal processing power, designed primarily to provide access to computer networks, as corporate intranets or the Internet. Abbreviation: NC.
network meltdown — (networking) (By analogy with catastrophic failure of a nuclear reactor) An event that causes saturation, or near saturation, of a network. Network meltdown usually results from illegal or misrouted packets (see Chernobyl packet) and typically lasts only a short time. It may also be caused by a hardware fault. It is the network equivalent of thrashing.
new commonwealth — a term used esp in the latter part of the 20th century in Britain to describe countries in the British Commonwealth that became independent after World War II
new frontiersman — an advocate or follower of the New Frontier, especially one in public service.
new smyrna beach — a town in NE Florida.
new world monkey — any of various arboreal anthropoid primates of the group or superfamily Platyrrhini, inhabiting forests from Mexico to Argentina and typically having a hairy face, widely separated nostrils, long arms, and a long, prehensile tail, and including the capuchin, douroucouli, howler monkey, marmoset, saki, spider monkey, squirrel monkey, titi, uakari, and woolly monkey.
newry and mourne — a district of SE Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 89 644 (2003 est). Area: 909 sq km (351 sq miles)
northwesternmost — Farthest northwest.
okefenokee swamp — a large wooded swamp area in SE Georgia.
old world monkey — any of various anthropoid primates of the family Cercopithecidae, of Africa, the Arabian peninsula, and Asia, typically having a hairless face, forward- or downward-directed nostrils, relatively short arms, flat nails, and either having a rudimentary tail or using the tail for balance rather than grasping, and including the baboon, colobus monkey, guenon, langur, macaque, mandrill, mangabey, patas, proboscis, and talapoin.
overwhelmingness — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
pearls of wisdom — good advice, wise words
portmanteau word — a case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, especially a leather trunk or suitcase that opens into two halves.
potato tuberworm — the larva of the potato moth.
powerpc platform — (architecture, standard) (PPCP, PReP - PowerPC Reference Platform, formerly CHRP - Common Hardware Reference Platform) An open system standard, designed by IBM, intended to ensure compatibility among PowerPC-based systems built by different companies. The PReP standard specifies the PCI bus, but will also support ISA, MicroChannel and PCMCIA. PReP-compliant systems will be able to run the Macintosh OS, OS/2, WorkplaceOS, AIX, Solaris, Taligent and Windows NT. IBM systems will (of course) be PReP-compliant. Apple's first PowerPC Macintoshes will not be compliant, but future ones may be.
put someone wise — having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion.
rear-view mirror — a mirror mounted on the side, windshield, or instrument panel of an automobile or other vehicle to provide the driver with a view of the area behind the vehicle.
rotary lawnmower — a lawn mower with a single blade attached in the middle that rotates as the mower is moved
show-me attitude — a sceptical frame of mind
slow metabolizer — A slow metabolizer is someone whose body is slow to break down, absorb, or use a particular substance.
smokeless powder — any of various substitutes for ordinary gunpowder that give off little or no smoke, especially one composed wholly or mostly of guncotton.
somehow or other — in an undetermined way
sumo (wrestling) — a highly stylized Japanese form of wrestling engaged in by large, extremely heavy men
swash plate pump — a collar or face plate on a shaft that is inclined at an oblique angle to the axis of rotation and imparts reciprocating motion to push rods parallel to the shaft axis
swedenborgianism — of or relating to Emanuel Swedenborg, his religious doctrines, or the body of followers adhering to these doctrines and constituting the Church of the New Jerusalem, or New Church.
sweet almond oil — almond oil (def 1).
swimming costume — A swimming costume is the same as a swimsuit.
swiss army knife — a small knife with blades and other tools, such as a nail file and corkscrew, all folding into the handle.
swiss tournament — (in certain games and sports) a tournament system in which players are paired in each round according to the scores they then have, playing a new opponent each time. More players can take part than in an all-play-all tournament of the same duration

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