14-letter words containing w, e, n, t, l
- low technology — any technology utilizing equipment and production techniques that are relatively unsophisticated (opposed to high technology).
- low-angle shot — a shot taken with the camera placed in a position below and pointing upward at the subject.
- low-resolution — of or relating to CRTs, printers, or other visual output devices that produce images that are not sharply defined (opposed to high-resolution).
- lower tunguska — one of three rivers in Russia, in central Siberia, that is a tributary of the Yenisei and is 2690 km (1670 miles) long
- maxwell montes — a compact mountain range on Ishtar Terra, one of the regions of highest elevation on Venus.
- melton mowbray — a town in central England, in Leicestershire: pork pies and Stilton cheese. Pop: 25 554 (2001)
- middle western — of or relating to the Middle West.
- milk and water — If you think that someone's suggestions or ideas are weak or sentimental, you can say that they are milk and water.
- milk-and-water — ineffective; wishy-washy; lacking will or strength.
- mount wrangell — a mountain in S Alaska, in the W Wrangell Mountains. Height: 4269 m (14 005 ft)
- network closet — (networking) The place where network hardware (other than cabling) is installed. The space should be used primarily for storage, be dry, and have electricity available. Since network equipment rarely needs attention once installed and tested, the network closet can have limited accessibility.
- neural network — artificial neural network
- new australian — an immigrant to Australia, esp one whose native tongue is not English
- new carrollton — a city in S central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
- new forest fly — a blood-sucking fly, Hippobosca equinus, that attacks horses and cattle
- new netherland — a Dutch colony in North America (1613–64), comprising the area along the Hudson River and the lower Delaware River. By 1669 all of the land comprising this colony was taken over by England. Capital: New Amsterdam.
- north-westerly — A north-westerly point, area, or direction is to the north-west or towards the north-west.
- norway lobster — a European lobster, Nephrops norvegicus, fished for food
- novell netware — (operating system, networking) Novell, Inc.'s proprietary networking operating system for the IBM PC. NetWare uses the IPX/SPX, NetBEUI or TCP/IP network protocols. It supports MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, OS/2, Macintosh and Unix clients. NetWare for Unix lets users access Unix hosts. NetWare 2.2 is a 16-bit operating system, versions 4.x and 3.x are 32-bit operating systems.
- nuclear winter — the general devastation of life, along with worldwide darkness and extreme cold, that some scientists believe would result from a global dust cloud screening out sunlight following large-scale nuclear detonations.
- on the downlow — not widely known
- on the wallaby — (of a person) wandering about looking for work
- overspill town — a town built or expanded to house excess population from a nearby city
- owlet nightjar — any of several birds of the family Aegothelidae, of Australia and Papua New Guinea, related to the nightjars but resembling small owls.
- ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
- parents-in-law — the father or mother of one's wife or husband.
- pendulum watch — (formerly) a watch having a balance wheel, especially a balance wheel bearing a fake pendulum bob oscillating behind a window in the dial.
- persian walnut — English walnut.
- pinxter flower — a variety of azalea (Rhododendron nudiflorum) with pink, sweet-smelling flowers, purplish-red at the base
- potential flow — Potential flow is a way of describing flow in a fluid using streamlines.
- potential well — a localized region in a field of force in which the potential has a deep minimum
- preventive law — consultation, as between lawyer and client, to prevent future litigation by dispensing legal advice, clarifying the terms of a contract, etc.
- rent allowance — money given to individuals by the government that subsidises the cost of renting a property
- retaining wall — a wall for holding in place a mass of earth or the like, as at the edge of a terrace or excavation.
- saint lawrence — D(avid) H(erbert) 1885–1930, English novelist.
- sanitary towel — sanitary napkin.
- self-interview — a formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person: a job interview.
- shut in a well — To shut in a well is to close off a well so that it stops producing.
- silent witness — a person who observes but makes no comment on or has no involvement in an action
- slatwall panel — A slatwall panel is a slatted surface which can be fixed to the wall from which shelves or hooks can be hung at varying heights to display merchandise.
- social network — a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts: Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
- steering wheel — a wheel used by a driver, pilot, or the like, to steer an automobile, ship, etc.
- stewart island — one of the islands of New Zealand, S of South Island. 670 sq. mi. (1735 sq. km).
- sturgeon's law — "Ninety percent of everything is crap". Derived from a quote by science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon, who once said, "Sure, 90% of science fiction is crud. That's because 90% of everything is crud." Oddly, when Sturgeon's Law is cited, the final word is almost invariably changed to "crap". Compare Ninety-Ninety Rule. Though this maxim originated in SF fandom, most hackers recognise it and are all too aware of its truth.
- swing the lead — to malinger or make up excuses
- switch selling — a system of selling, now illegal in Britain, whereby potential customers are attracted by a special offer on some goods but the salesman's real aim is to sell other more expensive goods instead
- telephone wire — a wire that transmits telegraph and telephone signals
- tenpin bowling — Tenpin bowling is a game in which you roll a heavy ball down a narrow track toward a group of wooden objects and try to knock down as many of them as possible.
- the unknowable — the ultimate reality that underlies all phenomena but cannot be known
- the waste land — a poem (1922) by T. S. Eliot.