14-letter words containing w, e, n

sweet nothings — terms of endearment
sweet viburnum — the sheepberry, Viburnum lentago.
sweet-and-sour — cooked with sugar and vinegar or lemon juice and often other seasonings.
swing the lead — to malinger or make up excuses
swinging voter — a person who does not vote consistently for any single political party
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
swivel weaving — the process of weaving on a loom equipped with a swivel.
swollen-headed — conceited
take one's way — to go on a journey; travel
tangata whenua — the indigenous Māori people of a particular area of New Zealand or of the country as a whole
telephone wire — a wire that transmits telegraph and telephone signals
ten years' war — a popular insurrection in Cuba (1868–78) against Spanish rule.
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 chosen few — a small group who are treated better than other people
the five towns — the name given in his fiction by Arnold Bennett to the Potteries towns (actually six in number) of Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton, Stoke-upon-Trent, and Tunstall, now part of the city of Stoke-on-Trent
the kiwi ferns — the women's international Rugby League football team of New Zealand
the phoney war — a period of apparent calm and inactivity, esp the period at the beginning of World War II
the snow queen — a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, published in 1845; a young boy, Kay, falls under a troll's spell and his heart is turned to ice. He is carried off by the Snow Queen, who holds him captive until he is rescued by his devoted friend, Gerda
the top twenty — the twenty best-selling pop music recordings at any particular time
the unknowable — the ultimate reality that underlies all phenomena but cannot be known
the waste land — a poem (1922) by T. S. Eliot.
the wilderness — the barren regions to the south and east of Palestine, esp those in which the Israelites wandered before entering the Promised Land and in which Christ fasted for 40 days and nights
the windy city — Chicago, Illinois
the worm turns — If you say that the worm turns, you mean that someone who usually obeys another person or accepts their bad behaviour unexpectedly starts resisting that person or expresses their anger.
there's no way — If you say there's no way that something will happen, you are emphasizing that you think it will definitely not happen.
throw a wrench — If someone throws a wrench or throws a monkey wrench into a process, they prevent something happening smoothly by deliberately causing a problem.
titanium white — a pigment used in painting, consisting chiefly of titanium dioxide and noted for its brilliant white color, covering power, and permanence.
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 overflowing — If a place or container is filled to overflowing, it is so full of people or things that no more can fit in.
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.
to win the day — If a particular person, group, or thing wins the day, they win a battle, struggle, or competition. If they lose the day, they are defeated.
tongue twister — a word or sequence of words difficult to pronounce, especially rapidly, because of alliteration or a slight variation of consonant sounds, as “She sells seashells by the seashore.”.
tongue-twister — A tongue-twister is a sentence or expression which is very difficult to say properly, especially when you try to say it quickly. An example of a tongue-twister is 'Red leather, yellow leather'.
top-down model — (programming) A method for estimating the overall cost and effort of the proposed software project from global properties of the project. The total cost and schedule is partitioned into components for planning purposes.
traffic warden — officer who monitors parking, etc.
trench warfare — combat in which each side occupies a system of protective trenches.
trumpeter swan — a large, pure-white, wild swan, Cygnus buccinator, of North America, having a sonorous cry: once near extinction, the species is now recovering.
tunbridge ware — decorative wooden ware, including tables, trays, boxes, and ornamental objects, produced especially in the late 17th and 18th centuries in Tunbridge Wells, England, with mosaiclike marquetry sawed from square-sectioned wooden rods of different natural colors.
turbulent flow — the flow of a fluid past an object such that the velocity at any fixed point in the fluid varies irregularly.
turn the screw — to increase the pressure
twenty-seventh — next after the twenty-sixth; being the ordinal number for 27.
two-name paper — commercial paper having more than one obligor, usually a maker and endorser, both of whom are fully liable.
twopenny piece — a two pence coin
unacknowledged — widely recognized; generally accepted: an acknowledged authority on Chinese art.
uncrowned king — a man or woman of high status among a certain group
under the wire — a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
unforeknowable — not foreknowable
uniflow engine — a double-acting steam engine exhausting from the middle of each cylinder at each stroke so that the motion of the steam from admission to exhaust is continuous in one direction.
unlawful entry — clandestine, forced, or fraudulent entry into a premises, without the permission of its owner or occupant
unpraiseworthy — not worthy of praise

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