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14-letter words containing w, e, r, d

  • homeward bound — going home
  • homework diary — a record of homework that has been set
  • hooded warbler — a wood warbler, Wilsonia citrina, of the U.S., olive-green above, yellow below, and having a black head and throat with a yellow face.
  • household word — a familiar name, phrase, saying, etc.; byword: The advertising campaign is designed to make this new product a household word.
  • hundredweights — Plural form of hundredweight.
  • hybrid warfare — a military strategy in which conventional warfare is integrated with tactics such as covert operations and cyberattacks
  • in other words — that is to say
  • indian-wrestle — to engage in Indian wrestling: to Indian-wrestle for the city championship.
  • inside forward — one of two attacking players whose usual position is between the center forward and one of the wings.
  • itching powder — a powder that causes itching when applied to human skin. usually used as a practical joke on an unsuspecting victim
  • landing-waiter — landwaiter.
  • laundry worker — sb who washes clothes for a living
  • lavender water — a pale bluish purple.
  • leland hayward — Leland, 1902–71, U.S. theatrical producer.
  • long underwear — a close-fitting, usually knitted undergarment with legs reaching to the ankles, as a union suit, worn as protection against the cold.
  • long-eared owl — a mottled-gray owl, Asio otus, of the Northern Hemisphere, having a long tuft on each side of the head.
  • lower sideband — the frequency band below the carrier frequency, within which fall the spectral components produced by modulation of a carrier wave
  • magdeburg laws — the local laws of the city of Magdeburg, which were adopted by many European cities in the middle ages
  • mangold-wurzel — mangel-wurzel.
  • maternity ward — hospital room for new mothers
  • meadow parsnip — any North American plant belonging to the genus Thaspium, of the parsley family, having yellow or purple flowers.
  • meadow saffron — autumn crocus.
  • measure swords — to duel with swords
  • 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.
  • mum's the word — silent; not saying a word: to keep mum.
  • mustard powder — Mustard powder is a yellow powder. You add hot water to it in order to make mustard.
  • new federalism — a plan, announced in 1969, to turn over the control of some federal programs to state and local governments and institute block grants, revenue sharing, etc.
  • new model army — the army established in 1645 during the Civil War by the English parliamentarians, which exercised considerable political power under Cromwell
  • 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.
  • new providence — an island in the N Bahamas. 58 sq. mi. (150 sq. km).
  • new year's day — January 1, celebrated as a holiday in many countries.
  • newfoundlander — a native or inhabitant of Newfoundland.
  • news broadcast — TV, radio: current affairs item
  • nice/good work — You can say to someone 'nice work' or 'good work' in order to thank or praise them for doing something well or quickly.
  • northeastwards — northeastward.
  • northwestwards — northwestward.
  • off-line world — (jargon)   A die-hard nethead term for non-computer-related experience. See also big room.
  • old low german — the language of the German lowlands before c1100. Abbreviation: OLG.
  • one-hit wonder — a singer, composer or group that only ever has one successful piece
  • overbejewelled — wearing an excessive amount of jewellery, or excessively decorated
  • owner-occupied — (of a home, apartment, etc.) used as a residence by the owner.
  • paddle-wheeler — a steamboat propelled by a paddle wheel
  • partridge wood — the rotted condition of the wood of certain trees, especially oaks, caused by a parasitic fungus, Xylobolus frustulatus.
  • partridge-wood — the rotted condition of the wood of certain trees, especially oaks, caused by a parasitic fungus, Xylobolus frustulatus.
  • picture window — a large window in a house, usually dominating the room or wall in which it is located, and often designed or placed to present an attractive view.
  • possible world — (in modal logic) a semantic device formalizing the notion of what the world might have been like. A statement is necessarily true if and only if it is true in every possible world
  • powder compact — make-up: small case of foundation
  • powdered sugar — a sugar produced by pulverizing granulated sugar, especially a coarser variety used for fruits or cold beverages. Symbol: XX.
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