14-letter words containing w, e, r, f
- golfer's elbow — a painful inflammation of the muscles on the inside of the forearm caused by exertion in playing golf
- great firewall — a system that prevents access to websites deemed undesirable by the government of the People's Republic of China
- halfpennyworth — As much as could be bought for a halfpenny.
- hybrid warfare — a military strategy in which conventional warfare is integrated with tactics such as covert operations and cyberattacks
- inside forward — one of two attacking players whose usual position is between the center forward and one of the wings.
- interfere with — tamper with
- jungle warfare — the specialized techniques required by the military to survive and fight in jungle terrain
- lawrence frame — a gilded frame for a circular or oval painting, having a rectangular exterior form.
- make free with — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- maxis software — The developers of SimCity and SimCity 2000. Address: 2 Theatre Square, Suite 230, Orinda, CA 94563-3346, USA. Telephone: +1 (800) 33-MAXIS.
- meadow saffron — autumn crocus.
- 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 forest fly — a blood-sucking fly, Hippobosca equinus, that attacks horses and cattle
- newfoundlander — a native or inhabitant of Newfoundland.
- off-line world — (jargon) A die-hard nethead term for non-computer-related experience. See also big room.
- out of nowhere — unexpectedly
- ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
- peacock-flower — royal poinciana.
- pelican-flower — a woody vine, Aristolochia grandiflora, of the West Indies, having heart-shaped leaves and purple-spotted, purple-veined flowers from 18 to 24 inches (46 to 61 cm) wide with a long, taillike structure at the tip of the corolla.
- pinxter flower — a variety of azalea (Rhododendron nudiflorum) with pink, sweet-smelling flowers, purplish-red at the base
- play with fire — a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
- popcorn flower — a plant, Plagiobothrys nothofulvus, of the borage family, native to the western U.S., having coiled clusters of small white flowers.
- public welfare — state aid to the poor
- rate of growth — the rate at which an economy grows
- saffron powder — the dried stigmas of the saffron crushed into powder, used to flavour or colour food
- self-awareness — the state or condition of being aware; having knowledge; consciousness: The object of the information drive is to raise awareness of what spreads HIV/AIDS.
- self-interview — a formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person: a job interview.
- self-ownership — the state or fact of being an owner.
- seward's folly — the purchase of Alaska in 1867, through the negotiations of Secretary of State W. H. Seward.
- social welfare — social services provided by a government for its citizens.
- software house — a commercial organization that specializes in the production of computer software packages
- somar software — (company) The distributors of Somar DumpAcl and other utilities for Windows NT. Address: Washington, DC, USA.
- speak well for — to say or indicate something favorable about
- sulphur-flower — a plant, Eriogonum umbellatum, of the buckwheat family, native to the western coast of the U.S., having leaves with white, woolly hairs on the underside and golden-yellow flowers.
- surface worker — a person who works on or near the ground surface
- sweet woodruff — any of several plants belonging to the genus Asperula or Galium, of the madder family, as G. odoratum (sweet woodruff) a fragrant plant with small white flowers.
- take away from — detract
- the free world — the non-Communist countries collectively, esp those that are actively anti-Communist
- the kiwi ferns — the women's international Rugby League football team of New Zealand
- theater of war — the entire area in which ground, sea, and air forces may become directly employed in war operations, including the theater of operations and the zone of interior.
- theatre of war — the area of air, sea and land that is directly involved in war
- 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.
- tower of babel — an ancient city in the land of Shinar in which the building of a tower (Tower of Babel) intended to reach heaven was begun and the confusion of the language of the people took place. Gen. 11:4–9.
- traffic warden — officer who monitors parking, etc.
- trench warfare — combat in which each side occupies a system of protective trenches.
- trumpet flower — any of various plants with pendent flowers shaped like a trumpet.
- turbulent flow — the flow of a fluid past an object such that the velocity at any fixed point in the fluid varies irregularly.
- twelfth-grader — (in the US) a pupil in the twelfth-grade
- unforeknowable — not foreknowable
- unlawful entry — clandestine, forced, or fraudulent entry into a premises, without the permission of its owner or occupant