14-letter words containing w, e, r, l
- dry-stone wall — A dry-stone wall is a wall that has been built by fitting stones together without using any cement.
- dual ownership — the state of owning something jointly with someone else
- dwarf palmetto — an apparently stemless palm, Sabal minor, of the southeastern U.S., having stiff, bluish-green leaves, the leafstalks arising from the ground.
- electrowinning — a means of extracting metal from ore using electrolysis
- elephant shrew — any small active African mammal of the family Macroscelididae and order Macroscelidea, having an elongated nose, large ears, and long hind legs
- enclosure wall — a wall that encloses a piece of land
- eyebrow pencil — make-up for eyebrows
- fair-trade law — a state or federal law authorizing fair-trade agreements: repealed 1975.
- fare-thee-well — a state of perfection: The meal was done to a fare-thee-well.
- feather pillow — soft headrest stuffed with feathers
- fellow servant — (under the fellow-servant rule) an employee working with another employee for the same employer.
- flannel flower — any Australian plant of the umbelliferous genus Actinotus having white flannel-like bracts beneath the flowers
- flower-de-luce — the iris flower or plant.
- flower-of-jove — a white, woolly plant, Lychnis flos-jovis, of the pink family, having red or purple flowers in dense clusters.
- flowering crab — any of several species and varieties of crab apple trees with small fruits and abundant spring flowers ranging from white to reddish purple
- flowering flax — a plant, Linum grandiflorum, of northern Africa, having quickly fading, red or pink flowers.
- flowering moss — pyxie.
- flowers of tan — a common slime mold, Fuligo septica, of the central and eastern U.S., having large sporophores and yellowish, foamy plasmodia, that during a wet growing season may spread to cover large areas of lawns, woody debris, and growing plants.
- follow-up care — care provided for a patient after medical or surgical treatment
- formula weight — (of a molecule) molecular weight.
- fraternal twin — one of a pair of twins, not necessarily resembling each other, or of the same sex, that develop from two separately fertilized ova.
- free cash flow — Free cash flow is revenue of a business that is available to spend.
- freewheelingly — In a freewheeling manner; without constraint.
- freshwater eel — any of a family (Anguillidae) of eels that live in streams, lakes, etc. and migrate to the sea to spawn
- front walkover — Racing. a walking or trotting over the course by a contestant who is the only starter.
- garden warbler — any of several small brownish-grey European songbirds of the genus Sylvia (warblers), esp S. borin, common in woods and hedges: in some parts of Europe they are esteemed as a delicacy
- glow discharge — the conduction of electricity in a low-pressure gas, producing a diffuse glow.
- golden ragwort — any of various composite plants of the genus Senecio, as S. jacobaea, of the Old World, having yellow flowers and irregularly lobed leaves, or S. aureus (golden ragwort) of North America, also having yellow flowers.
- golden warbler — yellow warbler.
- golfer's elbow — a painful inflammation of the muscles on the inside of the forearm caused by exertion in playing golf
- granary weevil — a reddish-brown weevil, Sitophilus granarius, that infests stored grain.
- great firewall — a system that prevents access to websites deemed undesirable by the government of the People's Republic of China
- great gray owl — a large, dish-faced, gray owl, Strix nebulosa, of northern North America and western Eurasia, having streaked and barred plumage.
- gridwall panel — A gridwall panel is a metal grid that can be hung on a wall and used for displaying goods.
- grinding wheel — a wheel composed of abrasive material, used for grinding.
- gunpowder plot — an unsuccessful plot to kill King James I and the assembled Lords and Commons by blowing up Parliament, November 5, 1605, in revenge for the laws against Roman Catholics.
- halfpennyworth — As much as could be bought for a halfpenny.
- hardware cloth — galvanized steel wire screen with a mesh usually between 0.25 and 0.5 inches (0.64 and 1.27 cm), used for coarse sieves, animal cages, and the like.
- healing powers — beneficial qualities
- health warning — a message indicating the dangers to the consumer's health of consuming a particular product printed on the packaging for the product
- heartwarmingly — In a heartwarming manner.
- heidelberg jaw — a human lower jaw of early middle Pleistocene age found in 1907 near Heidelberg, Germany.
- hermit warbler — a common wood warbler (Dendroica occidentalis) of W North America, with a yellow-and-black head, a gray back, and white underparts
- hero's welcome — a very enthusiastic reception from a group of people who show their admiration for something good that you have done
- 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.
- indian-wrestle — to engage in Indian wrestling: to Indian-wrestle for the city championship.
- jungle warfare — the specialized techniques required by the military to survive and fight in jungle terrain
- kawartha lakes — a group of lakes in S Ontario, Canada, on the Trent Canal system.
- kenilworth ivy — a European climbing vine, Cymbalaria muralis, of the figwort family, having irregularly lobed leaves and small, lilac-blue flowers.