14-letter words containing w, e, s, t, g
- batwing sleeve — a sleeve of a garment with a deep armhole and a tight wrist
- big red switch — (jargon) (BRS) IBM jargon for the power switch on a computer, especially the "Emergency Pull" switch on an IBM mainframe or the power switch on an IBM PC where it really is large and red. "This [email protected]%$% bitty box is hung again; time to hit the Big Red Switch." It is alleged that the emergency pull switch on an IBM 360/91 actually fired a non-conducting bolt into the main power feed; the BRSes on more recent mainframes physically drop a block into place so that they can't be pushed back in. People get fired for pulling them, especially inappropriately (see also molly-guard). Compare power cycle, three-finger salute, 120 reset; see also scram switch.
- bowstring hemp — a hemplike fibre obtained from the sansevieria
- charles wright — Charles, born 1935, U.S. poet.
- code-switching — Linguistics. the alternating or mixed use of two or more languages, especially within the same discourse: My grandma’s code-switching when we cook together reminds me of my family's origins. Bilingual students are discouraged from code-switching during class.
- counterweights — Plural form of counterweight.
- cruiserweights — Plural form of cruiserweight.
- downing street — a street in W central London, England: cabinet office; residence of the prime minister.
- dusting powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
- dusting-powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
- east greenwich — a town in central Rhode Island.
- eggshell white — a yellowish white colour
- english walnut — an Asiatic walnut tree (Juglans regia) now grown in Europe and North America
- featherweights — Plural form of featherweight.
- game show host — a broadcaster who reads the questions or conducts a game show
- go on the swag — to become a tramp
- graveyard stew — milk toast.
- great unwashed — the general public; the populace or masses.
- hundredweights — Plural form of hundredweight.
- king's weather — fine weather; weather fit for a king.
- low-angle shot — a shot taken with the camera placed in a position below and pointing upward at the subject.
- 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
- new kensington — a city in W Pennsylvania.
- news gathering — the work of collecting news for publication or broadcast
- newton's rings — a series of bright and dark rings that appear when a convex lens comes into contact with a glass plate, and which are caused by light interference
- power steering — an automotive steering system in which the engine's power is used to supplement the driver's effort in turning the steering wheel.
- power struggle — fight to take control
- sewing pattern — a guide or diagram that you follow to make clothes or other things using a needle and thread
- standing water — still water that has stagnated
- steering wheel — a wheel used by a driver, pilot, or the like, to steer an automobile, ship, etc.
- stock watering — the creation of more new shares in a company than is justified by its assets
- stopping power — a measure of the effect a substance has on the kinetic energy of a particle passing through it
- 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.
- sweet nothings — terms of endearment
- 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
- the wild geese — the Irish expatriates who served as professional soldiers with the Catholic powers of Europe, esp France, from the late 17th to the early 20th centuries
- thought shower — brainstorm
- 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'.
- twilight sleep — a state of semiconsciousness, usually produced by hypodermic injections of scopolamine and morphine, used chiefly to effect relatively painless childbirth.
- wage restraint — an agreement not to demand or pay large wage increases
- washington pie — a Boston cream pie with raspberry jam instead of custard between the layers.
- watertightness — constructed or fitted so tightly as to be impervious to water: The ship had six watertight compartments.
- weather signal — a visual signal, as a light or flag, indicating a weather forecast.
- weatherglasses — Plural form of weatherglass.
- webster groves — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
- weight density — the weight per unit volume of a substance or object.
- weightlessness — being without apparent weight, as a freely falling body or a body acted upon by a force that neutralizes gravitation.
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