14-letter words containing w, e, s, t
- sewing pattern — a guide or diagram that you follow to make clothes or other things using a needle and thread
- shadow cabinet — (in the British Parliament) a group of prominent members of the opposition who are expected to hold positions in the cabinet when their party assumes power.
- shower curtain — waterproof sheet around a shower
- shredded wheat — a breakfast cereal made by shredding cooked, dried whole wheat and baking or toasting it in biscuit- or spoon-size pieces.
- shut in a well — To shut in a well is to close off a well so that it stops producing.
- silent witness — a person who observes but makes no comment on or has no involvement in an action
- sit-down money — social security benefits
- skew-symmetric — noting a square matrix that is equal to the negative of its transpose.
- slatwall panel — A slatwall panel is a slatted surface which can be fixed to the wall from which shelves or hooks can be hung at varying heights to display merchandise.
- social network — a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts: Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
- 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.
- south whittier — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- south-westerly — A south-westerly point, area, or direction is to the south-west or towards the south-west.
- southeastwards — Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast.
- southern crown — the constellation Corona Australis.
- southwesterner — a native or inhabitant of the southwest.
- southwestwards — Also, southwestwards. toward the southwest.
- sow one's oats — to indulge in adventure or promiscuity during youth
- spectra yellow — a vivid yellow color.
- standing water — still water that has stagnated
- steal the show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- steering wheel — a wheel used by a driver, pilot, or the like, to steer an automobile, ship, etc.
- stewart island — one of the islands of New Zealand, S of South Island. 670 sq. mi. (1735 sq. km).
- 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
- straw mattress — bed padding filled with straw
- straw-coloured — If you describe something, especially hair, as straw-coloured, you mean that it is pale yellow.
- street railway — a company that operates streetcars or buses.
- street sweeper — person who cleans roads
- 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.
- swallow-tailed — having a deeply forked tail like that of a swallow, as various birds.
- sweated labour — workers forced to work in poor conditions for low pay
- swedish turnip — rutabaga.
- sweet and sour — Sweet and sour is used to describe Chinese food that contains both a sweet flavour and something sharp or sour such as lemon or vinegar.
- sweet chestnut — tree: edible nuts
- sweet marjoram — any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Origanum, of the mint family, especially O. majorana (sweet marjoram) having leaves used as seasoning in cooking.
- sweet nothings — terms of endearment
- sweet viburnum — the sheepberry, Viburnum lentago.
- 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.
- sweet wormwood — a widely distributed plant, Artemisia annua, having scented leaves and loose, nodding clusters of yellow flowers.
- sweet-and-sour — cooked with sugar and vinegar or lemon juice and often other seasonings.
- sweet-tempered — having a gentle and equable disposition; pleasant.
- swimmer's itch — an inflammation of the skin, resembling insect bites, caused by burrowing larval forms of schistosomes.
- 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
- take one's way — to go on a journey; travel
- ten years' war — a popular insurrection in Cuba (1868–78) against Spanish rule.
- test the water — If you test the water or test the waters, you try to find out what reaction an action or idea will get before you do it or tell it to people.