14-letter words containing w, e, t, i
- in league with — along with, plotting with
- in other words — that is to say
- in the wake of — the track of waves left by a ship or other object moving through the water: The wake of the boat glowed in the darkness.
- in-betweenness — a person or thing that is between two extremes, two contrasting conditions, etc.: yeses, noes, and in-betweens; a tournament for professional, amateur, and in-between.
- indian-wrestle — to engage in Indian wrestling: to Indian-wrestle for the city championship.
- injection well — a deep well into which pressurized fluids are injected for waste disposal, to improve the recovery of petroleum, or in solution mining.
- interfere with — tamper with
- interwreathing — Present participle of interwreathe.
- itching powder — a powder that causes itching when applied to human skin. usually used as a practical joke on an unsuspecting victim
- jugurthine war — an unsuccessful war waged against the Romans (112–105 bc) by Jugurtha, king of Numidia (died 104)
- keep pace with — to proceed at the same speed as
- kenilworth ivy — a European climbing vine, Cymbalaria muralis, of the figwort family, having irregularly lobed leaves and small, lilac-blue flowers.
- king's weather — fine weather; weather fit for a king.
- lake whitefish — a whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis, found in the Great Lakes and north to Alaska, used for food.
- landing-waiter — landwaiter.
- lappet weaving — weaving into which an embroidered pattern produced by additional warp threads has been introduced with the aid of a lappet.
- lattice window — a window formed of an open framework of wood, metal, etc, arranged to form an ornamental pattern
- leibnitz's law — the principle that two expressions satisfy exactly the same predicates if and only if they both refer to the same subject
- low-resolution — of or relating to CRTs, printers, or other visual output devices that produce images that are not sharply defined (opposed to high-resolution).
- macaroni wheat — durum wheat.
- make away with — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- make free with — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- make time with — to succeed in attracting or having an affair with (a person)
- mariotte's law — Boyle's law.
- master aircrew — a warrant rank in the Royal Air Force, equal to but before a warrant officer
- maternity ward — hospital room for new mothers
- 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.
- mercury switch — an especially quiet switch that opens and closes an electric circuit by shifting a vial containing a pool of mercury so as to cover or uncover the contacts.
- meteoric water — ground water that has recently originated from the atmosphere
- mid wicket off — mid off.
- middle western — of or relating to the Middle West.
- migrant-worker — migrating, especially of people; migratory.
- 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.
- mouth-watering — very appetizing in appearance, aroma, or description: a mouth-watering dessert.
- nature worship — a system of religion based on the deification and worship of natural forces and phenomena.
- new australian — an immigrant to Australia, esp one whose native tongue is not English
- new kensington — a city in W Pennsylvania.
- news gathering — the work of collecting news for publication or broadcast
- newsworthiness — The characteristic of being newsworthy.
- 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
- norbert wiener — Norbert, 1894–1964, U.S. mathematician: pioneer in cybernetics.
- noteworthiness — The quality or state of being noteworthy.
- nuclear winter — the general devastation of life, along with worldwide darkness and extreme cold, that some scientists believe would result from a global dust cloud screening out sunlight following large-scale nuclear detonations.
- oil the wheels — to make things run smoothly
- one's twenties — the ages between 20–29
- one-hit wonder — a singer, composer or group that only ever has one successful piece
- one-way ticket — transport: single-journey fare
- out the window — discarded or wasted
- overspill town — a town built or expanded to house excess population from a nearby city