20-letter words containing w, e, t, n

group of twenty-four — a group of twenty-four rich and industrialized countries of the world, whose heads of government meet regularly to coordinate the position of developing countries on monetary and development issues
hawaii-standard-time — Alaska-Hawaii time.
helmeted guinea fowl — the common guinea fowl in its wild state.
heston and isleworth — a former borough, now part of Hounslow, in SE England, near London.
holy water sprinkler — morning star (def 2).
how about something? — what is your wish, opinion, or information concerning something (or someone)?
human growth hormone — somatotropin. Abbreviation: hGH.
imported currantworm — the larva of any of several insects, as a sawfly, Nematus ribesii (imported currantworm) which infests and feeds on the leaves and fruit of currants.
indicated horsepower — the horsepower of a reciprocating engine as shown by an indicator record. Abbreviation: ihp, IHP.
junior featherweight — a boxer weighing up to 122 pounds (54.9 kg), between bantamweight and featherweight.
know all the answers — be opinionated
knowledge management — data technology
law of superposition — Geology. a basic law of geochronology, stating that in any undisturbed sequence of rocks deposited in layers, the youngest layer is on top and the oldest on bottom, each layer being younger than the one beneath it and older than the one above it.
lead with one's chin — to act so imprudently as to invite disaster
let someone off with — to give (a light punishment) to someone
little kanawha river — a river in NW West Virginia, flowing N and NW to the Ohio River. 160 miles (257 km) long.
llywelyn ap iorwerth — called Llywelyn the Great. died 1240, prince of Gwynedd, N Wales (1194–1238), who extended his rule over most of Wales
medical underwriting — Medical underwriting is the use of medical or health status information in the evaluation of an applicant for life or health insurance.
metric hundredweight — a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms.
microcrystalline wax — Microcrystalline wax is a wax used as a stiffening agent and as a coating agent for tablets and capsules.
microsoft networking — (networking) Microsoft's name for the networking subsystems of Windows 95 and later. Not to be confused with The Microsoft Network. Microsoft networking uses the SMB file sharing protocol. It is implemented as file system drivers i.e. "installable file systems" (IFS). The network redirector "Client for Microsoft Networks", is implemented in the VREDIR.VXD virtual device driver. Peer resource sharing is provided by "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks" (VSERVER.VXD). Windows 95's support for Netware (NCP) networks is provided in a similar way via NWREDIR.VXD and NWSERVER.VXD.
minkowski space-time — a four-dimensional space in which three coordinates specify the position of a point in space and the fourth represents the time at which an event occurred at that point
model-view-presenter — (programming) (MVP) A user interface architectural pattern where functions are separated between the model, view and presenter. The model defines the data to be displayed or otherwise acted upon in the user interface. The view displays data from the model and routes user commands (events) to the presenter to act upon that data. The presenter retrieves data from the model and displays it in the view. The implementation of MVP can vary as to how much presentation logic is handled by the presenter and the view. In a web application most presentation logic is usually in the view which runs in the web browser. MVP is one of the MV* variations of the MVC pattern.
mollweide projection — homolographic projection.
network transparency — (networking) A feature of an operating system or other service which lets the user access a remote resource through a network without having to know if the resource is remote or local. For example NFS allow users to access remote files as if they were local files.
new democratic party — the Canadian social democratic party formed in 1961
new england theology — Calvinism as modified and interpreted by the descendants of the Puritans in New England, especially Jonathan Edwards, becoming the dominant theology there from about 1730 to 1880.
newcastle-under-lyme — a town in W central England, in Staffordshire. Pop: 74 427 (2001)
no love lost between — no liking or affection existing between
northern white cedar — any of several chiefly coniferous trees valued for their wood, especially Chamaecyparis thyoides, of the eastern U.S., or Thuja occidentalis (northern white cedar) of northeastern North America.
norwegian forest cat — a breed of long-haired cat with a long bushy tail and a long mane
not mince your words — If you say that someone does not mince their words, you mean that they speak in a forceful and direct way, especially when saying something unpleasant to someone.
not out of the woods — If something or someone is not out of the woods yet, they are still having difficulties or problems.
not worth the candle — not worth the price or trouble entailed (esp in the phrase the game's not worth the candle)
ode to the west wind — a poem (1820) by Shelley.
old man of the woods — an edible, mild-tasting mushroom, Strobilomyces floccopus, occurring in coniferous woodlands of eastern North America.
on one's own account — If you take part in a business activity on your own account, you do it for yourself, and not as a representative or employee of a company.
on the drawing board — in the planning stage
on the starboard bow — within 45 degrees to the starboard of straight ahead
oxyacetylene welding — welding using an oxyacetylene burner
paint the town (red) — to go on a boisterous spree; carouse
pale western cutworm — the larva of a noctuid moth, Agrotis orthogonia, of the western U.S. and Canada, that seriously damages grains, beets, potatoes, alfalfa, etc., by feeding underground on roots and stems.
particle beam weapon — a weapon that fires particle beams into the atmosphere or space
peer-to-peer network — peer-to-peer
pleased with oneself — If someone seems very satisfied with something they have done, you can say that they are pleased with themselves, especially if you think they are more satisfied than they should be.
power of appointment — the authority granted by a donor to a donee to select the person or persons who are to enjoy property rights or income upon the death of the donor or of the donee or after the termination of existing rights or interests.
powhatan confederacy — a network of Algonquian-speaking Indian settlements in Virginia that was ruled by Powhatan.
prothonotary warbler — a wood warbler, Protonotaria citrea, of the eastern U.S., having an orange-yellow head and underparts, and bluish-gray wings and tail.
put the hard word on — to ask or demand something from
queensland arrowroot — a South American and West Indian herb, Canna edulis, having large sheathing leaves, red flowers, and edible rhizomes.

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