14-letter words containing w, h, a, i
- sandwich panel — a structural panel consisting of a core of one material enclosed between two sheets of a different material.
- sewing machine — any of various foot-operated or electric machines for sewing or making stitches, ranging from machines with a shuttle for a spool of thread and a needle for sewing garments to industrial machines for sewing leather, book pages together, etc.
- 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.
- shallow-minded — lacking intellectual or mental depth or subtlety; superficial
- shawinigan-sud — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, S of Shawinigan.
- shower curtain — waterproof sheet around a shower
- shrink-wrapped — A shrink-wrapped product is sold in a tight covering of thin plastic.
- shut in a well — To shut in a well is to close off a well so that it stops producing.
- skip-tooth saw — a saw with alternate teeth absent
- snowball fight — game: throwing balls of snow
- sowing machine — a machine that scatters seeds on land so that they may grow
- straight arrow — a person who manifests high-minded devotion to clean living and moral righteousness.
- swimming baths — an indoor swimming pool
- swing the lead — to malinger or make up excuses
- telegraph wire — a wire that transmits telegraph and telephone signals
- the all whites — the former name for the international soccer team of New Zealand
- the lower paid — people who do not earn a lot of money
- the whim-whams — an uneasy, nervous feeling; the jitters
- titanium white — a pigment used in painting, consisting chiefly of titanium dioxide and noted for its brilliant white color, covering power, and permanence.
- to win the day — If a particular person, group, or thing wins the day, they win a battle, struggle, or competition. If they lose the day, they are defeated.
- trade-weighted — (of exchange rates) weighted according to the volume of trade between the various countries involved
- unpraiseworthy — not worthy of praise
- wainscot chair — an armchair of the 17th century, made of oak and having a solid paneled back.
- walk away with — escape
- walking shorts — medium to long shorts, often cut fuller than Bermuda shorts and used for walking or leisure activity.
- walpurgisnacht — (especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.
- wang ching-wei — 1883–1944, Chinese political leader.
- wappenschawing — a periodical muster or review of the men under arms in a particular lordship or district
- ward cunnigham — (person) The creator of the first wiki.
- washing powder — Washing powder is a powder that you use with water to wash clothes.
- washington pie — a Boston cream pie with raspberry jam instead of custard between the layers.
- water hyacinth — a floating aquatic plant, Eichornia crassipes, of tropical lakes and rivers, that grows so prolifically it often hinders the passage of boats.
- water sapphire — a transparent variety of cordierite, found in Sri Lanka, Madagascar, and elsewhere, sometimes used as a gem.
- watertightness — constructed or fitted so tightly as to be impervious to water: The ship had six watertight compartments.
- wave mechanics — a form of quantum mechanics formulated in terms of a wave equation, as the Schrödinger equation.
- weather signal — a visual signal, as a light or flag, indicating a weather forecast.
- weather window — a limited interval when weather conditions can be expected to be suitable for a particular project, such as laying offshore pipelines, reaching a high mountain summit, launching a satellite, etc
- weatherability — the property of a material that permits it to endure or resist exposure to the weather.
- weatherization — (US) The process of weatherizing.
- weaver's hitch — sheet bend.
- webliographies — Plural form of webliography.
- weight for age — the poundage assigned to be borne by a horse in a race, based on the age of the horse.
- weight watcher — a person who is dieting to control his or her weight.
- weight-watcher — a person who is dieting to control his or her weight.
- weightwatchers — a person who is dieting to control his or her weight.
- welfare rights — legal entitlements to financial and other benefits
- well-fashioned — a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.
- welsh mountain — a common breed of small hardy sheep kept mainly in the mountains of Wales
- whachamacallit — an object or person whose name one does not know or cannot recall.
- whaddayacallit — A metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot remember.