17-letter words containing w, h, a, l, i
- agricultural show — a display of agricultural equipment and livestock, often including competitions, entertainment, and a trade fair
- antitwilight arch — a narrow band, pink or with a purple cast, that sometimes appears at twilight just above the horizon opposite the sun.
- as the crow flies — If you say that a place is a particular distance away as the crow flies, you mean that it is that distance away measured in a straight line.
- circle the wagons — to take defensive action; prepare for an attack: from arranging a wagon train in a circular formation
- classical pathway — the activation of complement by an antigen-antibody reaction. Compare alternative pathway.
- cromwellian chair — an upright oaken chair, often with arms, having all pieces turned and a seat and back panel of leather or cloth attached with brass-headed nails.
- drive to the wall — to force into an awkward situation
- drive up the wall — to cause to become crazy or furious
- dull as dishwater — water in which dishes are, or have been, washed.
- equivalent weight — the weight of an element or compound that will combine with or displace 8 grams of oxygen or 1.007 97 grams of hydrogen
- find fault (with) — to seek and point out faults (of); complain (about); criticize
- great vowel shift — a series of changes in the quality of the long vowels between Middle and Modern English as a result of which all were raised, while the high vowels (ē) and (o̅o̅), already at the upper limit, underwent breaking to become the diphthongs (ī) and (ou).
- great willow herb — either of two tall, large-flowered willow herbs, Epilobium angustifolium or E. hirsutum.
- greenwich village — a section of New York City, in lower Manhattan: inhabited and frequented by artists, writers, and students.
- guinea-hen flower — checkered lily.
- how the land lies — the prevailing conditions or state of affairs
- in the family way — a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not: the traditional family. a social unit consisting of one or more adults together with the children they care for: a single-parent family.
- julian of norwich — ?1342–?1413, English mystic and anchoress: best known for the Revelations of Divine Love describing her visions
- king philip's war — the war (1675–76) between New England colonists and a confederation of Indians under their leader, King Philip.
- law of trichotomy — the property that for natural numbers a and b , either a is less than b , a equals b , or a is greater than b .
- lewis with harris — the northernmost island of the Hebrides, in NW Scotland. 825 sq. mi. (2135 sq. km).
- light dawns on sb — If light dawns on you, you begin to understand something after a period of not being able to understand it.
- light heavyweight — a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a middleweight and a heavyweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 175 pounds (80 kg).
- low-hanging fruit — the fruit that grows low on a tree and is therefore easy to reach
- lower paleolithic — See under Paleolithic.
- may/might as well — If you say that you might as well do something, or that you may as well do it, you mean that you will do it although you do not have a strong desire to do it and may even feel slightly unwilling to do it.
- metabolic pathway — biochemistry: sequence of reactions within a cell or organism
- minion of the law — a policeman.
- nashville warbler — a North American wood warbler, Vermivora ruficapilla, having a gray head, an olive-green back, and yellow underparts.
- nautical twilight — the period of time during which the sun is 12° below the horizon
- play along (with) — to join in or cooperate (with)
- play with oneself — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- right-to-work law — a state law making it illegal to refuse employment to a person for the sole reason that he or she is not a union member.
- roll with a punch — to move in the same direction as a punch thrown at one so as to lessen its force
- russian wolfhound — borzoi.
- slap on the wrist — a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- spanish civil war — the civil war in Spain 1936–39.
- swaddling clothes — cloth for wrapping around a baby
- technical drawing — the study and practice, esp as a subject taught in school, of the basic techniques of draughtsmanship, as employed in mechanical drawing, architecture, etc
- the final whistle — a blast on a referee's whistle to indicate that a game is over
- the lower animals — relatively simple or primitive animals and not mammals or vertebrates
- the unwritten law — the tradition that a person may avenge any insult to family integrity, as used to justify criminal acts of vengeance
- three-strikes law — a law that mandates a life sentence to a felon convicted for the third time.
- to play with fire — If you say that someone is playing with fire, you mean that they are doing something dangerous that may result in great harm for them and cause many problems.
- twelve patriarchs — any of the sons of Jacob ((the twelve patriarchs),) from whom the tribes of Israel were descended.
- walk a chalk line — to behave with strict propriety or obedience
- war establishment — the full wartime complement of men, equipment, and vehicles of a military unit
- washing-up liquid — Washing-up liquid is a thick soapy liquid which you add to hot water to clean dirty dishes.
- washington island — an island off the Door Peninsula, NE Wisconsin, in NW Lake Michigan. 20 sq. mi. (50 sq. km).
- weather satellite — meteorological satellite.
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