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14-letter words containing w, h, e, n, i

  • 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.
  • 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)
  • 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.
  • landing wheels — wheels that a plane lowers when it is going to land
  • lower michigan — the southern part of Michigan, S of the Strait of Mackinac.
  • macaroni wheat — durum wheat.
  • medicine wheel — a Native American ceremonial tool representing a sacred circle
  • mouth-watering — very appetizing in appearance, aroma, or description: a mouth-watering dessert.
  • mowing machine — a machine for mowing or cutting down grass, grain, etc.
  • mulching mower — a lawn mower that shreds blades of grass into very small pieces that are left on the lawn to decay and return moisture and nutrients to the soil
  • nature worship — a system of religion based on the deification and worship of natural forces and phenomena.
  • news gathering — the work of collecting news for publication or broadcast
  • news headlines — a short news broadcast briefly outlining the main news stories of the day
  • newsworthiness — The characteristic of being newsworthy.
  • noteworthiness — The quality or state of being noteworthy.
  • one-hit wonder — a singer, composer or group that only ever has one successful piece
  • out the window — discarded or wasted
  • overwhelmingly — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
  • owlet nightjar — any of several birds of the family Aegothelidae, of Australia and Papua New Guinea, related to the nightjars but resembling small owls.
  • ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
  • paint the town — a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
  • phase-wrapping — (MIT) wrap around.
  • pitching wedge — a club with a face angle of more than 50°, used for short, lofted pitch shots
  • raise the wind — to obtain the necessary funds
  • reckon without — If you say that you had reckoned without something, you mean that you had not expected it and so were not prepared for it.
  • richard tawney — Richard Henry, 1880–1962, English historian, born in Calcutta.
  • rowing machine — an exercise machine having a mechanism with two oarlike handles, foot braces, and a sliding seat, allowing the user to go through the motions of rowing in a racing shell.
  • sandwich panel — a structural panel consisting of a core of one material enclosed between two sheets of a different material.
  • self-ownership — the state or fact of being an owner.
  • 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
  • sheep-worrying — the act (of a dog, sheepdog, wolf, etc) of chasing a flock of sheep and biting or injuring the sheep
  • 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.
  • sowing machine — a machine that scatters seeds on land so that they may grow
  • spinning wheel — a device formerly used for spinning wool, flax, etc., into yarn or thread, consisting essentially of a single spindle driven by a large wheel operated by hand or foot.
  • steering wheel — a wheel used by a driver, pilot, or the like, to steer an automobile, ship, etc.
  • sun-worshipper — someone who worships the sun as a deity
  • swedish turnip — rutabaga.
  • sweet nothings — terms of endearment
  • swing the lead — to malinger or make up excuses
  • 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
  • telephone wire — a wire that transmits telegraph and telephone signals
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