14-letter words containing w, h, e, t, d
- be cursed with — to be afflicted with; suffer from
- big red switch — (jargon) (BRS) IBM jargon for the power switch on a computer, especially the "Emergency Pull" switch on an IBM mainframe or the power switch on an IBM PC where it really is large and red. "This [email protected]%$% bitty box is hung again; time to hit the Big Red Switch." It is alleged that the emergency pull switch on an IBM 360/91 actually fired a non-conducting bolt into the main power feed; the BRSes on more recent mainframes physically drop a block into place so that they can't be pushed back in. People get fired for pulling them, especially inappropriately (see also molly-guard). Compare power cycle, three-finger salute, 120 reset; see also scram switch.
- bosworth field — the site, two miles south of Market Bosworth in Leicestershire, of the battle that ended the Wars of the Roses (August 1485). Richard III was killed and Henry Tudor was crowned king as Henry VII
- breathe a word — to say something or anything
- calendar watch — a watch that indicates date of the month, day of the week, etc., as well as the time.
- code-switching — Linguistics. the alternating or mixed use of two or more languages, especially within the same discourse: My grandma’s code-switching when we cook together reminds me of my family's origins. Bilingual students are discouraged from code-switching during class.
- come down with — If you come down with an illness, you get it.
- counterweighed — Simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh.
- data warehouse — Computers. a large, centralized collection of digital data gathered from various units within an organization: The annual report uses information from the data warehouse.
- discus thrower — an athlete whose event is the discus
- down the drain — If you say that something is going down the drain, you mean that it is being destroyed or wasted.
- down the hatch — drinks toast
- down the tubes — a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- draw the crabs — to attract unwelcome attention
- dry white wine — Dry white wine is white wine that does not have a sweet taste.
- dwarf chestnut — the edible nut of the chinquapin tree
- fathead minnow — a North American cyprinid fish, Pimephales promelas, having an enlarged, soft head.
- field-to-wheel — relating to all phases of biofuel production and use from growing to combustion
- get with child — to make pregnant
- go to bed with — a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
- great unwashed — the general public; the populace or masses.
- grow the beard — (of a TV series) to gain credibility or improve in quality during the course of a series following a specified development
- hardware cloth — galvanized steel wire screen with a mesh usually between 0.25 and 0.5 inches (0.64 and 1.27 cm), used for coarse sieves, animal cages, and the like.
- hardware store — shop selling DIY or home-improvement supplies
- hundredweights — Plural form of hundredweight.
- in other words — that is to say
- itching powder — a powder that causes itching when applied to human skin. usually used as a practical joke on an unsuspecting victim
- mum's the word — silent; not saying a word: to keep mum.
- new netherland — a Dutch colony in North America (1613–64), comprising the area along the Hudson River and the lower Delaware River. By 1669 all of the land comprising this colony was taken over by England. Capital: New Amsterdam.
- northeastwards — northeastward.
- northwestwards — northwestward.
- on the downlow — not widely known
- one-hit wonder — a singer, composer or group that only ever has one successful piece
- out the window — discarded or wasted
- pendulum watch — (formerly) a watch having a balance wheel, especially a balance wheel bearing a fake pendulum bob oscillating behind a window in the dial.
- 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
- richard tawney — Richard Henry, 1880–1962, English historian, born in Calcutta.
- 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.
- shredded wheat — a breakfast cereal made by shredding cooked, dried whole wheat and baking or toasting it in biscuit- or spoon-size pieces.
- southeastwards — Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast.
- southwestwards — Also, southwestwards. toward the southwest.
- swedish turnip — rutabaga.
- swing the lead — to malinger or make up excuses
- the free world — the non-Communist countries collectively, esp those that are actively anti-Communist
- the lower paid — people who do not earn a lot of money
- the real world — if you talk about the real world, you are referring to the world and life in general, in contrast to a particular person's own life, experience, and ideas, which may seem untypical and unrealistic
- the waste land — a poem (1922) by T. S. Eliot.
- the wild geese — the Irish expatriates who served as professional soldiers with the Catholic powers of Europe, esp France, from the late 17th to the early 20th centuries
- the wilderness — the barren regions to the south and east of Palestine, esp those in which the Israelites wandered before entering the Promised Land and in which Christ fasted for 40 days and nights
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