14-letter words containing w, h, e
- out of nowhere — unexpectedly
- out of the way — remote from much-traveled, frequented, or populous regions; secluded: an out-of-the-way inn up in the hills.
- out the window — discarded or wasted
- out-of-the-way — remote from much-traveled, frequented, or populous regions; secluded: an out-of-the-way inn up in the hills.
- overshot wheel — a water wheel in which the water enters the buckets tangentially near the top of the wheel.
- 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
- paddle-wheeler — a steamboat propelled by a paddle wheel
- 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.
- parchment worm — any of several polychaete worms of the genus Chaetopterus that secrete and live in a U -shaped, parchmentlike tube.
- 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.
- petworth house — a mansion in Petworth in Sussex: rebuilt (1688–96) for Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset; gardens laid out by Capability Brown; subject of paintings by Turner
- phase-wrapping — (MIT) wrap around.
- phillips screw — a screw having a cruciform slot into which a screwdriver with a cruciform point (Phillips screwdriver (trademark)) fits
- pitching wedge — a club with a face angle of more than 50°, used for short, lofted pitch shots
- play hell with — to throw into confusion and disorder; disrupt
- play with fire — a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
- potter's wheel — a device with a rotating horizontal disk upon which clay is molded by a potter.
- propeller wash — the backwash from a propeller.
- quarter hollow — a deep cove or cavetto.
- raise the wind — to obtain the necessary funds
- rate of growth — the rate at which an economy grows
- rawhide hammer — a hammer, used to avoid damaging a surface, having a head consisting of a metal tube from each end of which a tight roll of hide protrudes
- reach-me-downs — trousers
- 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.
- roulette wheel — spinning part of roulette table
- 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.
- schoolies week — (in Australia) a week when large numbers of school leavers gather together for a holiday away from home after the end of their final exams
- schwyzertutsch — any of the local dialects of German spoken in Switzerland.
- search warrant — a court order authorizing the examination of a dwelling or other private premises by police officials, as for stolen goods.
- 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 cubicle — a shower enclosure
- shower curtain — waterproof sheet around a shower
- showplace home — a historic house
- shredded wheat — a breakfast cereal made by shredding cooked, dried whole wheat and baking or toasting it in biscuit- or spoon-size pieces.
- 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.
- software house — a commercial organization that specializes in the production of computer software packages
- south whittier — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- south-westerly — A south-westerly point, area, or direction is to the south-west or towards the south-west.
- southeastwards — Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast.
- southern crown — the constellation Corona Australis.
- southwesterner — a native or inhabitant of the southwest.