17-letter words containing w, h, e

warehousing costs — the costs involved in storing goods in a warehouse
wars of the roses — the civil struggle between the royal house of Lancaster, whose emblem was a red rose, and the royal house of York, whose emblem was a white rose, beginning in 1455 and ending with the accession of Henry VII in 1485 and the union of the two houses.
washington square — a short novel (1881) by Henry James.
water on the knee — an accumulation of fluid in the knee cavity caused by inflammation and trauma to the cartilages or membranes of the knee joint.
wear the trousers — to have control, esp in a marriage
weather satellite — meteorological satellite.
weather-resistant — resisting the effects of severe weather, as rain or cold: weather-resistant cloth for topcoats.
weigh one's words — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
well-accomplished — completed; done; effected: an accomplished fact.
well-photographed — a picture produced by photography.
welsh nationalism — the political belief that Wales should be independent
welsh nationalist — a person who believes that Wales should be independent
welshman's button — an angler's name for a species of caddis fly, Sericostoma personatum
west three rivers — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
wet one's whistle — to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
what does sb know — You can use expressions such as What does she know? and What do they know? when you think that someone has no right to comment on a situation because they do not understand it.
wheatstone bridge — a circuit for measuring an unknown resistance by comparing it with known resistances.
whiskey rebellion — a revolt of settlers in western Pennsylvania in 1794 against a federal excise tax on whiskey: suppressed by militia called out by President George Washington to establish the authority of the federal government.
whistler's mother — (formal name, Arrangement in Gray and Black No. 1: Portrait of the Artist's Mother) a painting (1871) by James McNeill Whistler.
white blood cells — any of various nearly colorless cells of the immune system that circulate mainly in the blood and lymph and participate in reactions to invading microorganisms or foreign particles, comprising the B cells, T cells, macrophages, monocytes, and granulocytes.
white book cd-rom — (hardware, standard) A more open CD-ROM standard than Green Book CD-ROM. All films mastered on CD-ROM after March 1994 use White Book. Like Green Book, it is ISO 9660 compliant, uses mode 2 form 2 addressing and can only be played on a CD-ROM drive which is XA (Extended Architecture) compatible. White book CDs are labelled "Video CD".
white-nationalism — white supremacy.
white-pine weevil — a brown beetle, Pissodes strobi, the larvae of which feed on the terminal buds and shoots of white pine and other conifers.
white-tailed deer — a common North American deer, Odocoileus virginianus, having a tail with a white underside.
white-tailed kite — an American kite, Elanus leucurus, having gray plumage with a white head, breast, and tail.
white-winged dove — a common dove, Zenaida asiatica, of the southwestern U.S. to Chile.
whiter than white — extremely clean and white
whitesmiths style — (programming) An obsolete and deprecated source code indent style popularised by the examples that came with Whitesmiths C, an early commercial C compiler. Basic indent per level is eight spaces, occasionally four. if (cond) { } (2014-09-24)
william shoemaker — William Lee ("Willie") 1931–2003, U.S. jockey.
willow flycatcher — a North American flycatcher, Empidonax alnorum, of alder thickets and other moist areas, that has greenish-brown upper parts and whitish underparts and is almost indistinguishable except by voice from E. traillii (willow flycatcher)
wimshurst machine — a device for the production of electric charge by electrostatic induction, consisting of two oppositely rotating glass or mica disks carrying metal strips upon which charges are induced and subsequently removed by contact with metallic combs.
winchester bushel — a unit of dry measure containing 4 pecks, equivalent in the U.S. (and formerly in England) to 2150.42 cubic inches or 35.24 liters (Winchester bushel) and in Great Britain to 2219.36 cubic inches or 36.38 liters (Imperial bushel) Abbreviation: bu., bush.
windowglass shell — capiz.
windscreen washer — a small nozzle on the bonnet of a motor vehicle, from which jets of water are squirted electronically onto the windscreen to help clean it
wings of the dove — a novel (1902) by Henry James.
winter heliotrope — a creeping perennial, Petasites fragrans, related to the butterbur, having lilac to heliotrope-coloured flowers smelling of vanilla: found chiefly on road verges
wish someone well — to wish success or good fortune for someone
with a difference — If you describe a job or holiday, for example, as a job with a difference or a holiday with a difference, you mean that the job or holiday is very interesting and unusual.
with a heavy hand — in a heavy manner; without delicacy or grace
with bated breath — to moderate or restrain: unable to bate our enthusiasm.
with half a heart — halfheartedly
withdrawal method — a method of contraception in which the man withdraws his penis from the woman's vagina before ejaculation
without exception — all included
without prejudice — fairly
without regard to — with no concern for
woman of the hour — a woman honored by a group.
wooden-headedness — thick-headed, dull; stupid.
woolly rhinoceros — an extinct rhinoceros; Coelodonta antiquitatis
world without end — for ever
worth every penny — If you say that something or someone is worth every penny, you mean that they are worth all the money that is spent on them.

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