18-letter words containing w, h, o, e

take the wraps off — to reveal
the bird has flown — the person in question has fled or escaped
the operative word — If you describe a word as the operative word, you want to draw attention to it because you think it is important or exactly true in a particular situation.
the powers that be — You can refer to people in authority as the powers that be, especially when you want to say that you disagree with them or do not understand what they say or do.
the worse for wear — If you say that someone is the worse for wear, you mean that they are tired, ill, or in a bad state because they have been very active, been through a difficult experience, or been drinking alcohol.
think the world of — the earth or globe, considered as a planet.
throw in the towel — an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.
throw oneself into — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
to get wind of sth — If you get wind of something, you hear about it, especially when someone else did not want you to know about it.
to sweep the board — If someone sweeps the board in a competition or election, they win nearly everything that it is possible to win.
to twist the knife — If you twist the knife or if you turn the knife in someone's wound, you do or say something to make an unpleasant situation they are in even more unpleasant.
to watch your step — If someone tells you to watch your step, they are warning you to be careful about how you behave or what you say so that you do not get into trouble.
townsend avalanche — avalanche (def 3).
two-chamber system — the system of having two parliamentary chambers, as the House of Lords and the House of Commons in the United Kingdom
warehouse capacity — the amount of storage space in a warehouse
watchdog committee — a committee responsible for monitoring standards of behaviour
water of hydration — the portion of a hydrate that is represented as, or can be expelled as, water: now usually regarded as being in true molecular combination with the other atoms of the compound, and not existing in the compound as water.
water on the brain — hydrocephalus.
wave of the future — a trend or development that may influence or become a significant part of the future: Computerization is the wave of the future.
weather forecaster — meteorologist
wedge-heeled shoes — shoes with wedge heels
wesleyan methodist — a member of any of the churches founded on the evangelical principles of John Wesley.
west-northwestward — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the west-northwest.
west-southwestward — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the west-southwest.
westinghouse brake — a railroad air brake operated by compressed air.
what has become of — If you wonder what has become of someone or something, you wonder where they are and what has happened to them.
wheelchair housing — housing designed or adapted for a chairbound person
where you left off — If something continues from where it left off, it starts happening again at the point where it had previously stopped.
white iron pyrites — marcasite
white-collar crime — any of various crimes, as embezzlement, fraud, or stealing office equipment, committed by business or professional people while working at their occupations.
white-faced hornet — any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
white-footed mouse — any of several North American woodland mice of the genus Peromyscus, especially P. leucopus, having white feet and undersides.
white-fronted tern — a coastal bird of New Zealand and SE Australia, Sterna striata, with a long black bill, a white breast, and a forked tail
white-spotted hyla — a type of tree frog (H. leucophyllata) of tropical America
widemouth blindcat — any of several catfishes, as Satan eurystomus (widemouth blindcat) of Texas, that inhabit underground streams and have undeveloped eyes and unpigmented skin.
wilson's phalarope — a phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor, that breeds in the prairie regions of North America and winters in Argentina and Chile.
wireless telephone — Now Rare. radiotelephony.
wireless telephony — Now Rare. radiotelephony.
without hesitation — immediately, willingly
woman of the house — lady of the house.
woman of the world — a woman experienced and sophisticated in the ways and manners of the world, especially the world of society.
work out the kinks — If someone works out the kinks in a situation, they resolve the problems associated with it.
working hypothesis — See under hypothesis (def 1).
writ of attachment — a document by which a court orders the seizing of property in order to ensure satisfaction of a judgement
yellow honeysuckle — a spreading, twining vine, Lonicera flava, of the southern and eastern U.S., having fragrant, tubular, orange-yellow flowers.
yelloweye rockfish — a red rockfish, Sebastes ruberrimus, of waters along the Pacific coast of North America, having eyes that are yellow and possessed of strong, sawlike bony ridges on the head.

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