14-letter words containing w, h, t, s
- hungtow island — an island off the SE coast of Taiwan. 8 miles (13 km) long.
- in other words — that is to say
- just/you watch — You say to someone 'you watch' or 'just watch' when you are predicting that something will happen, and you are very confident that it will happen as you say.
- kawartha lakes — a group of lakes in S Ontario, Canada, on the Trent Canal system.
- king's weather — fine weather; weather fit for a king.
- know the ropes — to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty: I know the situation fully.
- know the score — understand the situation
- krolewska huta — former name of Chorzów.
- lake whitefish — a whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis, found in the Great Lakes and north to Alaska, used for food.
- low-angle shot — a shot taken with the camera placed in a position below and pointing upward at the subject.
- mercury switch — an especially quiet switch that opens and closes an electric circuit by shifting a vial containing a pool of mercury so as to cover or uncover the contacts.
- mum's the word — silent; not saying a word: to keep mum.
- nature worship — a system of religion based on the deification and worship of natural forces and phenomena.
- new haven stem — a straight stem for flatbottomed boats in which the ends of the side planking are mitered and covered with a sheet of metal, the stem piece being wholly inside.
- news gathering — the work of collecting news for publication or broadcast
- newsworthiness — The characteristic of being newsworthy.
- north-westerly — A north-westerly point, area, or direction is to the north-west or towards the north-west.
- northeastwards — northeastward.
- northwesterner — a native or inhabitant of the northwest.
- northwestwards — northwestward.
- noteworthiness — The quality or state of being noteworthy.
- oil the wheels — to make things run smoothly
- one-horse town — a small or obscure town
- overshot wheel — a water wheel in which the water enters the buckets tangentially near the top of the wheel.
- ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
- 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
- potter's wheel — a device with a rotating horizontal disk upon which clay is molded by a potter.
- push down list — (programming) (PDL) In ITS days, the preferred MITism for stack. See overflow pdl.
- raise the wind — to obtain the necessary funds
- 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.
- 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.
- shillingsworth — the amount that can be purchased for a shilling
- shittim (wood) — the wood of the shittah, used in making the ark of the covenant and parts of the Jewish tabernacle: Ex. 25:10, 13, 23, etc.
- shower curtain — waterproof sheet around a shower
- shredded wheat — a breakfast cereal made by shredding cooked, dried whole wheat and baking or toasting it in biscuit- or spoon-size pieces.
- shut in a well — To shut in a well is to close off a well so that it stops producing.
- skip-tooth saw — a saw with alternate teeth absent
- snowball fight — game: throwing balls of snow
- 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.
- southwestwards — Also, southwestwards. toward the southwest.
- steal the show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- steering wheel — a wheel used by a driver, pilot, or the like, to steer an automobile, ship, etc.
- straight arrow — a person who manifests high-minded devotion to clean living and moral righteousness.
- straw mushroom — a small brown mushroom, Volvariella volvacea, used in Asian cookery.