16-letter words containing w, h, u
- sawn-off shotgun — A sawn-off shotgun is a shotgun on which the barrel has been cut short. Guns like this are often used by criminals because they can be easily hidden.
- schweizerdeutsch — Schwyzertütsch.
- shakedown cruise — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
- show cause order — a court order issued to a party in a lawsuit, directing that party to appear to give reasons why a certain action should not be put into effect by the court.
- show-me attitude — a sceptical frame of mind
- strawberry shrub — Carolina allspice
- superheavyweight — an amateur boxer weighing more than 91 kg
- swash plate pump — a collar or face plate on a shaft that is inclined at an oblique angle to the axis of rotation and imparts reciprocating motion to push rods parallel to the shaft axis
- swedish vallhund — a small sturdy dog of a Swedish breed with a long body and pricked pointed ears
- sweet pepperbush — a shrub, Clethra alnifolia, of the eastern and southern coastal U.S., having numerous erect clusters of white or pinkish flowers.
- the easy way out — least demanding solution
- the west country — the southwest of England, esp Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset
- to cut both ways — If you say that something cuts both ways, you mean that it can have two opposite effects, or can have both good and bad effects.
- to hold your own — If you hold your own, you are able to resist someone who is attacking or opposing you.
- twenty-four-hour — lasting for twenty-four hours
- two-family house — a house designed for occupation by two families in contiguous apartments, as on separate floors.
- twofold purchase — a purchase using a double standing block and a double running block so as to give a mechanical advantage of four or five, neglecting friction, depending on whether the hauling is on the standing block or the running block.
- unpublished work — a literary work that has not been reproduced for sale or publicly distributed.
- up to the elbows — deeply engaged (in work, etc.)
- up with the lark — up early in the morning
- vaughan williams — Ralph, 1872–1958, English composer.
- walrus moustache — a long thick moustache drooping at the ends
- washing-up water — water used for washing dishes
- water chinquapin — an American lotus, Nelumbo lutea, having pale-yellow flowers and an edible seed.
- well thought out — produced by or showing the results of much thought: a carefully thought-out argument.
- well-thought-out — produced by or showing the results of much thought: a carefully thought-out argument.
- well-upholstered — (of a person) fat
- what do you know — People sometimes say 'What do you know!' when they are very surprised about something.
- wheel animalcule — a rotifer.
- wheel of fortune — wheel (def 9).
- wheelchair-bound — unable to walk through injury, illness, etc and relying on a wheelchair to move around
- whited sepulcher — an evil person who feigns goodness; hypocrite. Matt. 23:27.
- whited sepulchre — hypocrite
- wild honeysuckle — pinxter flower.
- wish fulfillment — gratification of desires.
- wishful thinking — interpretation of facts, actions, words, etc., as one would like them to be rather than as they really are; imagining as actual what is not.
- with due respect — with deserved esteem
- without a murmur — If someone does something without a murmur, they do it without complaining.
- without ceremony — in a casual or informal manner
- without question — If you do something without question, you do it without arguing or asking why it is necessary.
- without recourse — a qualified endorsement on such a negotiable instrument, by which the endorser protects himself or herself from liability to subsequent holders
- worth your while — If an action or activity is worth someone's while, it will be helpful, useful, or enjoyable for them if they do it, even though it requires some effort.
- write home about — a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.
- wrought ironwork — decorative work in wrought iron