14-letter words containing w, i, n, d, r
- itching powder — a powder that causes itching when applied to human skin. usually used as a practical joke on an unsuspecting victim
- landing-waiter — landwaiter.
- lower sideband — the frequency band below the carrier frequency, within which fall the spectral components produced by modulation of a carrier wave
- maternity ward — hospital room for new mothers
- meadow parsnip — any North American plant belonging to the genus Thaspium, of the parsley family, having yellow or purple flowers.
- middle western — of or relating to the Middle West.
- milk and water — If you think that someone's suggestions or ideas are weak or sentimental, you can say that they are milk and water.
- milk-and-water — ineffective; wishy-washy; lacking will or strength.
- new federalism — a plan, announced in 1969, to turn over the control of some federal programs to state and local governments and institute block grants, revenue sharing, etc.
- new providence — an island in the N Bahamas. 58 sq. mi. (150 sq. km).
- nice/good work — You can say to someone 'nice work' or 'good work' in order to thank or praise them for doing something well or quickly.
- off-line world — (jargon) A die-hard nethead term for non-computer-related experience. See also big room.
- one-hit wonder — a singer, composer or group that only ever has one successful piece
- owner-occupied — (of a home, apartment, etc.) used as a residence by the owner.
- picture window — a large window in a house, usually dominating the room or wall in which it is located, and often designed or placed to present an attractive view.
- policy wording — Policy wording is the terms and conditions and definitions of insurance coverage as they are written down in the insurance policy.
- power dressing — a style of dressing in severely tailored suits, adopted by some women executives to project an image of efficiency
- power industry — all the people and activities involved in providing power (gas, electricity, etc) to homes and businesses
- prawn-sandwich — characterizing or belonging to the type of spectator at a football match who is motivated to attend more by the corporate hospitality available than a true devotion to a particular club
- put into words — express in language
- quarter window — (on a car) a small triangular side window with hinges that can be opened for extra ventilation
- rainbow bridge — a natural stone bridge in S Utah: a national monument. 290 feet (88 meters) high; 275 feet (84 meters) span.
- rainbow darter — a stout darter, Etheostoma caeruleum, inhabiting the Great Lakes and Mississippi River drainages, the spawning male of which has the sides marked with oblique blue bars with red interspaces.
- raise the wind — to obtain the necessary funds
- richard tawney — Richard Henry, 1880–1962, English historian, born in Calcutta.
- rude awakening — If you have a rude awakening, you are suddenly made aware of an unpleasant fact.
- sandwich board — two connected posters or signboards that hang in front of and behind a person and usually bear some advertisement, notice, exhortation, or the like.
- series winding — the winding of an electric motor or generator in such a way that the field and armature circuits are connected in series
- shrink-wrapped — A shrink-wrapped product is sold in a tight covering of thin plastic.
- silver wedding — a twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.
- spending power — income available for spending
- standing water — still water that has stagnated
- stewart island — one of the islands of New Zealand, S of South Island. 670 sq. mi. (1735 sq. km).
- swedish turnip — rutabaga.
- the wilderness — the barren regions to the south and east of Palestine, esp those in which the Israelites wandered before entering the Promised Land and in which Christ fasted for 40 days and nights
- to windward of — advantageously situated with respect to
- traffic warden — officer who monitors parking, etc.
- transom window — a window divided by a transom.
- tunbridge ware — decorative wooden ware, including tables, trays, boxes, and ornamental objects, produced especially in the late 17th and 18th centuries in Tunbridge Wells, England, with mosaiclike marquetry sawed from square-sectioned wooden rods of different natural colors.
- uncrowned king — a man or woman of high status among a certain group
- under the wire — a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- url forwarding — URL redirection
- waiting period — a specified delay, required by law, between officially stating an intention and acting on it, as between securing a marriage license and getting married.
- ward cunnigham — (person) The creator of the first wiki.
- warning device — alarm or danger signal
- washing powder — Washing powder is a powder that you use with water to wash clothes.
- water divining — the location of water with a divining rod
- weather window — a limited interval when weather conditions can be expected to be suitable for a particular project, such as laying offshore pipelines, reaching a high mountain summit, launching a satellite, etc
- welfare island — a former name of Roosevelt Island.
- well-confirmed — made certain as to truth, accuracy, validity, availability, etc.: confirmed reports of new fighting at the front; confirmed reservations on the three o'clock flight to Denver.