16-letter words containing w, i, n, t

multi-way branch — switch statement
network analysis — a mathematical method of analyzing complex problems, as in transportation or project scheduling, by representing the problem as a network of lines and nodes.
network engineer — (job) A high-level LAN/WAN technician who plans, implements and supports network solutions between multiple platforms. A network engineer installs and maintains local area network hardware and software, and troubleshoots network usage and computer peripherals. He may have CNE certification.
network provider — a business or organization that provides customers with access to a telecommunications network (esp mobile phone networks) or to the internet
new frontiersman — an advocate or follower of the New Frontier, especially one in public service.
nightingale ward — a long hospital ward with beds on either side and the nurses' station in the middle
no-win situation — choice between negative outcomes
no/little wonder — If you say 'no wonder', 'little wonder', or 'small wonder', you mean that something is not surprising.
northern whiting — northern kingfish.
not worth a shit — useless, valueless, etc.
nuncupative will — a will made by the oral and unwritten declaration of the testator, valid only in special circumstances.
observation ward — a ward in a hospital where patients are monitored
of it own accord — If something happens of its own accord, it seems to happen by itself, without anyone making it happen.
old-girl network — an association among women that is comparable to or modeled on an old-boy network.
on a war footing — If a country or armed force is on a war footing, it is ready to fight a war.
one with another — on average
one-way function — (cryptography, mathematics) A function which is easy to compute but whose inverse is very difficult to compute. Such functions have important applications in cryptography, specifically in public-key cryptography. See also: trapdoor function.
otherworldliness — The quality of being otherworldly.
packet switching — a method of efficient data transmission whereby the initial message is broken into relatively small units, or packets, that are routed independently and subsequently reassembled.
packet-switching — a method of efficient data transmission whereby the initial message is broken into relatively small units, or packets, that are routed independently and subsequently reassembled.
projected window — a casement window in which the inner end of the sash slides along a track on the sill as the sash swings outward.
proposal writing — Extension of Fortran for proposal writing.
put someone wise — having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion.
rainbow lorikeet — a small Australasian parrot, Trichoglossus haematodus, with brightly-coloured plumage
redbank whiteoak — a city in S Tennessee.
regent bowerbird — a bowerbird, Sericulus chrysocephalus, the males of which have deep black plumage with brilliant golden head, neck, and wing patches and build elaborate bowers.
regional network — mid-level network
round the wrekin — the long way round
seaside knotweed — See under knotweed.
short sweetening — sugar.
shorthand writer — a person trained to write in shorthand
sir isaac newton — Sir Isaac, 1642–1727, English philosopher and mathematician: formulator of the law of gravitation.
speed networking — the practice of trying to form business connections and contacts through meetings at which individuals are given the opportunity to have several conversations of limited duration with strangers
spit-and-sawdust — (of a pub) shabby, dirty, and basic
subsistence wage — the lowest wage upon which a worker and his or her family can survive
sumo (wrestling) — a highly stylized Japanese form of wrestling engaged in by large, extremely heavy men
sweet almond oil — almond oil (def 1).
sweeten the pill — If someone does something to sweeten the pill or sugar the pill, they do it to make some unpleasant news or an unpleasant measure more acceptable.
swimming costume — A swimming costume is the same as a swimsuit.
swinging sixties — the 1960s as a decade when social and sexual freedom increased
swiss stone pine — a five-needled pine tree, Pinus cembra,, found especially in mountain regions of Central Europe and yielding edible seeds
swiss tournament — (in certain games and sports) a tournament system in which players are paired in each round according to the scores they then have, playing a new opponent each time. More players can take part than in an all-play-all tournament of the same duration
the little woman — one's wife
the swiss-french — people from French-speaking Switzerland
the weakest link — the person who is making the least contribution to the collective achievement of a group
the written word — writing rather than speaking
this-worldliness — concern or preoccupation with worldly things and values.
to draw the line — If you draw the line at a particular activity, you refuse to do it, because you disapprove of it or because it is more extreme than what you normally do.
to waste no time — If you waste no time in doing something, you take the opportunity to do it immediately or quickly.
to wine and dine — If you wine and dine, or if someone wines and dines you, you go out, for example to expensive restaurants, and spend a lot of money.

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