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14-letter words containing w, i, s, d

  • adamawa massif — a plateau in W central Africa, in central Cameroon and E Nigeria.
  • air stewardess — a stewardess on an airliner
  • ancient wisdom — pre-Christian knowledge, philosophy, and beliefs
  • aswan high dam — a dam on the Nile forming a reservoir (Lake Nasser) extending 480 km (300 miles) from the First to the Third Cataracts: opened in 1971, it was built 6 km (4 miles) upstream from the old Aswan Dam (built in 1902 and twice raised). Height of dam: 109 m (365 ft)
  • ballistic wind — a single wind vector that would have the same net effect on the trajectory of a projectile as the varying winds encountered in flight.
  • be cursed with — to be afflicted with; suffer from
  • bewilderedness — the state of being bewildered
  • big red switch — (jargon)   (BRS) IBM jargon for the power switch on a computer, especially the "Emergency Pull" switch on an IBM mainframe or the power switch on an IBM PC where it really is large and red. "This [email protected]%$% bitty box is hung again; time to hit the Big Red Switch." It is alleged that the emergency pull switch on an IBM 360/91 actually fired a non-conducting bolt into the main power feed; the BRSes on more recent mainframes physically drop a block into place so that they can't be pushed back in. People get fired for pulling them, especially inappropriately (see also molly-guard). Compare power cycle, three-finger salute, 120 reset; see also scram switch.
  • blow one's lid — a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
  • boatswain bird — tropic bird.
  • bonded-whiskey — something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
  • bosworth field — the site, two miles south of Market Bosworth in Leicestershire, of the battle that ended the Wars of the Roses (August 1485). Richard III was killed and Henry Tudor was crowned king as Henry VII
  • building works — construction projects
  • charles darwin — Charles (Robert) 1809–82, English naturalist and author.
  • code-switching — Linguistics. the alternating or mixed use of two or more languages, especially within the same discourse: My grandma’s code-switching when we cook together reminds me of my family's origins. Bilingual students are discouraged from code-switching during class.
  • compass window — a bay window having a semicircular shape
  • cotswold hills — range of hills in SW central England, mostly in Gloucestershire
  • crawfordsville — a city in W central Indiana.
  • cuban sandwich — a hero sandwich, especially with ham, pork, cheese, and pickles, often grilled.
  • daniel websterDaniel, 1782–1852, U.S. statesman and orator.
  • dinnerware set — A dinnerware set is the same as a dinner service.
  • disacknowledge — (transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
  • discus thrower — an athlete whose event is the discus
  • disembowelling — (chiefly, British) present participle of disembowel.
  • disembowelment — to remove the bowels or entrails from; eviscerate.
  • disempowerment — to deprive of influence, importance, etc.: Voters feel they have become disempowered by recent political events.
  • display window — shop window displaying goods
  • downing street — a street in W central London, England: cabinet office; residence of the prime minister.
  • draw a pension — If you draw a pension, you receive money from an insurer or the state because you have reached a particular age.
  • drawing chisel — an obliquely edged wood chisel for working across grain, as in forming the ends of tenons.
  • drinking straw — thin plastic tube for sucking up liquids
  • drop-down list — pull-down list
  • dual ownership — the state of owning something jointly with someone else
  • dusting powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
  • dusting-powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
  • dwelling house — a house occupied, or intended to be occupied, as a residence.
  • fighting words — Usually, fighting words. language that arouses rage in an antagonist.
  • find one's way — If you find your way somewhere, you successfully get there by choosing the right way to go.
  • fireworks mode — The mode a machine is sometimes said to be in when it is performing a crash and burn operation.
  • french windows — a pair of casement windows extending to the floor and serving as portals, especially from a room to an outside porch or terrace.
  • glow discharge — the conduction of electricity in a low-pressure gas, producing a diffuse glow.
  • goodfellowship — cheerful company
  • hadrian's wall — a wall of defense for the Roman province of Britain, constructed by Hadrian between Solway Firth and the mouth of the Tyne.
  • hampshire down — Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1460 sq. mi. (3780 sq. km).
  • highs and lows — If you refer to the highs and lows of someone's life or career, you are referring to both the successful or happy times, and the unsuccessful or bad times.
  • howland island — an island in the central Pacific, near the equator: U.S. meteorological station and airfield. 1 sq. mi. (2.6 sq. km).
  • hundredweights — Plural form of hundredweight.
  • hungtow island — an island off the SE coast of Taiwan. 8 miles (13 km) long.
  • in other words — that is to say
  • indian-wrestle — to engage in Indian wrestling: to Indian-wrestle for the city championship.

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