19-letter words containing w, i, s, h

programmer's switch — (hardware) A button on the front of some Apple Macintosh computers which, when pressed, causes a command line prompt to appear. This gives access to the built-in mini-debugger, which has commands to dump memory, return to the application that was broken out, and others. A more sophisticated debugger must be installed in order to inspect breakpoints, etc.
reef whitetip shark — whitetip shark (def 1).
research fellowship — the position or office of someone who conducts academic research into a subject at a university, etc
saint swithin's day — July 15, superstitiously regarded as a day that, should it rain or be fair, will be followed by 40 consecutive days of like weather.
sandwich generation — the generation of people still raising their children while having to care for their aging parents.
sell down the river — a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels.
sleepy hollow chair — an armchair of the mid-19th century, sometimes on rockers, having a single piece forming a high upholstered back and a concave upholstered seat.
so what else is new — not surprised
so what, what of it — You say so what? or what of it? to indicate that the previous remark seems unimportant, uninteresting, or irrelevant to you.
son-of-a-bitch stew — (in the Old West) a stew often prepared by chuck-wagon cooks for working cowboys, containing tripe and often also the heart, liver, brains, kidney, etc., of a slaughtered steer.
spanish west africa — a former overseas territory of Spain in NW Africa: divided in 1958 into the overseas provinces of Ifni and Spanish Sahara
spider-hunting wasp — any solitary wasp of the superfamily Pompiloidea, having a slender elongated body: the fast-running female hunts spiders as a food store for her larvae
straight and narrow — the way of virtuous or proper conduct: After his release from prison, he resolved to follow the straight and narrow.
straightforwardness — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
swedish nightingale — Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
sweetheart neckline — a neckline on a woman's garment, as a dress, with a high back and a low-cut front with two curved edges resembling the conventionalized shape of a heart.
sweetness and light — extreme or excessive pleasantness or amiability.
switchblade (knife) — a large jackknife that snaps open when a release button on the handle is pressed
taming of the shrew — a comedy (1594?) by Shakespeare.
teaching fellowship — a fellowship providing a student in a graduate school with free tuition and expenses and stipulating that the student assume some teaching duties in return.
the hampshire downs — a range of low chalk hills that crosses Hampshire in S England
the mathworks, inc. — (company) The company marketing MATLAB. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Address: 3 Apple Hill Drive, Natick, Massachusetts 01760-2098 USA. Telephone: +1 (508) 647-7000. Fax: +1 (508) 647-7101.
the pickwick papers — a novel written by the English novelist Charles Dickens(1812--70)
the wolverine state — a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes area of the north central US
there is no knowing — one cannot tell
throw in one's hand — (in cards) to concede defeat by putting one's cards down
throw in the sponge — any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.
to be headline news — to attract a lot of attention from newspapers
to blow the whistle — If you blow the whistle on someone, or on something secret or illegal, you tell another person, especially a person in authority, what is happening.
to wet your whistle — To wet your whistle means to have a drink.
up against the wall — any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection, or privacy, or to subdivide interior space, to support floors, roofs, or the like, to retain earth, to fence in an area, etc.
wage-push inflation — an inflationary trend caused by wage increases that in turn cause rises in production costs and prices.
watch night service — a service held on the night of December 24, or of December 31
welsh mountain pony — a small sturdy but graceful breed of pony used mostly for riding, originally from Wales
wesleyan methodists — a branch of the Methodist Church in its original form
west dunbartonshire — a council area of W central Scotland, on Loch Lomond and the Clyde estuary: corresponds to part of the historical county of Dunbartonshire; part of Strathclyde Region from 1975 to 1996: engineering industries. Administrative centre: Dumbarton. Pop: 92 320 (2003 est). Area: 162 sq km (63 sq miles)
wet behind the ears — moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid: wet hands.
what makes one tick — a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
what's your poison? — what would you like to drink?
whispering campaign — the organized spreading of insinuations or rumors to destroy the reputation of a person, organization, etc.
whistle in the dark — to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
whistle in the wind — If you describe someone as whistling in the wind, you mean that they are trying unsuccessfully to change something which cannot be changed.
white-fronted goose — a grayish-brown wild goose, Anser albifrons, of Eurasia and western North America, having a white patch on the front of the face.
white-winged scoter — a blackish North American duck, Melanitta deglandi, having a white patch on each wing.
whorfian hypothesis — Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
whorled loosestrife — any of various plants belonging to the genus Lysimachia, of the primrose family, having clusters of usually yellow flowers, as L. vulgaris (garden loosestrife) or L. quadrifolia (whorled loosestrife)
william shakespeare — William ("the Bard"; "the Bard of Avon") 1564–1616, English poet and dramatist.
wireless telegraphy — Now Rare. radiotelegraphy.
with flying colours — If you pass a test with flying colours, you have done very well in the test.
with the gloves off — (of a dispute, argument, etc) conducted mercilessly and in earnest, with no reservations

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