15-letter words containing w, m, l, a
- talcum (powder) — a powder for the body and face made of powdered, purified talc, usually perfumed
- tall meadow rue — a meadow rue, Thalictrum polygamum.
- the common weal — the good of society
- two-dimensional — having the dimensions of height and width only: a two-dimensional surface.
- upperclasswoman — An upperclasswoman is a junior or senior student in a high school, college, or university.
- upward mobility — movement from one social level to a higher one (upward mobility) or a lower one (downward mobility) as by changing jobs or marrying.
- upwardly mobile — See under vertical mobility (def 1).
- wallpaper music — music that is pleasant but not interesting, so people do not pay much attention to it
- walrus mustache — a thick, shaggy mustache hanging down loosely at both ends.
- washington palm — a palm tree, Washingtonia filifera, of California and Florida, having large fan-shaped leaves and small black fruits
- water pimpernel — the brookweed.
- waterfall model — (programming) A software life-cycle or product life-cycle model, described by W. W. Royce in 1970, in which development is supposed to proceed linearly through the phases of requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing (validation), integration and maintenance. The Waterfall Model is considered old-fashioned or simplistic by proponents of object-oriented design which often uses the spiral model instead. Earlier phases are sometimes called "upstream" and later ones "downstream". Compare: iterative model.
- wee small hours — the hours just after midnight
- weimar republic — the German republic (1919–33), founded at Weimar.
- welfare statism — the belief in or practices of a welfare state.
- well-accustomed — customary; usual; habitual: in their accustomed manner.
- well-formulated — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- well-maintained — to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
- well-man clinic — a clinic at which men's general health, lifestyle, and sexual performance are monitored and advice is given
- west palm beach — a city in SE Florida: winter resort.
- westphalian ham — a hard German ham with a distinctive flavor derived from being smoked over beechwood and juniper.
- whatchamacallit — an object or person whose name one does not know or cannot recall.
- whatshumacallit — Alternative form of whatchamacallit.
- william gilbert — Cass, 1859–1934, U.S. architect.
- william webster — Daniel, 1782–1852, U.S. statesman and orator.
- wreathed column — a column having a twisted or spiral form.
- wrestling match — sport: contention by grappling opponent
- yellow mandarin — (in the Chinese Empire) a member of any of the nine ranks of public officials, each distinguished by a particular kind of button worn on the cap.