19-letter words containing w, n
- come into the world — to be born
- common-law marriage — a marriage deemed to exist after a couple have cohabited for several years
- connecticut warbler — a North American wood warbler, Oporornis agilis, olive-green above with a gray head and throat and yellow below.
- construction worker — a person who works in the construction industry, esp one engaged in manual work
- conventional weapon — a nonnuclear weapon.
- conventional wisdom — The conventional wisdom about something is the generally accepted view of it.
- country and western — Country and western is the same as country music.
- country-and-western — country music.
- cowboys and indians — a children's game in which players imitate the supposed behavior of cowboys and Indians in conflict, as in shooting, chasing, and capturing.
- credit someone with — to believe that someone has or is responsible for; ascribe to someone
- criminal wrongdoing — the act of causing harm to a person or damage to his or her interests
- crown green bowling — (in Britain) bowls played on a crown green
- daisy-wheel printer — a type of printer that uses a daisywheel
- data link switching — (networking) (DLSw) A standard for transporting IBM Systems Network Architecture (SNA) and network basic input/output system (NetBIOS) traffic over an Internet protocol network. Initially, in 1992, DLSw was proprietary to IBM. It was submitted to the IETF as RFC 1434 in 1993, later updated by RFC 1795.
- dependable software — software reliability
- depletion allowance — a tax allowance granted in certain industries, such as the oil and gas industries, to compensate for the depletion of the oil, gas, etc owned by the company
- dig one's own grave — If you say that someone is digging their own grave, you are warning them that they are doing something foolish or dangerous that will cause their own failure.
- do well for oneself — to thrive or succeed
- dominant wavelength — the wavelength of monochromatic light that would give the same visual sensation if combined in a suitable proportion with an achromatic light
- double yellow lines — parallel yellow lines painted down the centre of a roadway to indicate that overtaking is not permitted in either direction
- draw in one's horns — one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- draw someone's fire — to attract the criticism or censure of someone
- draw the color line — to impose or accept the color line
- draw the curtain on — to end
- drawing-room comedy — a light, sophisticated comedy typically set in a drawing room with characters drawn from polite society.
- drill-down analysis — drill down
- dwight d eisenhower — Dwight David ("Ike") 1890–1969, U.S. general and statesman: Chief of Staff 1945–48; 34th president of the U.S. 1953–61.
- east-west relations — relations between the United States and its allies in the western alliance and the Soviet Union, it allies and other Communist countries, especially during the period between the end of World War II and the fall of the Soviet regime
- endowment assurance — a form of life insurance that provides for the payment of a specified sum directly to the policyholder at a designated date or to his beneficiary should he die before this date
- endowment insurance — Endowment insurance is a type of life insurance that pays a particular sum directly to the policyholder at a stated date, or to a beneficiary if the policyholder dies before this date.
- extradition warrant — a warrant for somebody's extradition
- fair-weather friend — a person who cannot be relied on in situations of hardship or difficulty
- fall in love (with) — to begin to feel love (for)
- fellow countrywoman — a fellow countrywoman is a female citizen of the same state as the person speaking, writing, or being referred to
- fellow-servant rule — the common-law rule that the employer is not liable to an employee for injuries resulting from the negligence of a fellow employee.
- few and far between — not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously.
- finds its/their way — If something finds its way somewhere, it comes to that place, especially by chance.
- first law of motion — any of three laws of classical mechanics, either the law that a body remains at rest or in motion with a constant velocity unless an external force acts on the body (first law of motion) the law that the sum of the forces acting on a body is equal to the product of the mass of the body and the acceleration produced by the forces, with motion in the direction of the resultant of the forces (second law of motion) or the law that for every force acting on a body, the body exerts a force having equal magnitude and the opposite direction along the same line of action as the original force (third law of motion or law of action and reaction)
- fix someone's wagon — any of various kinds of four-wheeled vehicles designed to be pulled or having its own motor and ranging from a child's toy to a commercial vehicle for the transport of heavy loads, delivery, etc.
- fixed-wing aircraft — a heavier-than-air aircraft capable of flight whose lift is generated not by wing motion relative to the aircraft, but by forward motion through the air
- flowering raspberry — a shrub, Rubus ordoratus, of eastern North America, having loose clusters of showy purplish or rose-purple flowers and inedible, dry, red fruit.
- follow-up interview — a second interview following an initial interview
- forward engineering — (process) The traditional process of moving from high-level abstractions and logical, implementation-independent designs to the physical implementation of a system. Contrast reverse engineering.
- forward integration — the acquisition of all or part of a distribution chain by a firm that sells the goods distributed, so that the firm becomes or become closer to the direct seller of the goods
- framework agreement — an agreement that sets the limits and scope for further negotiation, discussion, etc
- franco-prussian war — the war between France and Prussia, 1870–71.
- geraldton waxflower — an evergreen shrub, Chamelaucium uncinatum, native to W Australia, cultivated for its pale pink flowers
- germander speedwell — a speedwell, Veronica chamaedrys, having blue flowers.
- giant silkworm moth — any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae.
- go (on a) walkabout — If a king, queen, or other important person goes walkabout or goes on a walkabout, he or she walks through crowds in a public place in order to meet people in an informal way.