16-letter words containing w, o, d, e, n

hanging wardrobe — a wardrobe containing a rail with a large amount of space underneath, so that clothes can be hung on hangers placed onto the rail
hard-packed snow — snow which becomes very firmly packed as it becomes refrozen due to cold weather conditions rather than melting
have the wood on — to have an advantage over
hen of the woods — a large, grayish-brown, edible fungus, Polyporus frondosus, forming a mass of overlapping caps at the base of trees and somewhat resembling a hen.
hopfield network — (artificial intelligence) (Or "Hopfield model") A kind of neural network investigated by John Hopfield in the early 1980s. The Hopfield network has no special input or output neurons (see McCulloch-Pitts), but all are both input and output, and all are connected to all others in both directions (with equal weights in the two directions). Input is applied simultaneously to all neurons which then output to each other and the process continues until a stable state is reached, which represents the network output.
in ones and twos — You can use in ones and twos to indicate that people do things or something happens gradually and in small groups.
in the shadow of — very close to; verging upon
in working order — fully functioning
invisible shadow — (in architectural shades and shadows) a three-dimensional space occupied by the shadow projected by a solid and within which a surface is in shadow.
keyword indexing — the process of constructing or compiling an index to a document or other item by using keywords that describe the item.
knowledge worker — a person employed to produce or analyse ideas and information
knowledgeability — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
kondratieff wave — a long business cycle of economic expansion and contraction, postulated to last about 60 years.
lay down the law — the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
lord howe island — an island in the S Pacific, E of Australia: a dependency of New South Wales. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
man of few words — man who speaks very little
man of the world — a man who is widely experienced in the ways of the world and people; an urbane, sophisticated man.
monkey's wedding — a combination of sunshine and light rain
monkey-faced owl — barn owl.
most wanted list — an actual or supposed listing of the names of persons who are urgently being sought for a specific reason, as apprehension for an alleged crime.
narrowmindedness — Alternative spelling of narrow-mindedness.
network database — (database) A kind of database management system in which each record type can have multiple owners, e.g. orders are owned by both customers and products. This contrasts with a hierarchical database (one owner) or relational database (no explicit owner).
network meltdown — (networking) (By analogy with catastrophic failure of a nuclear reactor) An event that causes saturation, or near saturation, of a network. Network meltdown usually results from illegal or misrouted packets (see Chernobyl packet) and typically lasts only a short time. It may also be caused by a hardware fault. It is the network equivalent of thrashing.
network provider — a business or organization that provides customers with access to a telecommunications network (esp mobile phone networks) or to the internet
new world monkey — any of various arboreal anthropoid primates of the group or superfamily Platyrrhini, inhabiting forests from Mexico to Argentina and typically having a hairy face, widely separated nostrils, long arms, and a long, prehensile tail, and including the capuchin, douroucouli, howler monkey, marmoset, saki, spider monkey, squirrel monkey, titi, uakari, and woolly monkey.
newry and mourne — a district of SE Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 89 644 (2003 est). Area: 909 sq km (351 sq miles)
nine-days wonder — something that arouses great interest, but only for a short period
no/little wonder — If you say 'no wonder', 'little wonder', or 'small wonder', you mean that something is not surprising.
norwegian buhund — a slightly-built medium-sized dog of a breed with erect pointed ears and a short thick tail carried curled over its back
observation ward — a ward in a hospital where patients are monitored
old world monkey — any of various anthropoid primates of the family Cercopithecidae, of Africa, the Arabian peninsula, and Asia, typically having a hairless face, forward- or downward-directed nostrils, relatively short arms, flat nails, and either having a rudimentary tail or using the tail for balance rather than grasping, and including the baboon, colobus monkey, guenon, langur, macaque, mandrill, mangabey, patas, proboscis, and talapoin.
old-girl network — an association among women that is comparable to or modeled on an old-boy network.
on a world scale — in a way that involves the whole world
on the bandwagon — on the popular or apparently winning side, as in an election
on the downgrade — waning in importance, popularity, health, etc
otherworldliness — The quality of being otherworldly.
portmanteau word — a case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, especially a leather trunk or suitcase that opens into two halves.
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.
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.
robin goodfellow — Puck (def 1).
round the wrekin — the long way round
seaside knotweed — See under knotweed.
second world war — World War II.
secondary growth — an increase in the thickness of the shoots and roots of a vascular plant as a result of the formation of new cells in the cambium.
shakedown cruise — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
shared ownership — (in Britain) a form of house purchase whereby the purchaser buys a proportion of the dwelling, usually from a local authority or housing association, and rents the rest
shorthand writer — a person trained to write in shorthand
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
strawberry blond — reddish blond.

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