22-letter words containing w, o, d, e, n
- to drown one's sorrows — If you say that someone is drowning their sorrows, you mean that they are drinking alcohol in order to forget something sad or upsetting that has happened to them.
- to swallow one's pride — If you swallow your pride, you decide to do something even though you think it will cause you to lose some respect.
- van der waals equation — an equation of state relating the pressure, volume, and absolute temperature of a gas, taking into account the finite size of the molecules and the attractive force between them.
- wardour street english — affectedly archaic speech or writing
- was not born yesterday — is not gullible or foolish
- what can/do you expect — You can say 'What can you expect?' or 'What do you expect?' to emphasize that there is nothing surprising about a situation or a person's behaviour, especially if you find this disappointing.
- windsor and maidenhead — (since 1917) a member of the present British royal family. Compare Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (def 1).
- would sooner/'d sooner — If you say that you would sooner do something or you'd sooner do it, you mean that you would prefer to do it.
- wrong end of the stick — a complete misunderstanding of a situation, explanation, etc
- your neck of the woods — Someone or something that is from your neck of the woods is from the same part of the country as you are.