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14-letter words containing w, o, d, l, a

  • new model army — the army established in 1645 during the Civil War by the English parliamentarians, which exercised considerable political power under Cromwell
  • newfoundlander — a native or inhabitant of Newfoundland.
  • old low german — the language of the German lowlands before c1100. Abbreviation: OLG.
  • postnatal ward — a ward in a hospital where women and their babies are provided with medical care immediately after the birth of the baby
  • red sandalwood — the fragrant heartwood of any of certain Asian trees of the genus Santalum, used for ornamental carving and burned as incense.
  • residual power — power retained by a governmental authority after certain powers have been delegated to other authorities.
  • road allowance — land reserved by the government to be used for public roads
  • sandalwood oil — extract of fragrant Asian wood
  • secondary wall — the innermost part of a plant cell wall, deposited after the wall has ceased to increase in surface area.
  • seward's folly — the purchase of Alaska in 1867, through the negotiations of Secretary of State W. H. Seward.
  • shallow-minded — lacking intellectual or mental depth or subtlety; superficial
  • straw-coloured — If you describe something, especially hair, as straw-coloured, you mean that it is pale yellow.
  • surajah dowlah — Siraj-ud-daula.
  • swallow-tailed — having a deeply forked tail like that of a swallow, as various birds.
  • sweated labour — workers forced to work in poor conditions for low pay
  • swollen-headed — conceited
  • the lower paid — people who do not earn a lot of money
  • the real world — if you talk about the real world, you are referring to the world and life in general, in contrast to a particular person's own life, experience, and ideas, which may seem untypical and unrealistic
  • the wool trade — the business of buying and selling wool, formerly very important in Britain, Australia etc
  • to sweat blood — If you say that someone sweats blood trying to do something, you are emphasizing that they try very hard to do it.
  • unacknowledged — widely recognized; generally accepted: an acknowledged authority on Chinese art.
  • url forwarding — URL redirection
  • walkaround pay — extra pay earned by an employee for accompanying an official inspector on a plant tour or around a job site.
  • waste disposal — A waste disposal or a waste disposal unit is a small machine in a kitchen sink that chops up vegetable waste.
  • well motivated — to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
  • well-appointed — attractively equipped, arranged, or furnished, especially for comfort or convenience: a well-appointed room.
  • well-concealed — to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight: He concealed the gun under his coat.
  • well-fashioned — a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.
  • well-modulated — to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
  • well-motivated — to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
  • well-organized — affiliated in an organization, especially a union: organized dockworkers.
  • wholeheartedly — fully or completely sincere, enthusiastic, energetic, etc.; hearty; earnest: a wholehearted attempt to comply.
  • window cleaner — someone that cleans windows for a living
  • window display — an arrangement of items in a shop window
  • windsor castle — a castle in the town of Windsor in Berkshire, residence of English monarchs since its founding by William the Conqueror
  • world champion — someone who has won a competition open to people throughout the whole world
  • world language — a language spoken and known in many countries, such as English
  • wrongful death — the death of a person wrongfully caused, as comprising the grounds of a damage suit.
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