16-letter words containing w, o, l
- cromwell current — an equatorial Pacific current, flowing eastward from the Hawaiian Islands to the Galápagos Islands
- crossword puzzle — a puzzle in which the solver deduces words suggested by numbered clues and writes them into corresponding boxes in a grid to form a vertical and horizontal pattern
- crowd one's luck — to take unnecessary risks in an already favorable situation
- cut and blow-dry — a hairdressing procedure in which the customer's hair is cut and blow-dried
- de broglie waves — the set of waves that represent the behaviour of an elementary particle, or some atoms and molecules, under certain conditions. The de Broglie wavelength, λ, is given by λ = h/mv, where h is the Planck constant, m the mass, and v the velocity of the particle
- de morgan's laws — (in formal logic and set theory) the principles that conjunction and disjunction, or union and intersection, are dual. Thus the negation of P & Q is equivalent to not-P or not-Q
- declare war (on) — to make a formal declaration of being at war (with)
- developing world — Third World: poor countries
- development well — (in the oil industry) a well drilled for the production of oil or gas from a field already proven by appraisal drilling to be suitable for exploitation
- down at the heel — with the heels of one's shoes in need of repair
- down memory lane — If you say that someone is taking a walk or trip down memory lane, you mean that they are talking, writing, or thinking about something that happened to them a long time ago.
- down one's alley — a passage, as through a continuous row of houses, permitting access from the street to backyards, garages, etc.
- draw the longbow — to exaggerate in telling something
- dyed-in-the-wool — through and through; complete: a dyed-in-the-wool reformer.
- ebony spleenwort — a fern, Asplenium platyneuron, of woody areas of North America, having ladderlike leaves and shiny, dark brown stems.
- electrical power — electricity
- endowment policy — a document containing a record, and the terms and conditions of, an endowment mortgage.
- exploration well — An exploration well is a borehole which is drilled to find out if there is any oil or gas in a place.
- family allowance — a regular government payment to the parents of children up to a certain age
- farewell to arms — a novel (1929) by Ernest Hemingway.
- fellow passenger — a person travelling on the same vehicle, plane, ship etc as you
- fellow traveller — a companion on a journey
- firework display — a public event at which fireworks are set alight
- flower arranging — Flower arranging is the art or hobby of arranging cut flowers in a way which makes them look attractive.
- flowering quince — any shrub belonging to the genus Chaenomeles, of the rose family, native to eastern Asia, having showy, waxy flowers and a quincelike fruit, grown widely as an ornamental.
- follow the crowd — copy what others are doing
- follow-my-leader — a game in which the players must repeat the actions of the leader
- follow-up letter — a letter sent as a follow-up to an initial letter or to a telephone call, meeting, etc
- fool around with — have casual sex
- forswear oneself — to swear falsely; perjure oneself
- fort leavenworth — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in E Kansas adjoining Leavenworth, one of the oldest (1827) military posts W of the Mississippi and site of federal penitentiary.
- forward analysis — An analysis which determines properties of the output of a program from properties of the inputs.
- forward delivery — delivery at a future date.
- forward planning — business: making future provisions
- four-letter word — any of a number of short words, usually of four letters, considered offensive or vulgar because of their reference to excrement or sex.
- four-wheel drive — a drive system in which engine power is transmitted to all four wheels for improved traction.
- friction welding — a method of welding thermoplastics or metals by the heat generated by rubbing the members to be joined against each other under pressure.
- friedrich wohler — Friedrich [free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1800–82, German chemist.
- functional water — water containing additives that provide extra nutritional value
- gas blowoff line — A gas blowoff line is a safety device to control sudden increases in pressure.
- gasoline-powered — using gasoline as fuel
- geothermal power — power generated using steam produced by heat emanating from the molten core of the earth
- go the whole hog — Nautical. (of a hull) to have less than the proper amount of sheer because of structural weakness; arch. Compare sag (def 6a).
- go with the flow — take a relaxed approach
- goodwill mission — a group of people sent to a foreign country to express goodwill
- goolagong cawley — Evonne [ih-von,, ee-von] /ɪˈvɒn,, iˈvɒn/ (Show IPA), born 1951, Australian tennis player.
- great horned owl — a large, brown-speckled owl, Bubo virginianus, common in the Western Hemisphere, having prominent ear tufts.
- growth potential — capability of expanding
- gun control laws — the laws that restrict the possession and use of guns
- hesitation waltz — a waltz based on the frequent use of a step that consists of a pause and glide.