17-letter words containing w, o, l

peloponnesian war — a war between Athens and Sparta, 431–404 b.c., that resulted in the transfer of hegemony in Greece from Athens to Sparta.
pincushion flower — scabious2 (def 1).
play along (with) — to join in or cooperate (with)
play with oneself — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
pointer swizzling — swizzle
powder metallurgy — the art or science of manufacturing useful articles by compacting metal and other powders in a die, followed by sintering.
power supply unit — (hardware) (PSU) An electronic module that converts high voltage (110 or 240 VAC) alternating current mains electricity into smoothed direct current at the various differnt voltages required by the motherboard; internal peripheral devices, cheifly storage devices: hard disks, CD or DVD, floppy disks and external connections such as USB. A PSU needs a high enough power output rating to supply all the devices connected to it and should output as little as possible electrical noise, both on the output wires and as electromagnetic radiation. See also uninterruptable power supply.
pull one's weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
rainbow coalition — a political grouping together by several minority parties
reading knowledge — the ability to read a language, but not speak it
register of wills — (in some states of the U.S.) the official charged with the probate of wills or with the keeping of the records of the probate court.
revolutionary war — American Revolution.
right-to-work law — a state law making it illegal to refuse employment to a person for the sole reason that he or she is not a union member.
roll with a punch — to move in the same direction as a punch thrown at one so as to lessen its force
roof of the world — Tibet, Plateau of.
rough-legged hawk — a large hawk, Buteo lagopus, of the Northern Hemisphere, that feeds chiefly on small rodents.
row-level locking — (database) A technique used in database management systems, where a row is locked for writing to prevent other users from accessing data being while it is being updated. Other techniques are table locking and MVCC.
run short/run low — If you are running short of something or running low on something, you do not have much of it left. If a supply of something is running short or running low, there is not much of it left.
russian wolfhound — borzoi.
sb could do worse — If you tell someone that they could do worse than do a particular thing, you are advising them that it would be quite a good thing to do.
second balkan war — Balkan War (def 2).
self-acknowledged — widely recognized; generally accepted: an acknowledged authority on Chinese art.
settlement worker — a person who works with underprivileged people in a settlement house.
sheepswool sponge — wool sponge.
sidesaddle flower — a pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea.
six o'clock swill — a period of heavy drinking, esp during the years when hotels had to close their bars at 6.00 p.m.
slap on the wrist — a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
slings and arrows — Slings and arrows are unpleasant things that happen to you and that are not your fault.
slowly but surely — If you say that something is happening slowly but surely, you mean that it is happening gradually but it is definitely happening.
social networking — the development of social and professional contacts; the sharing of information and services among people with a common interest.
social notworking — the practice of spending time unproductively on social networking websites, esp when one should be working
software platform — a major piece of software, as an operating system, an operating environment, or a database, under which various smaller application programs can be designed to run.
spin one's wheels — a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery.
stonewall jackson — Andrew ("Old Hickory") 1767–1845, U.S. general: 7th president of the U.S. 1829–37.
strawberry blonde — woman: with reddish fair hair
swaddling clothes — cloth for wrapping around a baby
swash plate motor — a collar or face plate on a shaft that is inclined at an oblique angle to the axis of rotation and converts reciprocating motion to rotation
sword of damocles — Damocles (def 2).
tell its own tale — to be self-evident
the lower animals — relatively simple or primitive animals and not mammals or vertebrates
the lower mammals — relatively simple or primitive mammals
the lower regions — hell
the outside world — You can use the outside world to refer to all the people who do not live in a particular place or who are not involved in a particular situation.
the whole boiling — the whole lot
the whole shebang — The whole shebang is the whole situation or business that you are describing.
tiger swallowtail — a yellow swallowtail butterfly, Papilio glaucus, of eastern North America, having the forewings striped with black.
to know full well — If you say that a person knows full well that something is true, especially something unpleasant, you are emphasizing that they are definitely aware of it, although they may behave as if they are not.
to oil the wheels — If someone or something oils the wheels of a process or system, they help things to run smoothly and successfully.
to play with fire — If you say that someone is playing with fire, you mean that they are doing something dangerous that may result in great harm for them and cause many problems.
to steal the show — If you say that someone steals the show, you mean that they get a lot of attention or praise because they perform better than anyone else in a show or other event.

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