21-letter words containing w, o, l

narrow-angle glaucoma — Ophthalmology. angle-closure glaucoma. See under glaucoma.
neither fish nor fowl — any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
netware core protocol — (networking) (NCP) A Novell trademark for the protocol used to access Novell NetWare file and print service functions. It uses an underlying IPX or IP transport protocol.
network filing system — (spelling) Misnomer for Network File System.
network time protocol — (NTP) A protocol built on top of TCP/IP that assures accurate local timekeeping with reference to radio, atomic or other clocks located on the Internet. This protocol is capable of synchronizing distributed clocks within milliseconds over long time periods. It is defined in STD 12, RFC 1119.
new general catalogue — NGC.
new year's resolution — If you make a New Year's resolution, you make a decision at the beginning of a year to start doing something or to stop doing something.
nuclear power station — a station or plant where nuclear energy is converted into heat, electricity, etc
of one's own volition — If you do something of your own volition, you do it because you have decided for yourself that you will do it and not because someone else has told you to do it.
of your own free will — out of choice
oil-in-water emulsion — An oil-in-water emulsion is a mixture in which an oily medicine is dispersed in water or other liquid.
pellitory-of-the-wall — an urticaceous plant, P. diffusa, of the S and W European genus Parietaria, which grows in crevices and has long narrow leaves and small pink flowers
play one's cards well — to use one's resources in the most effective manner
populist shop steward — a shop steward who operates in a delegate role, putting the immediate interests of his members before union principles and policies
prader-willi syndrome — a congenital condition characterized by obsessive eating, obesity, learning difficulties, and small genitalia
psychological warfare — the use of propaganda, threats, and other psychological techniques to mislead, intimidate, demoralize, or otherwise influence the thinking or behavior of an opponent.
redwood national park — a national park in N California: redwood forest with some of the world's tallest trees. 172 sq. mi. (445 sq. km).
remote write protocol — (chat, protocol) (RWP) A proposed Internet protocol for exchanging short messages between terminals. The RWP proposal is detailed in RFC 1756.
roll with the punches — a thrusting blow, especially with the fist.
safe in the knowledge — If you do something safe in the knowledge that something else is the case, you do the first thing confidently because you are sure of the second thing.
salam-weinberg theory — the electroweak theory.
scarlet monkey flower — any of various plants belonging to the genus Mimulus, of the figwort family, as M. cardinalis (scarlet monkey flower) having spotted flowers that resemble a face.
set the world on fire — the earth or globe, considered as a planet.
sovereign wealth fund — an investment fund created using the financial assets of a national government
spicebush swallowtail — a swallowtail butterfly, Papilio troilus, having a dark body with yellow spots on the forewings and greenish hind wings.
subsistence allowance — money given in advance to a new soldier, employee, etc., to buy food, clothing, and pay for other necessities while awaiting a first pay.
take one's (own) life — to commit suicide
the letter of the law — If you say that someone keeps to the letter of the law , you mean that they act according to what is actually written in the law, rather than according to the general principles of it, especially when you disapprove of this.
the lower vertebrates — relatively simple and primitive vertebrates
the middle of nowhere — remote place
the women's land army — a unit of women recruited to do agricultural work in the United Kingdom during World War I and World War II
the yellow brick road — the road to success or happiness (in the film the Wizard of Oz the yellow brick road leads to Oz)
thermal power station — a power station in which heat is converted into electricity
threshold wage policy — a policy whereby wages are increased in accordance with inflation
throw sb a curve ball — If someone throws you a curve or throws you a curve ball, they surprise you by doing something that you do not expect.
to blow sth wide open — to expose something
to lay down your life — If someone lays down their life for another person, they die so that the other person can live.
to let your hair down — If you let your hair down, you relax completely and enjoy yourself.
to look the other way — If you say that someone looks the other way, you are critical of them because they pay no attention to something unpleasant that is happening, when they should be dealing with it properly.
to rub shoulders with — If you rub shoulders with famous people, you meet them and talk to them. You can also say that you rub elbows with someone, especially in American English.
to sow your wild oats — If a young person sows their wild oats, they behave in a rather uncontrolled way, especially by having a lot of sexual relationships.
to take the long view — If you take the long view, you consider what is likely to happen in the future over a long period, rather than thinking only about things that are going to happen soon.
to throw in the towel — If you throw in the towel, you stop trying to do something because you realize that you cannot succeed.
traffic control tower — an elevated structure for the visual observation and control of the air and ground traffic at an airport
twelve-tone technique — a modern system of tone relationships in which the 12 tones of an octave are not centered around any one tone, but are unified by a selected order of tones for a given composition.
twenty-two metre line — one of two lines on a rugby pitch which are twenty-two metres from the goal-line
twist the lion's tail — a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
up hill and down dale — strenuously and persistently
up to the elbows with — busily occupied with; deeply immersed in
venus's flower basket — a glass sponge of the genus Euplectella, inhabiting deep waters off the Philippines and Japan, having a cylindrical skeleton formed of an intricate latticework of siliceous spicules.

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