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18-letter words containing w, o, u, r, a

  • ailanthus silkworm — a green silkworm, Samia walkeri, introduced into the U.S. from China, that feeds on the leaves of the ailanthus.
  • antivirus software — (tool)   Programs to detect and remove computer viruses. The simplest kind scans executable files and boot blocks for a list of known viruses. Others are constantly active, attempting to detect the actions of general classes of viruses. antivirus software should always include a regular update service allowing it to keep up with the latest viruses as they are released.
  • avoirdupois weight — a British and American system of weights based on a pound of 16 ounces
  • blue-collar worker — a manual industrial worker
  • cauliflower cheese — a dish of cauliflower with a cheese sauce, eaten hot
  • cauliflower fungus — a large edible white to yellowish cauliflowerlike mushroom, Sparassis radicata, widely distributed in North America.
  • conductivity water — water that has a conductivity of less than 0.043 × 10–6 S cm–1
  • due process of law — the administration of justice in accordance with established rules and principles
  • dwarf storage unit — (humour)   (DSU) An IBM term for a cupboard.
  • floating underflow — underflow
  • fulminating powder — powder that explodes by percussion.
  • greenhouse warming — the increase in the mean temperature of the earth attributed to the greenhouse effect
  • haud your wheesht! — be silent! hush!
  • junior heavyweight — a boxer weighing up to 190 pounds (85.5 kg), between light heavyweight and heavyweight.
  • lay down your arms — If soldiers lay down their arms, they stop fighting and give up their weapons.
  • microwave spectrum — a spectrum of electromagnetic radiations whose wavelengths fall in the microwave range.
  • new orleans lugger — a half-decked fishing boat, formerly used on the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans, having a rather broad hull with centerboard and a single mast with a large dipping lugsail.
  • norwegian elkhound — one of a breed of dogs having a short, compact body, short, pointed ears, and a thick, gray coat, raised originally in Norway for hunting elk and other game.
  • now you're talking — at last you're saying something agreeable
  • of your own making — If you say that something such as a problem you have is of your own making, you mean you have caused or created it yourself.
  • pour cold water on — If someone pours cold water on a plan or idea, they criticize it so much that people lose their enthusiasm for it.
  • presumption of law — a presumption based upon a policy of law or a general rule and not upon the facts or evidence in an individual case.
  • ready when you are — If you say to someone 'Ready when you are', you are telling them that you are now ready to do something and that as soon as they are ready, you will do it.
  • revolutionary wars — American Revolution.
  • russo-japanese war — the war (1904–1905) between Russia and Japan.
  • to plough a furrow — If you say that someone ploughs a particular furrow or ploughs their own furrow, you mean that their activities or interests are different or isolated from those of other people.
  • to watch your step — If someone tells you to watch your step, they are warning you to be careful about how you behave or what you say so that you do not get into trouble.
  • two-minute warning — a time-out called by an official to notify both teams that two minutes remain in a half.
  • ultralow frequency — an electromagnetic wave with a frequency between 300 and 3000 hertz. Abbreviation: ULF, ulf.
  • ultrasonic welding — the use of high-energy vibration of ultrasonic frequency to produce a weld between two components which are held in close contact
  • warehouse capacity — the amount of storage space in a warehouse
  • wave of the future — a trend or development that may influence or become a significant part of the future: Computerization is the wave of the future.
  • weak nuclear force — weak interaction
  • west-southwestward — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the west-southwest.
  • westinghouse brake — a railroad air brake operated by compressed air.
  • wheelchair housing — housing designed or adapted for a chairbound person
  • women at point sur — a narrative poem (1927) by Robinson Jeffers.
  • work-study program — a program enabling high-school or college students to combine academic work with actual job experience.
  • wrangell mountains — a mountain range in SE Alaska, extending into the Yukon, Canada. Highest peak: Mount Blackburn, 5037 m (16 523 ft)
  • wrongful dismissal — the act of making someone redundant for reasons which are illegal or unjust

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