14-letter words containing w, r, i, n
- series winding — the winding of an electric motor or generator in such a way that the field and armature circuits are connected in series
- sewing pattern — a guide or diagram that you follow to make clothes or other things using a needle and thread
- sheep-worrying — the act (of a dog, sheepdog, wolf, etc) of chasing a flock of sheep and biting or injuring the sheep
- shillingsworth — the amount that can be purchased for a shilling
- shower curtain — waterproof sheet around a shower
- shrink-wrapped — A shrink-wrapped product is sold in a tight covering of thin plastic.
- silver wedding — a twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.
- snow-in-summer — a mat-forming garden plant, Cerastium tomentosum, of the pink family, native to Italy, having white flowers and numerous narrow, white, woolly leaves in large patches, growing in sand.
- social network — a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts: Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
- sparkling wine — a wine that is naturally carbonated by a second fermentation.
- spending power — income available for spending
- spirit writing — writing allegedly produced by spirits or supernatural forces.
- standing water — still water that has stagnated
- steering wheel — a wheel used by a driver, pilot, or the like, to steer an automobile, ship, etc.
- stewart island — one of the islands of New Zealand, S of South Island. 670 sq. mi. (1735 sq. km).
- stock watering — the creation of more new shares in a company than is justified by its assets
- stopping power — a measure of the effect a substance has on the kinetic energy of a particle passing through it
- sun-worshipper — someone who worships the sun as a deity
- swedish turnip — rutabaga.
- sweeping score — a line at each end of the rink parallel to the foot score and extending through the center of the tee.
- sweet viburnum — the sheepberry, Viburnum lentago.
- swinging voter — a person who does not vote consistently for any single political party
- telephone wire — a wire that transmits telegraph and telephone signals
- the kiwi ferns — the women's international Rugby League football team of New Zealand
- the wilderness — the barren regions to the south and east of Palestine, esp those in which the Israelites wandered before entering the Promised Land and in which Christ fasted for 40 days and nights
- throw light on — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
- throwing stick — a short, straight or curved stick, flat or cylindrical in form, often having a hand grip, and used generally in preliterate societies as a hunting weapon to throw at birds and small game.
- to overflowing — If a place or container is filled to overflowing, it is so full of people or things that no more can fit in.
- to windward of — advantageously situated with respect to
- tongue twister — a word or sequence of words difficult to pronounce, especially rapidly, because of alliteration or a slight variation of consonant sounds, as “She sells seashells by the seashore.”.
- tongue-twister — A tongue-twister is a sentence or expression which is very difficult to say properly, especially when you try to say it quickly. An example of a tongue-twister is 'Red leather, yellow leather'.
- traffic warden — officer who monitors parking, etc.
- transom window — a window divided by a transom.
- tripolitan war — a war (1801–05) that Tripoli declared on the United States because of American refusal to pay tribute for the safe passage of shipping in Barbary Coastal waters.
- tunbridge ware — decorative wooden ware, including tables, trays, boxes, and ornamental objects, produced especially in the late 17th and 18th centuries in Tunbridge Wells, England, with mosaiclike marquetry sawed from square-sectioned wooden rods of different natural colors.
- ulrich zwingli — Ulrich [oo l-rikh] /ˈʊl rɪx/ (Show IPA), or Huldreich [hoo l-drahykh] /ˈhʊl draɪx/ (Show IPA), 1484–1531, Swiss Protestant reformer.
- uncrowned king — a man or woman of high status among a certain group
- under the wire — a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- unpraiseworthy — not worthy of praise
- url forwarding — URL redirection
- virgin's-bower — any of several American clematis plants, esp Clematis virginiana, of E North America, which has clusters of small white flowers
- wage restraint — an agreement not to demand or pay large wage increases
- wainscot chair — an armchair of the 17th century, made of oak and having a solid paneled back.
- waiting period — a specified delay, required by law, between officially stating an intention and acting on it, as between securing a marriage license and getting married.
- walking papers — notice of dismissal
- walking shorts — medium to long shorts, often cut fuller than Bermuda shorts and used for walking or leisure activity.
- walpurgisnacht — (especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.
- warbling vireo — a grayish-green American vireo, Vireo gilvus, characterized by its melodious warble.
- ward cunnigham — (person) The creator of the first wiki.
- warning device — alarm or danger signal