19-letter words containing w, s, d

king william island — an island in the Arctic Ocean, in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, in the W Nunavut Territory, Canada. 5062 sq. mi. (13,111 sq. km).
know one's own mind — (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind.
label switched path — (networking) (LSP) The specific path through a network that a datagram follows, based on its MPLS labels.
lakshadweep islands — a group of 26 coral islands and reefs in the Arabian Sea, off the SW coast of India: a union territory of India since 1956. Administrative centre: Kavaratti Island. Pop: 60 595 (2001). Area: 28 sq km (11 sq miles)
lay down one's arms — to stop fighting; surrender
lean over backwards — to make a special effort, esp in order to please
let one's hair down — any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
long-and-short work — an arrangement of rectangular quoins or jambstones set alternately vertically and horizontally.
look sb up and down — If someone looks you up and down, they direct their eyes from your head to your feet, in a rude and superior way and often as though they disapprove of you.
mendel's second law — the principle, originated by Gregor Mendel, stating that when two or more characteristics are inherited, individual hereditary factors assort independently during gamete production, giving different traits an equal opportunity of occurring together.
mermaid's wineglass — a colony of green algae, Acetabularia crenulata, of warm seas, having a cup-shaped cap on a slender stalk.
mouse-ear chickweed — any of various similar and related plants of the genus Cerastium
new zealand spinach — a plant, Tetragonia tetragonioides, of warm regions, cultivated for its edible leaves, eaten as a vegetable.
nine--days---wonder — an event or thing that arouses considerable but short-lived interest or excitement.
nordrhein-westfalen — German name of North Rhine-Westphalia.
northwest ordinance — the act of Congress in 1787 providing for the government of the Northwest Territory and setting forth the steps by which its subdivisions might become states.
of one's own accord — to be in agreement or harmony; agree.
old world scops owl — any of a group of small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call, especially Otus scops (Old World scops owl) and O. sunia (Oriental scops owl)
on one's own ground — If you are on your own ground, you are in a place or situation in which you feel confident because you are very familiar with it.
own flesh and blood — If you say that someone is your own flesh and blood, you are emphasizing that they are a member of your family.
punch and judy show — A Punch and Judy show is a puppet show for children, often performed at fairs or at the seaside. Punch and Judy, the two main characters, are always fighting.
punch-and-judy show — a puppet show having a conventional plot consisting chiefly of slapstick humor and the tragicomic misadventures of the grotesque, hook-nosed, humpback buffoon Punch and his wife Judy.
put one's foot down — (in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
ralph waldo emerson — Ralph Waldo [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1803–82, U.S. essayist and poet.
red-shouldered hawk — a North American hawk, Buteo lineatus, having rufous shoulders.
saint swithin's day — July 15, superstitiously regarded as a day that, should it rain or be fair, will be followed by 40 consecutive days of like weather.
sandwich generation — the generation of people still raising their children while having to care for their aging parents.
scale down (or up) — to reduce (or increase), often according to a fixed ratio or proportion
sell down the river — a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels.
sir wilfrid laurier — Sir Wilfrid [wil-frid;; French weel-freed] /ˈwɪl frɪd;; French wilˈfrid/ (Show IPA), 1841–1919, Canadian statesman: prime minister 1896–1911.
sound effects woman — a woman who produces sounds artificially or reproduces them from a recording, etc, to create a theatrical effect, such as the bringing together of two halves of a hollow coconut shell to simulate a horse's gallop. Such sound effects are used in plays, films, etc
sow one's wild oats — any uncultivated species of Avena, especially a common weedy grass, A. fatua, resembling the cultivated oat.
spider-hunting wasp — any solitary wasp of the superfamily Pompiloidea, having a slender elongated body: the fast-running female hunts spiders as a food store for her larvae
spotted wintergreen — an evergreen plant, Chimaphila maculata, of central North America, having leaves with mottled-white veins and white, fragrant flowers.
straight and narrow — the way of virtuous or proper conduct: After his release from prison, he resolved to follow the straight and narrow.
straightforwardness — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
swallow one's words — to retract a statement, argument, etc, often in humiliating circumstances
swallow-tailed coat — tail coat.
swallow-tailed kite — an American kite, Elanoides forficatus, having black upper parts, white head and underparts, and a long, deeply forked tail.
swedish nightingale — Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
sweetness and light — extreme or excessive pleasantness or amiability.
switchblade (knife) — a large jackknife that snaps open when a release button on the handle is pressed
the hampshire downs — a range of low chalk hills that crosses Hampshire in S England
thomas of woodstock — Duke of Gloucester, 1355–97, English prince (son of Edward III).
throw in one's hand — (in cards) to concede defeat by putting one's cards down
throw sth overboard — If you throw something overboard, for example an idea or suggestion, you reject it completely.
tidal power station — a power station where the energy of flowing water is converted into electricity
to be headline news — to attract a lot of attention from newspapers
to lick your wounds — If you say that someone is licking their wounds, you mean that they are recovering after being defeated or made to feel ashamed or unhappy.
to plumb new depths — If you say that something plumbs new depths, you mean that it is worse than all the things of its kind that have existed before, even though some of them have been very bad.

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