14-letter words containing w, t, s, d
- put down roots — settle: in a place
- put into words — express in language
- raise the wind — to obtain the necessary funds
- screw extruder — A screw extruder is a type of mixer which moves the components through a cylinder using a screw which turns.
- serrated wrack — the seaweed Fucus serratus
- shadow cabinet — (in the British Parliament) a group of prominent members of the opposition who are expected to hold positions in the cabinet when their party assumes power.
- shittim (wood) — the wood of the shittah, used in making the ark of the covenant and parts of the Jewish tabernacle: Ex. 25:10, 13, 23, etc.
- shredded wheat — a breakfast cereal made by shredding cooked, dried whole wheat and baking or toasting it in biscuit- or spoon-size pieces.
- sit-down money — social security benefits
- southeastwards — Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast.
- southwestwards — Also, southwestwards. toward the southwest.
- standing water — still water that has stagnated
- stewart island — one of the islands of New Zealand, S of South Island. 670 sq. mi. (1735 sq. km).
- straw-coloured — If you describe something, especially hair, as straw-coloured, you mean that it is pale yellow.
- strong forward — power forward
- swallow-tailed — having a deeply forked tail like that of a swallow, as various birds.
- sweated labour — workers forced to work in poor conditions for low pay
- swedish turnip — rutabaga.
- sweet and sour — Sweet and sour is used to describe Chinese food that contains both a sweet flavour and something sharp or sour such as lemon or vinegar.
- sweet woodruff — any of several plants belonging to the genus Asperula or Galium, of the madder family, as G. odoratum (sweet woodruff) a fragrant plant with small white flowers.
- sweet wormwood — a widely distributed plant, Artemisia annua, having scented leaves and loose, nodding clusters of yellow flowers.
- sweet-and-sour — cooked with sugar and vinegar or lemon juice and often other seasonings.
- sweet-tempered — having a gentle and equable disposition; pleasant.
- swing the lead — to malinger or make up excuses
- the waste land — a poem (1922) by T. S. Eliot.
- the wild geese — the Irish expatriates who served as professional soldiers with the Catholic powers of Europe, esp France, from the late 17th to the early 20th centuries
- 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
- to sweat blood — If you say that someone sweats blood trying to do something, you are emphasizing that they try very hard to do it.
- transom window — a window divided by a transom.
- two-toed sloth — either of two sloths of the genus Choloepus, having two claws on the forelimbs and three on the hind limbs, including C. didactylus and C. hoffmanni.
- upwards of sth — A quantity that is upwards of a particular number is more than that number.
- wardour street — a street in Soho where many film companies have their London offices: formerly noted for shops selling antiques and mock antiques
- waste disposal — A waste disposal or a waste disposal unit is a small machine in a kitchen sink that chops up vegetable waste.
- waste products — the useless products of bodily processes
- watling island — San Salvador (def 1).
- weight density — the weight per unit volume of a substance or object.
- well-justified — to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.
- well-practised — having or having been habitually or frequently practised in order to improve skill or quality
- well-respected — a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in): to differ in some respect.
- well-satisfied — content: a satisfied look.
- well-supported — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- west hempstead — a city on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- west hollywood — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- western saddle — a heavy saddle having a deep seat, high cantle and pommel, pommel horn, wide leather flaps for protecting the rider's legs, and little padding.
- when it's done — (jargon) A manufacturer's non-answer to questions about product availability. This answer allows the manufacturer to pretend to communicate with their customers without setting themselves any deadlines or revealing how behind schedule the product really is. It also sounds slightly better than "We don't know".
- whistling duck — any of several long-legged, chiefly tropical ducks of the genus Dendrocygna, most of which have whistling cries.
- who needs sth? — You can say 'Who needs something?' as a way of emphasizing that you think that this thing is unnecessary or not useful.
- wild west show — an entertainment, often as part of a circus, representing scenes and events from the early history of the western U.S. and displaying feats of marksmanship, horseback riding, rope twirling, and the like.
- wildcat strike — unofficial work stoppage
- windows nt 3.1 — (operating system) Microsoft's first version of Windows NT, released in September 1993, price UKP 395, after having been in beta-test for as long as anyone could remember. The person responsible for VMS on the DEC VAX [who?] was also responsible for Windows NT. Incrementing each letter in VMS yields WNT.