14-letter words containing w, u
- known quantity — Mathematics. a quantity whose value is given: in algebra, frequently represented by a letter from the first part of the alphabet, as a, b, or c.
- krolewska huta — former name of Chorzów.
- kwangsi chuang — Guangxi Zhuang.
- lake bangweulu — a shallow lake in NE Zambia, discovered by David Livingstone, who died there in 1873. Area: about 9850 sq km (3800 sq miles), including swamps
- laundry worker — sb who washes clothes for a living
- law of thought — any of the three basic laws of traditional logic: the law of contradiction, the law of excluded middle, and the law of identity.
- long drawn out — A long drawn out process or conflict lasts an unnecessarily long time or an unpleasantly long time.
- long underwear — a close-fitting, usually knitted undergarment with legs reaching to the ankles, as a union suit, worn as protection against the cold.
- long-drawn-out — lasting a very long time; protracted: a long-drawn-out story.
- low-resolution — of or relating to CRTs, printers, or other visual output devices that produce images that are not sharply defined (opposed to high-resolution).
- lower silurian — Ordovician
- lower tunguska — one of three rivers in Russia, in central Siberia, that is a tributary of the Yenisei and is 2690 km (1670 miles) long
- lu-wang school — School of Mind.
- mackinaw trout — lake trout.
- magdeburg laws — the local laws of the city of Magdeburg, which were adopted by many European cities in the middle ages
- man about town — a socially active, sophisticated man who frequents fashionable nightclubs, theaters, restaurants, etc.; playboy; boulevardier.
- man-about-town — a socially active, sophisticated man who frequents fashionable nightclubs, theaters, restaurants, etc.; playboy; boulevardier.
- mangold-wurzel — mangel-wurzel.
- measure swords — to duel with swords
- measuring worm — the larva of any geometrid moth, which progresses by bringing the rear end of the body forward and then advancing the front end.
- mercury switch — an especially quiet switch that opens and closes an electric circuit by shifting a vial containing a pool of mercury so as to cover or uncover the contacts.
- midwall column — a column or the like carrying a wall overhanging it on both sides.
- mother-out-law — the mother of one's ex-husband or ex-wife
- mount wrangell — a mountain in S Alaska, in the W Wrangell Mountains. Height: 4269 m (14 005 ft)
- mouth-watering — very appetizing in appearance, aroma, or description: a mouth-watering dessert.
- mulching mower — a lawn mower that shreds blades of grass into very small pieces that are left on the lawn to decay and return moisture and nutrients to the soil
- mum's the word — silent; not saying a word: to keep mum.
- mustard powder — Mustard powder is a yellow powder. You add hot water to it in order to make mustard.
- nature worship — a system of religion based on the deification and worship of natural forces and phenomena.
- network number — network address
- neural network — artificial neural network
- new australian — an immigrant to Australia, esp one whose native tongue is not English
- new journalism — journalism containing the writer's personal opinions and reactions and often fictional asides as added color.
- newfoundlander — a native or inhabitant of Newfoundland.
- nuclear weapon — an explosive device whose destructive potential derives from the release of energy that accompanies the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei.
- nuclear winter — the general devastation of life, along with worldwide darkness and extreme cold, that some scientists believe would result from a global dust cloud screening out sunlight following large-scale nuclear detonations.
- officious will — a will by which the testator gives his or her property to the natural objects of such bounty, as the family.
- on the way out — If something or someone is on the way out or on their way out, they are likely to disappear or to be replaced very soon.
- out of nowhere — unexpectedly
- out of the way — remote from much-traveled, frequented, or populous regions; secluded: an out-of-the-way inn up in the hills.
- out the window — discarded or wasted
- out-of-the-way — remote from much-traveled, frequented, or populous regions; secluded: an out-of-the-way inn up in the hills.
- owner-occupied — (of a home, apartment, etc.) used as a residence by the owner.
- owner-occupier — (of a home, apartment, etc.) used as a residence by the owner.
- pendulum watch — (formerly) a watch having a balance wheel, especially a balance wheel bearing a fake pendulum bob oscillating behind a window in the dial.
- peninsular war — the war (1808–14) fought in the Iberian Peninsula by British, Portuguese, and Spanish forces against the French, resulting in the defeat of the French: part of the Napoleonic Wars
- persian walnut — English walnut.
- petworth house — a mansion in Petworth in Sussex: rebuilt (1688–96) for Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset; gardens laid out by Capability Brown; subject of paintings by Turner
- picture window — a large window in a house, usually dominating the room or wall in which it is located, and often designed or placed to present an attractive view.
- powdered sugar — a sugar produced by pulverizing granulated sugar, especially a coarser variety used for fruits or cold beverages. Symbol: XX.