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14-letter words containing y, n, w

  • marine railway — a railway having a rolling cradle for hauling ships out of water onto land and returning them.
  • maternity ward — hospital room for new mothers
  • melton mowbray — a town in central England, in Leicestershire: pork pies and Stilton cheese. Pop: 25 554 (2001)
  • midway islands — an atoll in the central Pacific, about 2100 km (1300 miles) northwest of Honolulu: annexed by the US in 1867: scene of a decisive battle (June, 1942), in which the US combined fleets destroyed Japan's carrier fleet. Pop: 40 (2013 est). Area: 5 sq km (2 sq miles)
  • new forest fly — a blood-sucking fly, Hippobosca equinus, that attacks horses and cattle
  • new jersey tea — a North American shrub, Ceanothus americanus, of the buckthorn family, the leaves of which were used as a substitute for tea during the American Revolution.
  • new model army — the army established in 1645 during the Civil War by the English parliamentarians, which exercised considerable political power under Cromwell
  • new year's day — January 1, celebrated as a holiday in many countries.
  • new year's eve — the night of December 31, often celebrated with merrymaking to usher in the new year at midnight.
  • new york state — New York (def 1).
  • north-westerly — A north-westerly point, area, or direction is to the north-west or towards the north-west.
  • norway lobster — a European lobster, Nephrops norvegicus, fished for food
  • on the wallaby — (of a person) wandering about looking for work
  • 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.
  • one-way mirror — a sheet of glass that can be seen through from one side and is a mirror on the other, used especially for observation of criminal suspects by law-enforcement officials or witnesses.
  • one-way street — If you describe an agreement or a relationship as a one-way street, you mean that only one of the sides in the agreement or relationship is offering something or is benefitting from it.
  • one-way ticket — transport: single-journey fare
  • overwhelmingly — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
  • pick one's way — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
  • policy wording — Policy wording is the terms and conditions and definitions of insurance coverage as they are written down in the insurance policy.
  • power industry — all the people and activities involved in providing power (gas, electricity, etc) to homes and businesses
  • property owner — sb who owns a building or land
  • railway engine — a self-propelled engine used for drawing or pushing trains along railway tracks; locomotive
  • richard tawney — Richard Henry, 1880–1962, English historian, born in Calcutta.
  • sanitary towel — sanitary napkin.
  • scenic railway — a railroad that carries its passengers on a brief tour of an amusement park, resort, etc.
  • screw conveyor — a device for moving loose materials, consisting of a shaft with a broad, helically wound blade rotating in a tube or trough.
  • secondary wall — the innermost part of a plant cell wall, deposited after the wall has ceased to increase in surface area.
  • secondary wave — a transverse earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the second conspicuous wave to reach a seismograph.
  • sheep-worrying — the act (of a dog, sheepdog, wolf, etc) of chasing a flock of sheep and biting or injuring the sheep
  • sit-down money — social security benefits
  • snowflake baby — a baby born following the transfer of a surplus embryo produced during the in-vitro fertilization of one woman to the womb of another woman who was not a cell donor
  • snowy mountain — of or relating to the Snowy Mountains of Australia or their inhabitants
  • take one's way — to go on a journey; travel
  • ten years' war — a popular insurrection in Cuba (1868–78) against Spanish rule.
  • the phoney war — a period of apparent calm and inactivity, esp the period at the beginning of World War II
  • the top twenty — the twenty best-selling pop music recordings at any particular time
  • the windy city — Chicago, Illinois
  • there's no way — If you say there's no way that something will happen, you are emphasizing that you think it will definitely not happen.
  • to win the day — If a particular person, group, or thing wins the day, they win a battle, struggle, or competition. If they lose the day, they are defeated.
  • twenty-seventh — next after the twenty-sixth; being the ordinal number for 27.
  • twopenny piece — a two pence coin
  • unlawful entry — clandestine, forced, or fraudulent entry into a premises, without the permission of its owner or occupant
  • unpraiseworthy — not worthy of praise
  • urban clearway — a stretch of road in an urban area on which motorists may stop only in an emergency
  • van der weyden — Rogier (roːˈxiːr). ?1400–64, Flemish painter, esp of religious works and portraits
  • voluntary work — unpaid employment for a cause
  • walkaround pay — extra pay earned by an employee for accompanying an official inspector on a plant tour or around a job site.
  • wang yang-ming — (Wang Shou-jen; Wang Shouren) 1472–1529, Chinese scholar and philosopher.
  • warrantability — The quality of being warrantable.
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