19-letter words containing w
- (down) in the dumps — in low spirits; depressed
- (from) wire to wire — from start to finish
- 3dnow! professional — (architecture) A floating point SIMD extention from AMD, compatible with Intel's SSE, introduced with the Athlon-4.
- a law unto yourself — If you say that someone is a law unto himself or herself, you mean that they behave in an independent way, ignoring laws, rules, or conventional ways of doing things.
- a new lease of life — If you say that someone or something has been given a new lease of life, you are emphasizing that they are much more lively or successful than they have been in the past.
- a shadow of a doubt — If you say that something is true without a shadow of a doubt or without a shadow of doubt, you are emphasizing that there is no doubt at all that it is true.
- a slap on the wrist — A slap on the wrist is a warning or a punishment that is not very severe.
- a straw in the wind — an indication of what may happen
- acknowledgment slip — a piece of paper that you sign as proof of having received a letter, parcel, payment, etc
- african swine fever — a highly contagious fatal disease of pigs caused by a myxovirus. The disease is characterized by fever, blotches on the skin, depression, and lack of coordination
- agricultural worker — a person who is employed in agriculture, usually a manual worker
- aldridge-brownhills — a town in central England, in Walsall unitary authority, West Midlands: formed by the amalgamation of neighbouring towns in 1966. Pop: 35 525 (2001)
- alice-in-wonderland — fantastic; irrational
- all in a day's work — If you say that a task is all in a day's work for someone, you mean that they do not mind doing it although it may be difficult, because it is part of their job or because they often do it.
- alternative pathway — the activation of complement by contact with polysaccharides on bacteria, protozoa, or yeast cells: a nonspecific immune response. Compare classical pathway.
- american book award — any of several awards given annually since 1980 to an author whose book is judged the best in its category: administered by the Association of American Publishers. Abbreviation: ABA, A.B.A.
- american wire gauge — American wire gauge is a measure of wire thickness.
- andrew s. tanenbaum — Andrew Tanenbaum
- answerphone message — a pre-recorded message that is left on an answering machine, usually inviting callers to leave a message
- appointment viewing — the practice of setting time aside to watch particular television programmes
- appraisal interview — an interview by the manager of an employee who is being appraised
- arkwright furniture — late medieval English furniture of simple construction.
- asbestos cork award — (humour) Once, long ago at MIT, there was a flamer so consistently obnoxious that another hacker designed, had made, and distributed posters announcing that said flamer had been nominated for the "asbestos cork award". (Any reader in doubt as to the intended application of the cork should consult the etymology under flame.) Since then, it is agreed that only a select few have risen to the heights of bombast required to earn this dubious dignity - but there is no agreement on *which* few.
- asymmetric war-fare — warfare in which opposing groups or nations have unequal military resources, and the weaker opponent uses unconventional weapons and tactics, as terrorism, to exploit the vulnerabilities of the enemy.
- at a (or one) blow — by one action
- austro-prussian war — the war (1866) in which Prussia, Italy, and some minor German states opposed Austria, Saxony, Hanover, and the states of southern Germany.
- awareness programme — a programme designed to increase awareness of something
- backward compatible — backward compatibility
- backward somersault — a somersault performed in a backward direction with the legs leading the rest of the body
- balsam woolly aphid — any plant louse of the family Aphididae, characterized by a waxy secretion that appears like a jumbled mass of fine, curly, white cottony or woolly threads, as Eriosoma lanigerum (woolly apple aphid or American blight) and Prociphilus tessellatus (woolly alder aphid)
- bandar seri begawan — the capital of Brunei. Pop: 64 000 (2005 est)
- barrack-room lawyer — a person who freely offers opinions, esp in legal matters, that he or she is unqualified to give
- bbc networking club — (body) A bulletin board run by the British Broadcasting Corporation Education department from April 1994 to 30 Nov 1995.
- be one's own master — If you say that you are your own master, you mean that your decisions are not controlled by other people and you are free to do what you want.
- be one's own person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- beat someone hollow — to defeat someone thoroughly and convincingly
- below par/under par — If you feel below par or under par, you feel tired and unable to perform as well as you normally do.
- bend over backwards — to make a special effort, esp in order to please
- betwixt and between — in an intermediate, indecisive, or middle position
- black warrior river — a river in N central Alabama, flowing SW past Birmingham to the Tombigbee River. 178 miles (286 km) long.
- black-tailed godwit — a large wading bird with a very long beak, Limosa limosa, found in W and Central Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australasia
- blackfellow's bread — the edible portion of a species of pore fungus, Polyporus mylittae, that occurs in Australia.
- blow one's own horn — If you blow your own horn, you boast about yourself.
- blow someone's mind — (of a drug, esp LSD) to alter someone's mental state
- blow the gaffe/gaff — If you blow the gaffe or blow the gaff, you tell someone something that other people wanted you to keep secret.
- blow the whistle on — to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
- blowing your buffer — (jargon) Losing your train of thought. A reference to buffer overflow.
- bode ill (or well) — to be a bad (or good) omen
- booker t washington — Booker T(aliaferro) [boo k-er tol-uh-ver] /ˈbʊk ər ˈtɒl ə vər/ (Show IPA), 1856–1915, U.S. reformer, educator, author, and lecturer.
- born out of wedlock — born when one's parents are not legally married
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