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15-letter words containing wi

  • mechanical twin — a crystalline twin formed by the strain set up by an applied force.
  • murder will out — Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder)
  • new brunswicker — a native or inhabitant of New Brunswick
  • nonwithstanding — Misspelling of notwithstanding.
  • norwich terrier — one of an English breed of small, short-legged terriers having a straight, wiry, red, gray, or black-and-tan coat, and erect ears that distinguish it from the Norfolk terrier.
  • notwithstanding — in spite of; without being opposed or prevented by: Notwithstanding a brilliant defense, he was found guilty. She went to the game anyway, doctor's orders notwithstanding.
  • old wives' tale — a traditional belief, story, or idea that is often of a superstitious nature.
  • outline drawing — a drawing consisting only of external lines
  • packet-switched — packet switching
  • phase-switching — a technique used in radio interferometry in which the signal from one of the two antennae is periodically reversed in phase before being multiplied by the signal from the other antenna
  • pickwick papers — (The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club) a novel (1837) by Charles Dickens.
  • play havoc with — bring chaos to
  • port wine stain — a large birthmark of purplish color, usually on the face or neck.
  • port-wine stain — a large birthmark of purplish color, usually on the face or neck.
  • primary winding — an induction coil that is the part of an electric circuit in which a changing current induces a current in a neighbouring circuit
  • put the wind up — to frighten or alarm
  • quickwittedness — The state or condition of being quickwitted.
  • reuben sandwich — a grilled sandwich of corned beef, Swiss cheese, and sauerkraut on rye bread.
  • reviewing stand — A reviewing stand is a special raised platform from which military and political leaders watch military parades.
  • round the twist — mad; eccentric
  • rub elbows with — the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm.
  • sandwich course — A sandwich course is an educational course in which you have periods of study between periods of being at work.
  • solenoid switch — A solenoid switch is an electrical switch that is often used where a high current circuit, such as a starter motor circuit, is brought into operation by a low current switch.
  • spirits of wine — alcohol (def 1).
  • stacking swivel — a metal swivel attached to the stock of a military rifle for use in hooking three rifles together to form a stack.
  • stoke newington — former metropolitan borough of London, now part of Hackney
  • swimming trunks — men's swimsuit shorts
  • swing both ways — to enjoy sexual partners of both sexes
  • swinging single — an unmarried person who is sexually promiscuous
  • swiss army code — (programming, humour)   Code for an application that is suffering from feature creep. Swiss Army Code does many things, but does none of them well.
  • take issue with — disagree with
  • the cesarewitch — a long-distance horserace run each year in October at Newmarket racecourse
  • the wherewithal — necessary funds, resources, or equipment (for something or to do something)
  • touch base with — the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests: a metal base for the table.
  • transfer window — the period during the year in which a football club can transfer players from other teams into their own
  • twist one's arm — to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
  • twist the knife — to make a bad situation worse in a deliberately malicious way
  • twitching trail — a logging road sufficiently developed to allow the hauling of logs along it by horse or tractor.
  • tyrwhitt-wilson — Gerald Hugh, 14th Baron Berners [bur-nerz] /ˈbɜr nərz/ (Show IPA), 1883–1950, English composer, painter, and author.
  • university wits — a name given to an Elizabethan group of university-trained playwrights and pamphleteers, among them Robert Greene, John Lyly, Thomas Nash, and George Peele.
  • vatican swindle — Lafcadio's Adventures.
  • venetian window — Palladian window.
  • viewing figures — the number of people watching a television programme
  • viewing gallery — an area in a building or outside for viewing an activity, the surrounding scenery, etc
  • west wind drift — Antarctic Circumpolar Current.
  • whistle-blowing — a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
  • wide-angle lens — A wide-angle lens is a lens which allows you to photograph a wider view than a normal lens.
  • widow's benefit — (in the British National Insurance scheme) a former weekly payment made to a widow
  • widow's pension — (in the British National Insurance scheme) a weekly payment made to a widow
  • wiener neustadt — a city in E Austria, in Lower Austria. Pop: 37 627 (2002)
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