19-letter words containing wo
- agricultural worker — a person who is employed in agriculture, usually a manual worker
- 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.
- 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)
- bbc networking club — (body) A bulletin board run by the British Broadcasting Corporation Education department from April 1994 to 30 Nov 1995.
- clockwork precision — regularity
- come into the world — to be born
- construction worker — a person who works in the construction industry, esp one engaged in manual work
- feather-duster worm — any tube-dwelling polychaete worm of the families Sabellidae and Serpulidae, the numerous species having a crown of feathery tentacles used in feeding and respiration.
- fellow countrywoman — a fellow countrywoman is a female citizen of the same state as the person speaking, writing, or being referred to
- first world problem — a fairly minor problem, frustrating situation, or complaint associated with a relatively high standard of living, as opposed to the more serious problems associated with poverty: I’m bored with all my electronic gadgets—such a first world problem!
- for all it is worth — If someone does something for all it is worth, they do it as much as possible and for as long as they can get benefit from it.
- for all sb is worth — If you do something for all you are worth, you do it with a lot of energy and enthusiasm.
- for better or worse — If you say that something has happened or been done for better or worse, you mean that you are not sure whether the consequences will be good or bad, but they will have to be accepted because the action cannot be changed.
- for what it's worth — good or important enough to justify (what is specified): advice worth taking; a place worth visiting.
- framework agreement — an agreement that sets the limits and scope for further negotiation, discussion, etc
- giant silkworm moth — any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae.
- graphic workstation — (graphics, computer) A workstation specifically configured for graphics works such as image manipulation, bitmap graphics ("paint"), and vector graphics ("draw") type applications. Such work requires a powerful CPU and a high resolution display. A graphic workstation is very similar to a CAD workstation and, given the typical specifications of personal computers currently available in 1999, the distinctions are very blurred and are more likely to depend on availability of specific software than any detailed hardware requirements.
- grosse pointe woods — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- it would be wise to — If someone says to you that it would be wise to do something, they are advising you to do it, because it is the most sensible and reasonable action or decision in a particular situation.
- know a thing or two — be experienced in sth
- locomotive workshop — a place where locomotives are built or repaired
- long-and-short work — an arrangement of rectangular quoins or jambstones set alternately vertically and horizontally.
- mary wollstonecraft — Mary (Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin) 1759–97, English author and feminist (mother of Mary Shelley).
- nasty piece of work — malicious person
- network file system — (networking, operating system) (NFS) A protocol developed by Sun Microsystems, and defined in RFC 1094, which allows a computer to access files over a network as if they were on its local disks. This protocol has been incorporated in products by more than two hundred companies, and is now a de facto standard. NFS is implemented using a connectionless protocol (UDP) in order to make it stateless. See Nightmare File System, WebNFS.
- network termination — (NT, NT1) A device connecting the customer's data or telephone equipment to the local ISDN exchange carrier's line. The NT device provides a connection for terminal equipment (TE) and terminal adaptor (TA) equipment to the local loop.
- nine plus two array — the arrangement of microtubules in a flagellum or cilium, consisting of a ring of nine evenly spaced couplets surrounding two central singlets. Symbol: 9 + 2.
- nine--days---wonder — an event or thing that arouses considerable but short-lived interest or excitement.
- not worth a cracker — worthless; useless
- not worth a crumpet — utterly worthless
- old world scops owl — any of a group of small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call, especially Otus scops (Old World scops owl) and O. sunia (Oriental scops owl)
- on top of the world — the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit. Synonyms: zenith, acme, peak, pinnacle, vertex. Antonyms: bottom, base, foot, lowest point.
- one's money's worth — full value for the money one has paid for something
- perfoliate bellwort — a slender plant, Uvularia perfoliata, of the lily family, of eastern North America, having pale yellow, bell-shaped flowers.
- pileated woodpecker — a large, black-and-white American woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus, having a prominent red crest.
- sound effects woman — a woman who produces sounds artificially or reproduces them from a recording, etc, to create a theatrical effect, such as the bringing together of two halves of a hollow coconut shell to simulate a horse's gallop. Such sound effects are used in plays, films, etc
- swallow one's words — to retract a statement, argument, etc, often in humiliating circumstances
- take my word for it — If you say to someone 'take my word for it', you mean that they should believe you because you are telling the truth.
- the mathworks, inc. — (company) The company marketing MATLAB. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Address: 3 Apple Hill Drive, Natick, Massachusetts 01760-2098 USA. Telephone: +1 (508) 647-7000. Fax: +1 (508) 647-7101.
- the wolverine state — a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes area of the north central US
- the world of cryton — (TWOC) A BBS for the Acorn Archimedes. Telephone: +44 (1749) 670 030 (24hrs, most speeds).
- thomas of woodstock — Duke of Gloucester, 1355–97, English prince (son of Edward III).
- throw to the wolves — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- to lick your wounds — If you say that someone is licking their wounds, you mean that they are recovering after being defeated or made to feel ashamed or unhappy.
- value added network — (networking) (VAN) A privately owned network that provides a specific service, such as legal research or access to a specialised database, for a fee. A Value Added Network usually offers some service or information that is not readily available on public networks. A Value Added Network's customers typically purchase leased lines that connect them to the network or they use a dial-up number, given by the network owner, to gain access to the network.
- white-collar worker — office employee, clerical worker
- wire-wound resistor — a resistor consisting of a wire with a high resistance wound in a coil around a cylindrical core of insulating material.
- woman in the street — the average woman: a new magazine for the woman in the street.
- won't have a bar of — cannot tolerate; dislike
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