16-letter words containing n, w

goolagong cawley — Evonne [ih-von,, ee-von] /ɪˈvɒn,, iˈvɒn/ (Show IPA), born 1951, Australian tennis player.
great horned owl — a large, brown-speckled owl, Bubo virginianus, common in the Western Hemisphere, having prominent ear tufts.
green woodpecker — a woodpecker, Picus viridis, of Eurasia and northern Africa, having green plumage with a yellow rump and red on the top of the head.
growth potential — capability of expanding
growth substance — any substance, produced naturally by a plant or manufactured commercially, that, in very low concentrations, affects plant growth; a plant hormone
gun control laws — the laws that restrict the possession and use of guns
guy fawkes night — In Britain, Guy Fawkes Night is the evening of 5th November, when many people have parties with bonfires and fireworks. It began as a way of remembering the attempt by Guy Fawkes to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605. Guy Fawkes Night is often referred to as 'Bonfire Night'.
hand screw clamp — a screw that can be tightened by the fingers, without the aid of a tool.
hang around with — to associate or socialize with
hanging wardrobe — a wardrobe containing a rail with a large amount of space underneath, so that clothes can be hung on hangers placed onto the rail
hard-packed snow — snow which becomes very firmly packed as it becomes refrozen due to cold weather conditions rather than melting
have in the wind — to be in the act of following (quarry) by scent
have the wood on — to have an advantage over
hawaiian gardens — a town in SW California.
hawthorne effect — a positive change in the performance of a group of persons taking part in an experiment or study due to their perception of being singled out for special consideration.
hen of the woods — a large, grayish-brown, edible fungus, Polyporus frondosus, forming a mass of overlapping caps at the base of trees and somewhat resembling a hen.
here we go again — You use expressions such as 'here we go' and 'here we go again' in order to indicate that something is happening again in the way that you expected, especially something unpleasant.
hesitation waltz — a waltz based on the frequent use of a step that consists of a pause and glide.
hole in the wall — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
hole-in-the-wall — A hole-in-the-wall machine is a machine built into the wall of a bank or other building, which allows people to take out money from their bank account by using a special card.
hopfield network — (artificial intelligence) (Or "Hopfield model") A kind of neural network investigated by John Hopfield in the early 1980s. The Hopfield network has no special input or output neurons (see McCulloch-Pitts), but all are both input and output, and all are connected to all others in both directions (with equal weights in the two directions). Input is applied simultaneously to all neurons which then output to each other and the process continues until a stable state is reached, which represents the network output.
hot cold-working — metalworking at considerable heat but below the temperature at which the metal recrystallizes: a form of cold-working.
hudsonian godwit — any of several large, widely distributed shorebirds of the genus Limosa, as the New World L. haemastica (Hudsonian godwit) having a long bill that curves upward slightly.
huyton-with-roby — an urban district in Merseyside, NW England, E of Liverpool.
icterine warbler — a European variety of tree warbler (Hippolais icterina )
if it wasn't for — If you talk about what would happen if it wasn't for someone or something, you mean that they are the only thing that is preventing it from happening.
if you must know — You say 'if you must know' when you tell someone something that you did not want them to know and you want to suggest that you think they were wrong to ask you about it.
immigration laws — regulations on incoming foreigners
implied warranty — a warranty not stated explicitly by the seller of merchandise or real property but presumed for reasons of commercial or legal custom (distinguished from express warranty).
in a brown study — in a reverie or daydream
in lockstep with — progressing at exactly the same speed and in the same direction as other people or things, esp as a matter of course rather than by choice
in ones and twos — You can use in ones and twos to indicate that people do things or something happens gradually and in small groups.
in so many words — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
in someone's way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
in the meanwhile — until then, for now
in the shadow of — very close to; verging upon
in the worst way — bad or ill in the highest, greatest, or most extreme degree: the worst person.
in working order — fully functioning
in your own time — If you do something in your own time, you do it at the speed that you choose, rather than allowing anyone to hurry you.
in-law apartment — a self-contained living area within a single-family home, as for an aging parent.
inclined railway — a cable railway used on particularly steep inclines unsuitable for normal adhesion locomotives
indian wrestling — arm wrestling
industrial waste — waste materials left over from a manufacturing process in industrial buildings such as factories and mines
inofficious will — a will inconsistent with the moral duty and natural affection of the testator, especially one denying the legitimate heirs the portions of the estate to which they are legally entitled.
invisible shadow — (in architectural shades and shadows) a three-dimensional space occupied by the shadow projected by a solid and within which a surface is in shadow.
javelin throwing — the sport of throwing the javelin
jawaharlal nehru — Jawaharlal [juh-wah-her-lahl] /dʒəˈwɑ hər lɑl/ (Show IPA), 1889–1964, Hindu political leader in India: first prime minister of the republic of India 1947–64 (father of Indira Gandhi).
john wheelwright — John, 1592?–1679, English clergyman in America.
jump up and down — bounce
junior flyweight — a boxer weighing up to 108 pounds (48.6 kg), between minimumweight and flyweight.

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