16-letter words containing u, a, w
- ambulance worker — any person who works in the ambulance service
- andrew tanenbaum — (person) Professor Andrew S. Tanenbaum (1941-) of the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam in The Netherlands. Tanenbaum is famous for his work and books on computer architecture, operating systems and networks. He wrote the textbook "Computer Networks", Second Edition, Prentice-Hall, 1981, which describes the International Standards Organisation, Open Systems Interconnection (ISO-OSI) network model. See Amoeba, Mac-1, Mic-1, Mic-2, Micro Assembly Language, MINIX, MicroProgramming Language, standard.
- around the world — in many countries
- arthur wellesley — 1st Duke of (Arthur Wellesley"the Iron Duke") 1769–1852, British general and statesman, born in Ireland: prime minister 1828–30.
- asalam-wa-leikum — a salutation used in India
- australian crawl — a stroke in which the feet are kicked like paddles while the arms reach forward and pull back through the water
- baron tweedsmuir — the title of Scottish novelist John Buchan
- blue dawn-flower — a tropical American vine, Ipomoea acuminata, of the morning glory family, having large, funnel-shaped flowers that turn from blue to pink.
- blue-winged teal — a small North American duck (Anas discors) found on ponds and rivers
- bonded warehouse — a warehouse in which dutiable goods are deposited until duty is paid or the goods are cleared for export
- bowman's capsule — a membranous, double-walled capsule surrounding a glomerulus of a nephron.
- break new ground — to do something that has not been done before
- brown-eyed susan — a composite plant, Rudbeckia triloba, of the southeastern U.S., having a single flower with yellow rays darkening to an orange orbrown at the base and a brownish-black disk.
- buckwheat family — the plant family Polygonaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, vines, shrubs, and trees having stems with swollen joints, simple leaves, small, petalless flowers, and fruit in the form of an achene, and including the buckwheat, dock, knotweed, rhubarb, sea grape, and smartweed.
- bundled software — software sold as part of a package with computers or other hardware or software
- capsule wardrobe — a collection of clothes and accessories that includes only items considered essential
- cerulean warbler — a North American wood warbler, Dendroica cerulea, the male of which is blue above and white below.
- chatsworth house — a mansion near Bakewell in Derbyshire: seat of the Dukes of Devonshire; built (1687–1707) in the classical style
- continuous waves — radio waves generated as a continuous train of oscillations having a constant frequency and amplitude
- counselor-at-law — a lawyer, esp one who conducts cases in court; attorney
- curlew sandpiper — a common Eurasian sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea, having a brick-red breeding plumage and a greyish winter plumage
- curtain-twitcher — a person who likes to watch unobserved what other people are doing
- cut a wide swath — to make an ostentatious display or forceful impression
- cut and blow-dry — a hairdressing procedure in which the customer's hair is cut and blow-dried
- data warehousing — the use of large amounts of data taken from multiple sources to create reports and for data analysis
- distributive law — a theorem asserting that one operator can validly be distributed over another
- draw and quarter — to disembowel and dismember (a person) after hanging
- dual carriageway — divided highway.
- dublin bay prawn — a large prawn usually used in a dish of scampi
- dutch new guinea — a former name of Irian Jaya.
- east gwillimbury — a town in S Ontario, in S Canada.
- find favour with — to be approved of by someone
- fool around with — have casual sex
- functional water — water containing additives that provide extra nutritional value
- gay-lussac's law — the principle that, for relatively low pressures, the density of an ideal gas at constant pressure varies inversely with the absolute temperature of the gas.
- giant's causeway — a large body of basalt, unusual in displaying perfect columnar jointing, exposed on a promontory on the northern coast of Northern Ireland.
- 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'.
- hang around with — to associate or socialize with
- have issues with — If someone has issues with a particular aspect of their life, they have problems connected with it.
- hawksbill turtle — a sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, the shell of which is the source of tortoise shell: an endangered species.
- 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.
- in a brown study — in a reverie or daydream
- industrial waste — waste materials left over from a manufacturing process in industrial buildings such as factories and mines
- it's all up with — there is no further hope for; the end is near for
- jailhouse lawyer — a prisoner who has taught himself or herself law while serving time, is knowledgeable about technical legal matters, and gives legal advice, especially to fellow prisoners.
- 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).
- jump up and down — bounce
- keep under wraps — not reveal
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