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16-letter words containing w, a, e, s, u

  • arthur wellesley1st 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
  • baron tweedsmuir — the title of Scottish novelist John Buchan
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • cut a wide swath — to make an ostentatious display or forceful impression
  • 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
  • east gwillimbury — a town in S Ontario, in S Canada.
  • 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
  • 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'.
  • 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.
  • industrial waste — waste materials left over from a manufacturing process in industrial buildings such as factories and mines
  • 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.
  • keep under wraps — not reveal
  • knuckle sandwich — a punch in the mouth with a clenched fist.
  • lleu llaw gyffes — the son of Gwydion and Arianhrod, provided with a name, weapons, and a wife through the magic and trickery of Gwydion in spite of the curses of Arianhrod.
  • measured daywork — a system of wage payment, usually determined by work-study techniques, whereby the wage of an employee is fixed on the understanding that a specific level of work performance will be maintained
  • muddy the waters — If someone or something muddies the waters, they cause a situation or issue to seem less clear and less easy to understand.
  • poiseuille's law — the law that the velocity of a liquid flowing through a capillary is directly proportional to the pressure of the liquid and the fourth power of the radius of the capillary and is inversely proportional to the viscosity of the liquid and the length of the capillary.
  • purchasing power — Also called buying power. the ability to purchase goods and services.
  • queen anne's war — the war (1702–13) in which England and its American colonies opposed France and its Indian allies. It constituted the American phase of the War of the Spanish Succession.
  • seward peninsula — a peninsula in W Alaska, on Bering Strait.
  • shakedown cruise — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
  • show cause order — a court order issued to a party in a lawsuit, directing that party to appear to give reasons why a certain action should not be put into effect by the court.
  • show-me attitude — a sceptical frame of mind
  • strawberry guava — a shrub or small tree, Psidium littorale, of the myrtle family, native to Brazil, having smooth, grayish-brown bark, leathery leaves, white flowers, and edible, white-fleshed, purplish-red fruit.
  • strawberry shrub — Carolina allspice
  • subsistence wage — the lowest wage upon which a worker and his or her family can survive
  • superheavyweight — an amateur boxer weighing more than 91 kg
  • swash plate pump — a collar or face plate on a shaft that is inclined at an oblique angle to the axis of rotation and imparts reciprocating motion to push rods parallel to the shaft axis
  • swedish vallhund — a small sturdy dog of a Swedish breed with a long body and pricked pointed ears
  • swiss tournament — (in certain games and sports) a tournament system in which players are paired in each round according to the scores they then have, playing a new opponent each time. More players can take part than in an all-play-all tournament of the same duration
  • the easy way out — least demanding solution
  • tokugawa iyeyasu — Tokugawa [taw-koo-gah-wah] /ˈtɔ kuˈgɑ wɑ/ (Show IPA), 1542–1616, Japanese general and public servant.
  • two-family house — a house designed for occupation by two families in contiguous apartments, as on separate floors.
  • twofold purchase — a purchase using a double standing block and a double running block so as to give a mechanical advantage of four or five, neglecting friction, depending on whether the hauling is on the standing block or the running block.
  • upside-down cake — a cake that is baked on a layer of fruit, then turned before serving so that the fruit is on top.
  • utility software — system software that manages and optimizes the performance of hardware
  • walrus moustache — a long thick moustache drooping at the ends
  • washing-up water — water used for washing dishes

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