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15-letter words containing w

  • diamond wedding — the 60th, or occasionally the 75th, anniversary of a marriage
  • dishwasherproof — (of dishes, cooking utensils, etc.) able to withstand washing in an automatic dishwasher without breaking, chipping, fading, etc.
  • dissolving view — an effect created by the projection of slides on a screen in such a way that each picture seems to dissolve into the succeeding one without an interval in between.
  • distilled water — water from which impurities, as dissolved salts and colloidal particles, have been removed by one or more processes of distillation; chemically pure water.
  • divided highway — a superhighway with a broad median strip, designed to prevent collisions, headlight glare, etc., between vehicles moving in opposite directions, and usually having limited or cloverleaf access.
  • do oneself well — to achieve success for oneself
  • doomsday weapon — any weapon of extreme lethal or destructive power; superweapon
  • dougherty wagon — a horse- or mule-drawn passenger wagon having doors on the side, transverse seats, and canvas sides that can be rolled down.
  • down the middle — If you divide or split something down the middle, you divide or split it into two equal halves or groups.
  • down's syndrome — a genetic disorder, associated with the presence of an extra chromosome 21, characterized by mild to severe mental impairment, weak muscle tone, shorter stature, and a flattened facial profile.
  • downheartedness — The characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.
  • downhill skiing — the sport of skiing down a slope, usually making turns and various maneuvers.
  • downward closed — closure
  • draft-mule work — drudgery
  • draw oneself up — to assume a straighter posture; stand or sit straight
  • drawing account — an account used by a partner or employee for cash withdrawals.
  • drive-up window — a window through which customers are served at a drive-through facility.
  • dwarf poinciana — royal poinciana.
  • dyer's woodruff — a European plant, Asperula tinctoria, of the madder family, having red or pinkish-white flowers and red roots.
  • east longmeadow — a city in SW Massachusetts.
  • eat one's 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.
  • edwards plateau — a highland area in SW Texas. 2000–5000 feet (600–1500 meters) high.
  • electric wiring — the wires which allow electricity to flow somewhere
  • emotional wreck — a person who is feeling very sad, confused, or desperate because of something bad that has happened to them
  • english sparrow — a small Eurasian weaverbird, Passer domesticus, now established in North America and Australia. It has a brown streaked plumage with grey underparts
  • ennerdale water — a lake in NW England, in Cumbria in the Lake District. Length: 4 km (2.5 miles)
  • every which way — Every which way and any which way are used to emphasize that something happens, or might happen, in a lot of different ways, or using a lot of different methods.
  • ewing's sarcoma — a form of malignant bone tumour most commonly found in children and young people
  • ex-servicewoman — a woman who has served in the army, navy, or air force
  • faithworthiness — the quality of being faithworthy
  • fall cankerworm — the striped, green caterpillar of any of several geometrid moths: a foliage pest of various fruit and shade trees, as Paleacrita vernata (spring cankerworm) and Alsophila pometaria (fall cankerworm)
  • falling weather — wet weather, as rain or snow.
  • false miterwort — foamflower.
  • fashion-forward — relating to, anticipating, or reflecting the most up-to-date fashion trends
  • fellow creature — a kindred creature, especially a fellow human being.
  • fellow traveler — a person who supports or sympathizes with a political party, especially the Communist Party, but is not an enrolled member.
  • field chickweed — starry grasswort.
  • field woundwort — the plant Stachys arvensis
  • fight windmills — to fight imaginary evils or opponents
  • finno-russo war — the war (1939–40) between Finland and the Soviet Union.
  • fire water pond — A fire water pond is an area of water which is kept so it can be used if there is a fire.
  • first world war — World War I.
  • fish and brewis — a Newfoundland dish of cooked salt cod and soaked hard bread
  • flamingo-flower — a central American plant, Anthurium scherzeranum, of the arum family, having a red, coiled spadix and a bright red, shiny, heart-shaped spathe, grown as an ornamental.
  • flock wallpaper — a type of wallpaper with a raised pattern
  • flow of control — control flow
  • flow of spirits — natural happiness
  • flowerhorn fish — a brightly coloured cichlid fish with a large protuberance on the head
  • flowering maple — any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Abutilon, of the mallow family, having large, bright-colored flowers.
  • flowering plant — a plant that produces flowers, fruit, and seeds; angiosperm.
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