9-letter words containing a, d, w
- mold wash — a coating applied in liquid form to walls of a mold cavity.
- mold-warp — the common European mole, Talpa europaea.
- moonwards — towards the moon
- nail down — a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- nail-down — a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- nanoworld — The sphere of influence of nanotechnology.
- new media — developing forms of media, usually electronic, regarded as being experimental.
- newsboard — bulletin board.
- newsstand — a stall or other place at which newspapers and often periodicals are sold, as on a street corner or in a building lobby.
- newstrade — newspaper retail as a whole
- nidwalden — a demicanton of Unterwalden, in central Switzerland. 106 sq. mi. (275 sq. km). Capital: Stans.
- nightward — heading towards night, heading westwards
- northward — Also, northwards, northwardly. toward the north.
- oceanward — Toward the ocean.
- old squaw — a sea duck, Clangula hyemalis, of arctic and subarctic regions.
- old sweat — an old soldier; veteran
- old woman — elderly lady
- oldsquaws — Plural form of oldsquaw.
- outwardly — as regards appearance or outward manifestation: outwardly charming; outwardly considerate.
- overdrawn — Past participle of overdraw.
- overdraws — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overdraw.
- own brand — Own brands are products which have the trademark or label of the shop which sells them, especially a supermarket chain. They are normally cheaper than other popular brands.
- pastedown — the leaf of an endpaper that is pasted to the inside of the front or back cover of a book.
- pay award — a bonus or increase in pay or salary
- phasedown — an act or instance of phasing down; gradual reduction.
- play down — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- portadown — a town in S Northern Ireland, in the district of Armagh. Pop: 25 958 (2001)
- powderman — a person in charge of explosives, especially in a demolition crew.
- powfagged — exhausted
- prewarned — to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable: They warned him of a plot against him. She was warned that her life was in danger.
- prewashed — being washed before sale, especially to produce a soft texture or a worn look: prewashed blue jeans.
- quadwords — Plural form of quadword.
- quickdraw — (climbing) A set of two carabiners connected by a strap.
- rainbowed — containing, resembling, or involving a rainbow
- ramp down — decrease effort, work
- raw-boned — having little flesh, especially on a large-boned frame; gaunt.
- red dwarf — any of the faint reddish stars having diameters about half that of the sun and low surface temperatures, about 2000–3000 K; a main sequence star of spectral type M.
- red water — Texas fever
- reforward — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
- rewardful — offering reward; rewarding
- rewarding — affording satisfaction, valuable experience, or the like; worthwhile.
- rightward — Also, rightwards. toward or on the right.
- riverward — Also, riverwards. toward a river.
- road show — touring performance or display
- road town — a town on SE Tortola, in the NE West Indies: capital of the British Virgin Islands.
- road-show — of or relating to road shows.
- roadworks — work, as construction or repairs, done on a road.
- rosenwald — Julius, 1862–1932, U.S. businessman and philanthropist.
- saddlebow — the arched front part of a saddle or saddletree.
- sand wasp — any of certain sphecid wasps of the subfamily Bembicinae that nest in the ground and are common along the seashore.