9-letter words containing a, n, d, w
- sapanwood — a dyewood yielding a red color, produced by a small, East Indian tree, Caesalpinia sappan, of the legume family.
- satinwood — the satiny wood of an East Indian tree, Chloroxylon swietenia, of the rue family, used especially for making furniture.
- scaledown — a reduction in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion: a scaledown of military expenditures.
- send away — dismiss
- shadowing — a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
- shakedown — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
- slag down — to give a verbal lashing to
- slap down — a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- smackdown — a severe rebuke or criticism: his amazing smackdown of the protesters.
- snakeweed — bistort (def 1).
- snakewood — the heavy, dark-red wood of a South American tree, Piratinera guianensis, used for decorative veneers, musical instrument bows, etc.
- snow-clad — covered with snow.
- snowblade — one of a pair of short skis used without poles
- snowboard — a board for gliding on snow, resembling a wide ski, to which both feet are secured and that one rides in an upright position.
- snowdonia — a massif in NW Wales, in Gwynedd, the highest peak being Snowdon
- sound law — phonetic law.
- standaway — (of a garment) designed or constructed to stand upright or extend outward from the body: a standaway collar.
- standdown — the action of ending military activities or active duty temporarily, or a period or condition of being temporarily relieved from active duty
- sternward — toward the stern; astern.
- subwarden — an assistant to a warden, a deputy or subordinate warden
- swampland — land or an area covered with swamps.
- swan dive — into water
- swan-dive — to perform a swan dive.
- swansdown — the down or under plumage of a swan, used for trimming, powder puffs, etc.
- swaziland — a kingdom in SE Africa between S Mozambique and the E Republic of South Africa: formerly a British protectorate. 6704 sq. mi. (17,363 sq. km). Capital: Mbabane.
- sweatband — a band lining the inside of a hat or cap to protect it against sweat from the head.
- swordsman — a person who uses or is skilled in the use of a sword.
- taekwondo — a Korean martial art, a particularly aggressive form of karate, that utilizes punches, jabs, chops, blocking and choking moves, and especially powerful, leaping kicks.
- tail wind — a wind blowing in the same direction as the course of a ship or aircraft
- take down — made or constructed so as to be easily dismantled or disassembled.
- talk down — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
- tear down — to pull apart or in pieces by force, especially so as to leave ragged or irregular edges. Synonyms: rend, rip, rive. Antonyms: mend, repair, sew.
- tonawanda — a city in NW New York, near Buffalo.
- unallowed — Physics. involving a change in quantum numbers, permitted by the selection rules: allowed transition.
- unawarded — not awarded; not yet awarded to someone
- undawning — not yet dawned
- under way — If an activity is under way, it has already started. If an activity gets under way, it starts.
- underdraw — to line the underside of (a structure, as a floor) with plasterwork, boarding, or the like.
- underwear — clothing worn next to the skin under outer clothes.
- unwakened — not roused from sleep; not wakened or woken up
- unwatched — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
- unwavered — to flicker or quiver, as light: A distant beam wavered and then disappeared.
- unwearied — not wearied; not fatigued.
- unwrapped — to remove or open the wrapping of.
- unwreaked — not avenged or gratified
- waddenzee — a shallow inlet of the North Sea between the N coast of the Netherlands and the West Frisian Islands: outer section of the former Zuider Zee. About 3861 sq. mi. (10,000 sq. km).
- wagonload — the load carried by a wagon.
- waistband — a band encircling the waist, especially as a part of a skirt or pair of trousers.
- waldenses — a Christian sect that arose after 1170 in southern France, under the leadership of Pierre Waldo, a merchant of Lyons, and joined the Reformation movement in the 16th century.
- walk-down — a store, living quarters, etc., located below the street level and approached by a flight of steps: It was a dimly lit walk-down optimistically called a garden apartment.