10-letter words containing a, n, s, w
- glaswegian — of or characteristic of Glasgow or its inhabitants.
- go down as — If you say that an event or action will go down as a particular thing, you mean that it will be regarded, remembered, or recorded as that thing.
- greensward — green, grassy turf.
- hagerstown — a city in NW Maryland.
- hand screw — a screw that can be tightened by the fingers, without the aid of a tool.
- hands down — of, belonging to, using, or used by the hand.
- hands-down — easy: a hands-down victory.
- hashbrowns — Alternative spelling of hash browns.
- hawfinches — Plural form of hawfinch.
- heads down — [Sun] Concentrating, usually so heavily and for so long that everything outside the focus area is missed. See also hack mode and larval stage, although this mode is hardly confined to fledgling hackers.
- helmswoman — The female equivalent of a helmsman.
- herdswoman — The female equivalent of a herdsman.
- horsedrawn — Alternative spelling of horse-drawn.
- horsewoman — a woman who rides on horseback.
- huntswoman — Feminine form of huntsman.
- in a sweat — perspiring
- insect wax — Chinese wax.
- inwardness — the state of being inward or internal: the inwardness of the body's organs.
- irishwoman — a woman born in Ireland or of Irish ancestry.
- janus word — a word that has opposite or nearly opposite meanings, as cleave, meaning ‘to adhere closely’ and ‘to part or split’.
- knackwurst — a short, thick, highly seasoned sausage.
- landowners — Plural form of landowner.
- lawfulness — allowed or permitted by law; not contrary to law: a lawful enterprise.
- lawnmowers — Plural form of lawnmower.
- lengthways — Lengthwise.
- lenz's law — the principle that the direction of the current induced in a circuit by a changing magnetic field is such that the magnetic field produced by this current will oppose the original field
- lineswoman — a female official, as in tennis, soccer, ice hockey, and football, who assists the referee.
- low season — The low season is the time of year when a place receives the fewest visitors, and fares and holiday accommodation are often cheaper.
- low sunday — the first Sunday after Easter.
- malinowski — Bronislaw Kasper [bron-uh-slahf kas-per;; Polish braw-nee-slahf kahs-puh r] /ˈbrɒn əˌslɑf ˈkæs pər;; Polish brɔˈni slɑf ˈkɑs pər/ (Show IPA), 1884–1942, Polish anthropologist in the U.S.
- markswoman — a woman skilled in shooting at a mark; a woman who shoots well.
- markswomen — Plural form of markswoman.
- mars brown — a medium brown color.
- marsh wren — Also called long-billed marsh wren. a North American wren, Cistothorus palustris, that inhabits tall reed beds.
- mason wasp — any of several solitary wasps, as Rygchium dorsale, that construct nests of mud or clay.
- men's wear — apparel and accessories for men.
- miswandred — having strayed or become lost or gone off course
- narrowcast — to aim a program or programming at a specific, limited audience or sales market.
- narrowness — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- navelworts — Plural form of navelwort.
- new castle — a city in W Pennsylvania.
- new year's — the year approaching or newly begun.
- news agent — newsdealer
- news flash — flash (def 6).
- news media — media1 (def 2).
- news value — newsworthiness; value in terms of its interest to consumers of published or broadcast news
- newsagency — a business organization that gathers news for transmittal to its subscribers. Compare press association.
- newsagents — Plural form of newsagent.
- newsbreaks — Plural form of newsbreak.
- newscaster — a broadcast of news on radio or television.