11-letter words containing a, n, s, w
- snow-capped — A snow-capped mountain is covered with snow at the top.
- snowballing — a ball of snow pressed or rolled together, as for throwing.
- snowblading — the activity or sport of skiing with short skis (snowblades) and no poles
- spokeswoman — a woman who speaks for another person or for a group.
- sportswoman — a woman who engages in sports.
- springwater — water from a spring
- st. andrews — a seaport in the Fife region, in E Scotland: resort; golf courses.
- stanislaw i — (Stanislaw Leszczynski) Stanislaus I.
- stanislawow — Polish name of Ivano-Frankovsk.
- state-owned — owned by the state; not privately owned
- stateswoman — a woman who is experienced in the art of government.
- stonewaller — to engage in stonewalling.
- stonewashed — to wash (cloth) with pebbles or stones so as to give the appearance of wear.
- strand wolf — brown hyena.
- stunt woman — a woman who substitutes for an actor in scenes requiring hazardous or acrobatic feats.
- sunday week — a week (counting backward or forward) from Sunday (or Monday, Tuesday, etc.)
- superweapon — an extremely powerful weapon
- swan maiden — any of a class of folkloric maidens, in many Indo-European and Asian tales, capable of being transformed into swans, as by magic or sorcery.
- swan's neck — a shallow S-curve used in decorative work.
- swan's-down — the fine soft down feathers of a swan, used to trim powder puffs, clothes, etc
- swan-necked — having a neck that is long and elegant like that of a swan
- swan-upping — the taking up of young swans to mark them with nicks on the beak for identification.
- swann's way — the first part of the very long, seven-volume novel by Marcel Proust, 'In Remembrance of Things Past' (also called 'In Search of Lost Time'), in which Charles Swann meets his eventual wife, Odette; one of its major themes is memory
- swansea bay — an inlet of the Bristol Channel, on which the port of Swansea stands
- swarthiness — (of skin color, complexion, etc.) dark.
- swear blind — to assert emphatically
- swearing in — an official ceremony where a person takes an oath of office, allegiance, etc.
- swearing-in — an official ceremony where a person takes an oath of office, allegiance, etc.
- sweat gland — one of the minute, coiled, tubular glands of the skin that secrete sweat.
- sweat pants — loose-fitting pants of soft, absorbent fabric, as cotton jersey, usually with a drawstring at the waist and close-fitting or elastic cuffs at the ankles, commonly worn during athletic activity for warmth or to induce sweating.
- swing space — a temporary working environment, used esp while renovations are being carried out
- swing state — a state of the U.S. in which the Democratic and Republican candidates both have a good chance of winning and that is considered key to the outcome of a presidential election: the swing states of Ohio and Indiana.
- switch cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- switzerland — a republic in central Europe. 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). Capital: Bern.
- sword dance — any of various dances, usually performed by men, in which swords are ceremonially flourished or are laid on the ground and danced around.
- swordswoman — a female who uses or is skilled in the use of a sword.
- szymanowski — Karol [kah-rawl] /ˈkɑ rɔl/ (Show IPA), 1882?–1937, Polish composer.
- talent show — a theatrical show in which a series of usually amateur or aspiring singers, dancers, comedians, instrumentalists, etc., perform in the hope of gaining recognition.
- the narrows — strait between Upper & Lower New York Bay, separating Staten Island & Long Island
- tongues wag — If tongues are wagging, people are talking a lot about someone and their behaviour.
- torrens law — any of various statutes that provide for the registration of the title to land with the government, which issues a warranted title deed (Torrens certificate) to said land
- townscaping — the act of designing a town
- trade winds — Also, trade winds. Also called trades. any of the nearly constant easterly winds that dominate most of the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, blowing mainly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere, and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere.
- tradeswoman — a woman engaged in trade.
- trans woman — an adult who was born male but whose gender identity is female.
- tribeswoman — a female member of a tribe.
- tundra swan — a swan, Cygnus columbianus, nesting in tundra regions of both the New and Old Worlds, having a black bill with a yellow spot at the base.
- unawareness — not aware or conscious; unconscious: to be unaware of any change.
- under wraps — to enclose in something wound or folded about (often followed by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf.
- unseaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.