8-letter words containing a, n, t, w
- swathing — to wrap, bind, or swaddle with bands of some material; wrap up closely or fully.
- swatting — to hit; slap; smack.
- sweating — the act or process of sweating
- sweetman — (in the Caribbean) a man kept by a woman
- swiftian — of or relating to Jonathan Swift
- tailwind — a wind coming from directly behind a moving object, especially an aircraft or other vehicle (opposed to headwind).
- takedown — made or constructed so as to be easily dismantled or disassembled.
- tarwhine — a bream, Rhabdosargus sarba, of E Australia, silver in colour with gold streaks
- tea gown — a semiformal gown of fine material, especially one styled with soft, flowing lines, worn for afternoon social occasions.
- teardown — a taking apart; disassembly.
- the swan — the constellation Cygnus
- the wain — Charles's Wain
- thrawing — British Dialect. to throw.
- thrawnly — in a thrawn, contrary or perverse manner
- towerman — Railroads. a person who works in a switch tower and, by means of a signal box, directs the movement of trains.
- town car — an automobile having an enclosed rear seat separated by a glass partition from the open driver's seat.
- town gas — coal gas manufactured for domestic and industrial use
- townhall — a hall or building belonging to a town, used for the transaction of the town's business and often also as a place of public assembly.
- townland — a division of land of various sizes
- townsman — a native or inhabitant of a town.
- townwear — tailored, usually conservative clothing appropriate for business or other activities in a town or city.
- towplane — an aeroplane that tows gliders
- toywoman — a woman who sells toys
- trainway — a railway track; the channel in a built-up area through which a train passes
- trawling — fishing using a trawl net or trawl line
- treelawn — a narrow band of grass between a road and a pavement, usually planted with trees
- trewsman — a Highlander
- twanging — to give out a sharp, vibrating sound, as the string of a musical instrument when plucked.
- twangler — a person who twangles
- tweaking — to pinch and pull with a jerk and twist: to tweak someone's ear; to tweak someone's nose.
- tweenage — (of a child) between about eight and fourteen years old
- twinleaf — a North American herb, Jeffersonia diphylla, having a single white blossom and leaves divided in two.
- two-name — (of commercial paper) having more than one obligor, usually a maker and endorser, both of whom are fully liable.
- unswathe — to free from something that swathes: to unswath the child of her bandages.
- unthawed — not thawed; still frozen
- untoward — unfavorable or unfortunate: Untoward circumstances forced him into bankruptcy.
- unwanted — not desired or needed; not wanted: My absence generated some unwanted attention.
- unwanton — done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably: a wanton attack; wanton cruelty.
- unwasted — waste (defs 26–28).
- unwatery — not watery
- van wert — a city in NW Ohio.
- wahpeton — a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Santee branch of the Dakota.
- wainscot — wood, especially oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls.
- waisting — That which goes at the waist (of a person, as on a garment, or of an object).
- waitrons — Plural form of waitron.
- waitsian — of Tom Waits (born 1949), US singer and songwriter, or his works
- waltzing — Present participle of waltz.
- want out — to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.
- wantaway — a footballer who wants a transfer to another club
- wanthill — a molehill