11-letter words containing a, s, t, r, w
- groatsworth — the amount that is, or may be, bought or sold for a groat
- hawes water — a lake in NW England, in the Lake District: provides part of Manchester's water supply; extended by damming from 4 km (2.5 miles) to 6 km (4 miles)
- headwaiters — Plural form of headwaiter.
- hitherwards — (archaic) Toward this place.
- home waters — territorial waters
- id software — (games) Creators and publishers of the DOOM game for IBM PCs. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Telephone: +1 800-ID-GAMES (Orders only).
- in the wars — (esp of a child) hurt or knocked about, esp as a result of quarrelling and fighting
- interweaves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interweave.
- jesuit ware — Chinese porcelain of the early 18th century, decorated with Christian motifs, usually in black and gold on a white background.
- knackwursts — Plural form of knackwurst.
- least shrew — a small, brownish shrew, Cryptotis parva, of grassy regions of the eastern U.S.
- least-worst — bad but better than any available alternative
- mains water — gas supplied to a building through pipes
- master-work — masterpiece.
- masterworks — Plural form of masterwork.
- most-farrow — (of a cow) not pregnant.
- narrowboats — Plural form of narrowboat.
- newscasters — Plural form of newscaster.
- outswearing — Present participle of outswear.
- outwardness — (uncountable) The quality of being outward.
- oysterwoman — a woman who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters.
- plasterwork — finish or ornamental work done in plaster.
- plasticware — knives, forks, spoons, cups, etc., made of plastic: a picnic hamper with plasticware for six.
- potter wasp — any of several mason wasps, especially of the genus Eumenes, that construct a juglike nest of mud.
- ratings war — a situation in which each of two or more channels makes a particular effort to attract more viewers or listeners than its rival
- reason with — If you try to reason with someone, you try to persuade them to do or accept something by using sensible arguments.
- sacred writ — Scripture.
- saltirewise — in the direction or manner of a saltire.
- satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- scratch awl — an awllike device for scribing wood.
- scratch wig — a short wig, especially one that covers only part of the head.
- screw plate — a metal plate having threaded holes, used for cutting screw threads by hand.
- set forward — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- shameworthy — deserving shame; denoting something a person ought to be ashamed of
- shirt-waist — a tailored blouse or shirt worn by women.
- silver thaw — glaze (def 17).
- slack water — a period when a body of water is between tides.
- soft sawder — flattery; compliments
- software ag — (company) A German software engineering company that started with the ADABAS database. Natural is their 4GL development environment, EntireX is their DCOM for Unix and IBM. BOLERO, is an object-oriented development environment and application server specially made for Electronic Business applications. Mailing-list: <[email protected]>.
- southwardly — toward the south
- sparrowfart — the very early morning
- spatterwork — a method of decorating whereby ink or another fluid is spattered over a medium
- spirit away — the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- sportswoman — a woman who engages in sports.
- springwater — water from a spring
- square with — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- st. andrews — a seaport in the Fife region, in E Scotland: resort; golf courses.
- stage screw — a large, tapered screw fitted with a handle, used to secure braces for scenery to the floor of a stage.
- steerageway — sufficient speed to permit a vessel to be maneuvered.
- stewardship — the position and duties of a steward, a person who acts as the surrogate of another or others, especially by managing property, financial affairs, an estate, etc.