8-letter words containing a, t, w, o
- wart hog — wild boar with tusks
- warthogs — Plural form of warthog.
- wash out — to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
- washouts — Plural form of washout.
- wastelot — a vacant lot, especially one overgrown with weeds or covered with rubbish.
- watchbox — a sentry's shelter
- watchdog — a dog kept to guard property.
- watchout — the act of looking out for or anticipating something; lookout: Keep a watchout for dishonest behavior.
- water ox — water buffalo.
- waterboy — Alternative spelling of water boy.
- waterdog — any of several large salamanders, as a mudpuppy or hellbender.
- waterlog — to cause (a boat, ship, etc.) to become uncontrollable as a result of flooding.
- waterloo — a village in central Belgium, south of Brussels: Napoleon decisively defeated here on June 18, 1815.
- waterpot — A pot or jug for holding water.
- waterpox — chickenpox
- watsonia — any of various iridaceous plants of the genus Watsonia, native to southern Africa, having sword-shaped leaves and spikes of white or reddish flowers.
- wavetops — Plural form of wavetop.
- wax moth — bee moth.
- way port — a port of call on a particular route
- waypoint — a place or point between major points on a route.
- wear out — the act of wearing; use, as of a garment: articles for winter wear; I've had a lot of wear out of this coat; I had to throw away the shirt after only three wears.
- wear-out — the act or fact of wearing out; a worn-out condition: wear-out at the knees of pants.
- what for — the true nature or identity of something, or the sum of its characteristics: a lecture on the whats and hows of crop rotation.
- whatnots — Plural form of whatnot.
- wild oat — any uncultivated species of Avena, especially a common weedy grass, A. fatua, resembling the cultivated oat.
- womanist — believing in and respecting the abilities and talents of women; acknowledging women's contributions to society.
- wood ant — a reddish-brown European ant, Formica rufa, typically living in anthills in woodlands
- wood rat — pack rat (def 1).
- wood tar — a dark viscid product obtained from wood by distillation or by slow burning without flame, used in its natural state to preserve timber, rope, etc., or subjected to further distillation to yield creosote, oils, and a final residuum, wood pitch.
- woodchat — Also, woodchat shrike. a shrike, Lanius senator, of Europe and northern Africa, having a black forehead and a chestnut crown, nape, and mantle.
- wool fat — lanolin.
- word-art — a word or phrase that has a specific or precise meaning within a given discipline or field and might have a different meaning in common usage: Set is a term of art used by mathematicians, and burden of proof is a term of art used by lawyers.
- workboat — a boat used for work or trade rather than sport, public transportation, or military purposes.
- workmate — A person with whom one works.
- wormcast — A small pile of sand or soil, the end product of the breakdown of organic matter by an earthworm.
- you what — People say 'you what?' to indicate that they do not believe or accept the remark that someone has just made, or that they have not heard or understood it properly.