9-letter words containing a, t, w, o
- downdraft — a downward current, as of air: a downdraft in a mine shaft.
- downstage — at or toward the front of the stage.
- downstair — down the stairs.
- downstate — the southern part of a U.S. state.
- draw into — involve sb in sth
- draw lots — to decide an issue by using lots
- draw shot — a stroke that imparts a backward spin to the cue ball, causing it to roll back after striking the object ball. Compare follow shot (def 2).
- drawn-out — long-drawn-out.
- earthwork — excavation and piling of earth in connection with an engineering operation.
- earthworm — any one of numerous annelid worms that burrow in soil and feed on soil nutrients and decaying organic matter.
- eatontown — a borough in E central New Jersey.
- flatwoods — a woodland in a low-lying region having little drainage.
- flatworms — Plural form of flatworm.
- flowchart — Also called flow sheet. a detailed diagram or chart of the operations and equipment through which material passes, as in a manufacturing process.
- fob watch — a pocket watch that is attached to a waistcoat by a chain or ribbon
- footwalls — Plural form of footwall.
- footwears — Plural form of footwear.
- frontward — in a direction toward the front.
- glasswort — any of several plants of the genus Salicornia, of the amaranth family, having succulent stems with rudimentary leaves, formerly used, when burned to ashes, as a source of soda for glassmaking.
- go to law — If you go to law, you go to court in order to get a legal judgment on a dispute.
- go to war — engage in warfare
- goldwater — Barry Morris, 1909–1998, U.S. politician: U.S senator 1953–64 and 1968–87.
- handtowel — a small piece of thick soft cloth used to dry the hands
- handwrote — to write (something) by hand.
- hansetown — Hansa (def 3).
- hawk moth — any of numerous moths of the family Sphingidae, noted for their very swift flight and ability to hover while sipping nectar from flowers.
- haworthia — any of various succulent plants of the genus Haworthia, native to South Africa, having densely overlapping, often warty leaves clustered in rosettes.
- hawthorne — Nathaniel, 1804–64, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- hawthorns — Plural form of hawthorn.
- hawthorny — resembling or characterized by hawthorns
- heartwood — the hard central wood of the trunk of an exogenous tree; duramen.
- heartworm — a parasitic nematode, Dirofilaria immitis, transmitted by mosquito and invading the heart and pulmonary arteries of dogs, wolves, and foxes throughout its range in tropical, subtropical and, more recently, temperate regions around the world.
- hot water — trouble; a predicament: His skipping classes will get him into real hot water when exam time comes.
- how about — introducing a suggestion
- iowa city — a city in SE Iowa.
- jamestown — a British island in the S Atlantic: Napoleon's place of exile 1815–21. 47 sq. mi. (122 sq. km).
- kilowatts — Plural form of kilowatt.
- laserwort — the name given to several umbelliferous woodland plants of the genus Laserpitium, such as Laserpitium latifolium, whose roots are used as a flavouring
- last word — the closing remark or comment, as in an argument: By the rules of debate she would have the last word.
- late wood — summerwood.
- law court — court of law.
- leadworts — Plural form of leadwort.
- low latin — any form of nonclassical Latin, as Late Latin, Vulgar Latin, or Medieval Latin.
- low water — water at its lowest level, as in a river.
- manitowoc — a port in E Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan.
- markowitz — Harry M, born 1927, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1990.
- marrowfat — a large-seeded variety of pea.
- marshwort — A small, white-flowered plant, of the genus Apium, that grows in marshy habitats.
- matchwood — wood suitable for match.
- mathewson — Christopher ("Christy") 1880–1925, U.S. baseball player.