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10-letter words containing a, w, e

  • oceanwards — Oceanward.
  • on the way — en route
  • on welfare — the good fortune, health, happiness, prosperity, etc., of a person, group, or organization; well-being: to look after a child's welfare; the physical or moral welfare of society.
  • oral vowel — an ordinary vowel that is produced without nasalization
  • orangewood — the hard, fine-grained, yellowish wood of the orange tree, used in inlaid work and fine turnery.
  • orb weaver — any of numerous spiders of the family Argiopidae, characterized by loosely woven, spiraling webs that have support lines radiating outward from the center.
  • oswego tea — a North American plant, Monarda didyma, of the mint family, having a cluster of showy, bright-red tubular flowers.
  • overdrawer — a person who overdraws something, especially a bank account.
  • overshadow — to be more important or significant by comparison: For years he overshadowed his brother.
  • overthwart — to lie across
  • overwarmed — having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
  • oxbow lake — a U -shaped piece of wood placed under and around the neck of an ox with its upper ends in the bar of the yoke.
  • oxbow-lake — a U -shaped piece of wood placed under and around the neck of an ox with its upper ends in the bar of the yoke.
  • paderewski — Ignace [French ee-nyas] /French iˈnyas/ (Show IPA), or Ignacy Jan [Polish ig-nah-tsi yahn] /Polish ɪgˈnɑ tsɪ yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1860–1941, Polish pianist, composer, patriot, and statesman.
  • palmerworm — the larva of a tineid moth, Dichomeris ligulella, of the eastern U.S., that feeds on the leaves of apple and other fruit trees.
  • paper wasp — any of several social wasps, as the yellow jacket or hornet, that construct a nest of a paperlike substance consisting of chewed plant material.
  • paperwhite — polyanthus (sense 2)
  • parawalker — a metal structure fitted over the body to enable a disabled person to walk
  • parcelwise — bit by bit
  • pared-down — If you describe something as pared-down, you mean that it has no unnecessary features, and has been reduced to a very simple form.
  • part owner — a person who shares in the ownership of something
  • pass water — to urinate
  • passageway — a way for passing into, through, or out of something, as within a building or between buildings; a corridor, hall, alley, catwalk, or the like.
  • patent law — the law relating to patents
  • pawnbroker — a person whose business is lending money at interest on personal, movable property deposited with the lender until redeemed.
  • pawnticket — a ticket or receipt for a pawned item
  • pea weevil — a seed beetle, Bruchus pisorum, the larvae of which live in and feed on the seeds of the pea plant.
  • peach-blow — a delicate purplish pink.
  • pequot war — a war in 1637 between Connecticut colonists, aided by British soldiers and friendly Indian tribes, and the Pequot Indians under their chief, Sassacus, that resulted in the defeat and dispersion of the Pequot tribe.
  • phoney war — A phoney war is when two opposing groups are openly hostile towards each other, as if they were at war, but there is no real fighting.
  • piano wire — a very thin steel wire of high tensile strength.
  • pillowcase — a removable sacklike covering, usually of cotton, drawn over a pillow.
  • pine straw — fallen pine needles.
  • pipsissewa — any evergreen plant of the genus Chimaphila, especially C. umbellata, the leaves of which are used medicinally for their tonic, diuretic, and astringent properties.
  • planer saw — a hollow-ground circular saw for ripping and cutting across grain, having raker teeth for clearing away the chips cut by the cutting teeth.
  • planetwide — relating to or affecting a whole planet
  • playfellow — a playmate.
  • power base — a source of authority or influence, especially in politics, founded on support by an organized body of voters, ethnic minority, economic class, etc.: His election as governor gives him a power base for seeking the presidency.
  • power game — You can refer to a situation in which different people or groups are competing for power as a power game, especially if you disapprove of the methods they are using in order to try to win power.
  • power pack — a device for converting the voltage from a power line or battery to the various voltages required by the components of an electronic circuit.
  • power play — Football. an aggressive running play in which numerous offensive players converge and forge ahead to block and clear a path for the ball carrier.
  • power yoga — a form of yoga involving aerobic exercises and constant strenuous movement
  • powerplant — a plant, including engines, dynamos, etc., and the building or buildings necessary for the generation of power, as electric or nuclear power.
  • powertrain — (in a motorized vehicle) the whole mechanism by which power is generated and transmitted to the road, surrounding air, water, etc
  • presswoman — a female reporter
  • prewarning — to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable: They warned him of a plot against him. She was warned that her life was in danger.
  • preweaning — to accustom (a child or young animal) to food other than its mother's milk; cause to lose the need to suckle or turn to the mother for food.
  • prewrapped — to enclose in something wound or folded about (often followed by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf.
  • prize draw — raffle in which sth is won
  • prizewoman — a female prize winner
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