8-letter words containing a, w, l, s
- newlands — John Alexander. 1838–98, British chemist: classified the elements in order of their atomic weight, noticing similarities in every eighth and thus discovering his law of octaves
- newslady — A newswoman.
- oldsquaw — A marine diving duck that breeds in Arctic Eurasia and North America, the male having very long tail feathers and mainly white plumage in winter.
- palewise — by perpendicular lines
- pass law — (formerly, in South Africa) a law restricting the movement of Black Africans, esp from rural to urban areas
- qawwalis — Plural form of qawwali.
- raw silk — reeled silk that has not had the sericin removed.
- rawlings — Marjorie Kinnan [ki-nan] /kɪˈnæn/ (Show IPA), 1896–1953, U.S. novelist and journalist.
- rosewall — Ken(neth R.) born 1934, Australian tennis player.
- saltwork — place where salt is refined
- saltwort — any of various plants of sea beaches, salt marshes, and alkaline regions, especially belonging to the genus Salsola, of the amaranth family, as S. kali, a bushy plant having prickly leaves, or belonging to the genus Salicornia.
- sandwell — a unitary authority in central England, in West Midlands. Pop: 285 000 (2003 est). Area: 86 sq km (33 sq miles)
- sawblade — the blade of a saw
- scalawag — a scamp; rascal.
- schawlow — Arthur Leonard, 1921–99, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1981.
- scofflaw — a person who flouts the law, especially one who fails to pay fines owed.
- scrawled — to write or draw in a sprawling, awkward manner: He scrawled his name hastily across the blackboard.
- scrawler — a person who scrawls.
- sea wall — a strong wall or embankment to prevent the encroachments of the sea, serve as a breakwater, etc.
- sea wolf — any of several large, voracious, marine fishes, as the wolffish or sea bass.
- selfward — in the direction of or toward oneself: a selfward-moving gesture.
- shadwell — Thomas, 1642?–92, English dramatist: poet laureate 1688–92.
- shallows — The shallows are the shallow part of an area of water.
- showable — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- sidewalk — a walk, especially a paved one, at the side of a street or road.
- sidewall — the part of a pneumatic tire between the edge of the tread and the rim of the wheel.
- skewbald — (especially of horses) having patches of brown and white.
- skil saw — a portable electric saw
- slideway — an inclined surface along which something can slide.
- slipware — pottery decorated with slip.
- slowback — a laggard, idler or lazy person
- snowball — a ball of snow pressed or rolled together, as for throwing.
- snowfall — a fall of snow.
- snowland — an area that is covered by snow
- spillway — a passageway through which surplus water escapes from a reservoir, lake, or the like.
- sprawled — to be stretched or spread out in an unnatural or ungraceful manner: The puppy's legs sprawled in all directions.
- stalwart — strongly and stoutly built; sturdy and robust.
- stewable — capable of being made into a stew
- stowable — Nautical. to put (cargo, provisions, etc.) in the places intended for them. to put (sails, spars, gear, etc.) in the proper place or condition when not in use.
- sulawesi — an island in central Indonesia. 72,986 sq. mi. (189,034 sq. km).
- sus laws — laws authorizing the arrest and punishment of suspected persons frequenting, or loitering in, public places with criminal intent. In England, the sus law formed part of the Vagrancy Act of 1824, repealed in 1981
- swaddler — a blanket in which to swaddle a baby
- swayable — to move or swing to and fro, as something fixed at one end or resting on a support.
- wageless — Often, wages. money that is paid or received for work or services, as by the hour, day, or week. Compare living wage, minimum wage.
- wagtails — Plural form of wagtail.
- wailings — Plural form of wailing.
- wailsome — wailful.
- waitlist — to place on a waiting list: All they could do was to waitlist us for the afternoon flight.
- wakeless — (of sleep) sound; deep: He lay in wakeless sleep.
- waldglas — common medieval and Renaissance glassware, made from unrefined materials and characterized by a green color.