9-letter words containing a, w, l, s
- slag down — to give a verbal lashing to
- slantways — aslant; obliquely.
- slantwise — aslant; obliquely.
- slap down — a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- slash-saw — plain-saw.
- sleepwalk — to engage in sleepwalking.
- sleepwear — garments, as nightgowns or pajamas, worn for sleeping or at bedtime.
- slew rate — the rate at which an electronic amplifier can respond to an abrupt change of input level
- slow gait — (of a horse) a slow rack.
- slow lane — On a motorway or freeway, the slow lane is the lane for vehicles which are moving more slowly than the other vehicles.
- slow wave — delta wave.
- slowcoach — a slowpoke.
- sluiceway — a channel controlled by a sluice gate.
- snow-clad — covered with snow.
- snowblade — one of a pair of short skis used without poles
- snowflake — one of the small, feathery masses or flakes in which snow falls.
- sod's law — (humour) Murphy's Law.
- sound law — phonetic law.
- space law — the projected law that would govern the use of outer space by various nations based on certain treaties.
- spacewalk — a task or mission performed by an astronaut outside a spacecraft in space.
- speedwalk — an endless conveyor belt, moving walk, or the like used to transport standing persons from place to place.
- sprawling — to be stretched or spread out in an unnatural or ungraceful manner: The puppy's legs sprawled in all directions.
- stairwell — the vertical shaft or opening containing a stairway.
- stalworth — stalwart.
- steelware — products made from steel
- stonewall — to engage in stonewalling.
- strawless — without a straw or without straw
- swaledale — a breed of small hardy sheep kept esp in northern England for its coarse wool which is used for making tweeds and carpets
- swampland — land or an area covered with swamps.
- swan lake — a ballet (1876) by Tchaikovsky.
- swaziland — a kingdom in SE Africa between S Mozambique and the E Republic of South Africa: formerly a British protectorate. 6704 sq. mi. (17,363 sq. km). Capital: Mbabane.
- sweetleaf — a shrub or small tree, Symplocos tinctoria, of the eastern coast of the U.S., having lance-shaped leaves, yellowish, fragrant flowers, and orange or brown fruit.
- sweetmeal — (of biscuits) sweet and wholemeal
- swellhead — a vain or arrogant person.
- swingtail — denoting an aircraft with a rear portion that can be opened to assist in loading cargo
- swissvale — a city in SW Pennsylvania, on the Monongahela River.
- swordplay — the action or technique of wielding a sword; fencing.
- swordtail — any of several small, brightly colored, viviparous, freshwater fishes of the genus Xiphophorus, native to Central America, having the lower part of the caudal fin elongated into a swordlike structure: often kept in aquariums.
- table saw — a circular saw mounted on the underside of a table through which its blade projects: work to be sawed is placed on the table
- tablewise — in the form of a table or list
- talk show — a radio or television show in which a host interviews or chats with guests, especially celebrity guests.
- tallowish — resembling tallow; tallow-like
- tap swirl — a device used to direct the flow of water from a tap in a sink
- ullswater — a lake in NW England, in Cumbria in the Lake District. Length: 12 km (7.5 miles)
- ultraslow — extremely slow
- waggishly — In a waggish manner.
- waistbelt — a belt encircling the waist
- waistline — the circumference of the body at the waist: exercises to reduce the waistline.
- waldenses — a Christian sect that arose after 1170 in southern France, under the leadership of Pierre Waldo, a merchant of Lyons, and joined the Reformation movement in the 16th century.
- walkaways — Plural form of walkaway.