8-letter words containing a, w, n, s
- swanskin — the skin of a swan, with the feathers on.
- swapping — to exchange, barter, or trade, as one thing for another: He swapped his wrist watch for the radio.
- swaption — A swaption is an over-the-counter option on a swap.
- swashing — Printing. noting or pertaining to a character having a swash: a swash letter.
- swathing — to wrap, bind, or swaddle with bands of some material; wrap up closely or fully.
- swatting — to hit; slap; smack.
- swear in — to make a solemn declaration or affirmation by some sacred being or object, as a deity or the Bible.
- sweating — the act or process of sweating
- sweetman — (in the Caribbean) a man kept by a woman
- swiftian — of or relating to Jonathan Swift
- swingarm — the main part of the rear suspension on a motorcycle
- swingman — a player who can play either of two positions, usually guard and forward.
- swordman — swordsman.
- szechwan — Sichuan.
- the swan — the constellation Cygnus
- town gas — coal gas manufactured for domestic and industrial use
- townsman — a native or inhabitant of a town.
- trewsman — a Highlander
- unawares — while not aware or conscious of a thing oneself; unknowingly or inadvertently.
- unshadow — to remove a shadow from
- unswathe — to free from something that swathes: to unswath the child of her bandages.
- unswayed — swaybacked.
- unwashed — not cleaned or purified by or as if by washing: unwashed dishes; the unwashed soul of a sinner.
- unwasted — waste (defs 26–28).
- wailings — Plural form of wailing.
- wainscot — wood, especially oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls.
- waisting — That which goes at the waist (of a person, as on a garment, or of an object).
- waitrons — Plural form of waitron.
- waitsian — of Tom Waits (born 1949), US singer and songwriter, or his works
- wakashan — a family of American Indian languages spoken in British Columbia and Washington and including especially Kwakiutl and Nootka.
- wallsend — a city in Tyne and Wear, NE England, near the mouth of the Tyne River.
- wandsman — verger (def 2).
- wanhsien — Wade-Giles. Wanxian.
- wannabes — Plural form of wannabe.
- wantless — (archaic) Having no want; abundant; fruitful.
- war nose — the explosive forward section of a projectile, as of a torpedo or shell; warhead.
- wariness — the state or quality of being wary.
- warisons — Plural form of warison.
- warmness — having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
- warnings — Plural form of warning.
- warrants — Plural form of warrant.
- washdown — the act or process of washing down, as in cleaning something completely.
- washings — the act of a person or thing that washes; ablution.
- washland — a periodically flooded plain
- waspnest — the nest of a wasp
- wastebin — A wastebasket; a bin used for household or office waste.
- wastings — Plural form of wasting.
- 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.
- waviness — curving alternately in opposite directions; undulating: a wavy course; wavy hair.
- waxiness — The quality of being waxy.